New research from Friends of the Earth, RimbaWatch and @earthsight.bsky.social reveals the grim truth of the Malaysian timber trade. Head to the link in our bio to see the research in full and demand a new law to ensure UK companies protect people and wildlife in their global supply chains.

The war in the Middle East has sparked a supply chain crisis - and smallholder farmers are struggling, with many having to accept prices as low as 50% of the usual rate for their produce or struggling to sell at all.⁠ CEO Alice Oyaro, quoted in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...

After over 1,500 Transform Trade supporters contacted their MP to demand fairness for smallholder farmers, we've taken the next step in our Don't Cut Out Smallholders campaign.⁠ Alongside the Fairtrade Foundation, we have written to @marycreagh.bsky.social...

Riverford's survey is damning - over two thirds of UK famers feel their relationship with retailers has worsened over the last two years. It's a similar story for farmers in countries around the world that supply the UK market. wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/news/radical...

Calls for a #JustTransition at #COP30 are key for women workers in India and across the world - enabling them to become more resilient to climate shocks by building social protection systems that secure their livelihoods. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/03/f...

At #COP30, the UK Government should be committing to finance international efforts targeted at helping indigenous people - including farmers - to preserve forests. Read our latest blog here: www.transform-trade.org/blog/why-cop...

To mark #WorldFoodDay, we’re calling on the UK Government to make sure new deforestation laws work with farmers, not against them.⁠ ⁠ The food and drink we love most - chocolate, coffee, and more - depends on millions of smallholder farmers.

The UK market is responsible for clearing a forest area the size of Liverpool every year. It is therefore welcome to see the EU and the UK take steps to address this.

Trump's visit legitimises his tariff actions that are destroying small producer livelihoods and undermining national economies across the globe.

A proposal has been put forward in Parliament calling for stronger protections and better regulation of the food supply chain - and your MP needs to know about it.⁠ ⁠ This is a huge opportunity for farmers at home and abroad - find out more here: www.transform-trade.org/fairness-for...

🇵🇸 🌾Seed banks are a lifeline for farmers the world over. Israeli forces' recent, deliberate destruction of a Palestinian seed bank in the West Bank is an attack on the right to share and save indigenous seed varieties. (1/2)

More Trump tariffs are on their way: with unrealistic and unfair demands brought upon countries including Bangladesh - which has been hit with a 35% tariff. The UK Government must stand with the Global South and support trade justice. Read our latest blog: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...

🌞Exploitation is no picnic - so we’re marking #NationalPicnicWeek by handing in the Corporate Justice Coalition's #BizHumanRights petition at Downing Street and the Department for Business and Trade. 145,000 people called for this new law - including 33,000 from Transform Trade!

Trade democracy is common sense - but currently, the UK Parliament has no guaranteed right to debate or vote on deals - and the current government is yet to set out its trade strategy. We unpack all this and more in our latest blog: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...

Trade democracy means having full democratic oversight of trade deals and policies- and it's currently something the UK lacks. We've unpacked the tariff chaos and the need for scrutiny on both sides of the pond in our latest blog post: www.transform-trade.org/blog/trump-t...

Our new Wearing Thin report, which surveyed 198 Indian garment manufacturers, report found brands cancelling orders, paying late and refusing to pay minimum wage. Read the report and email your MP today, we need a Fashion Watchdog to hold brands to account. www.transform-trade.org/fashion-watc...

This Earth Day, we're talking about one of the planet's most delicious natural resources - cocoa - and why the climate crisis is hitting growers and consumers alike. Read more: bit.ly/3YdSc1I

The Trump administration's wave of worldwide tariffs is the biggest upheaval to world trade in 100 years. Workers and producers in the Global South are likely to be hardest hit. Bangladesh is facing 37% tariffs, Sri Lanka 45%, Cambodia 49%.

Until the 11th of April, your donations to the #1000BusinessesAppeal will be DOUBLED. Your donation will make twice the impact to the farmers and producer businesses that are transforming trade every day. Find out more and donate here: www.transform-trade.org/1000

Our campaign to get damaging UPOV91 seed laws out of UK trade deals is growing steadily.⁠ ⁠ UPOV91 threatens the way farmers have exchanged and saved seeds for generations - by letting large multinationals privatise seeds. Find out more and take action:⁠ www.transform-trade.org/seeds-campaign

With Trump's trade tariffs dominating the headlines right now, you might be wondering what they are and why they matter – and how they impact producers across the world. www.transform-trade.org/blog/tariffs-trade-and-trump-what-do-recent-headlines-mean-for-producers-in-the-global-south-nbsp

Want to ensure a fairer deal for fashion’s worst paid workers? We need to talk about collective bargaining. Read our new blog by guest collaborators Rohan Preece and Shriya Srivastava: www.transform-trade.org/blog/a-faire...

It's Blue Monday - but we've decided to fight back against pessimism and look forward to the year ahead. There's no limit to the brilliant things you can do to support the fight for a fairer trade system in 2025! Read more: www.transform-trade.org/blog/transfo...

The right to share and save seeds is under threat - and a little-known trade mechanism called UPOV91 is to blame. And to make matters worse - UK trade deals are complicit in spreading this around the world. Find out more and take action here: www.transform-trade.org/seeds-campaign

🎄Our UK office Christmas tree is full of messages of hope and solidarity from supporters and donors to the #WorkWithoutFear Appeal. Thank you to everyone who sent in a paper bauble message. 🎅Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas Jumper Day - and here's your chance to stand with the people who make millions of jumpers for the UK market. Call upon your MP to stand up for fairer fashion by backing the #FashionWatchdog - it takes less than a minute! bit.ly/4ivX9LK

Read more about the Work Without Fear appeal here - and remember, your DOUBLED donation will be the best deal you'll get this Christmas... www.transform-trade.org/christmas

🚨Today is #GivingTuesday – until midnight, donations to the Work Without Fear Christmas Appeal will be DOUBLED! Will you fight for a safer future for women across the world? bit.ly/4ikXSzs

📣SAVE THE DATE Next Tuesday, 3rd December, is #GivingTuesday. For just 24 hours your donation to Transform Trade will be DOUBLED. It’s your chance to make twice as much difference in the lives of millions of women fighting against exploitation and injustice.

✊Transform Trade stands with communities, organisations and governments calling for an end to this unjust system of #ISDS. The UK should terminate its agreement with Colombia.

We support the call for a UK law on mandatory due diligence. It means standing by the human rights defenders who face threats for protecting people and our planet. Read @peacebrigades.ch UK's 🆕report on why #HRDs need a law on #BizHumanRights! peacebrigades.org.uk/news/thecase...

In north-west Bangladesh we're supporting communities to set up 100 women-owned convenience stores. The shops sell products usually hard to find in rural areas, as well as providing employment and a safe space for women to meet together outside the home. tinyurl.com/workwithoutf...