Fairtrade Fortnight aims to build on surge in ethical sales

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Foundation reports sales last year soared 19 per cent to £1.57bn as growing numbers of firms signed up to green labelling scheme

The annual Fairtrade Fortnight will kick off today, buoyed by the news that sales of Fairtrade-labelled projects defied a double dip recession to soar 19 per cent last year to £1.57bn. The performance...

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