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Fair & Ethical Trade on the Fringe Edinburgh 2015

October 18, 2015 by ethicaltv1

Fair & Ethical Trade on the Fringe, an annual event located in the heart of Edinburgh during The International Festival that platforms fair trade, ethical trade and local trade and attracts international exhibitors that attended this year from as far India, Chile, Zambia, Kenya, putting fair & ethical trade on the high street. This event also supports Scotland as a Fair Trade Nation. On film speaking are Alison Grant from Kiri London, sourcing and living in India with Tara Project, […]

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Anna Friel discovers the majesty of gorillas with WWF

June 17, 2014 by ethicaltv1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSGAD3cHck4 On 11th June 2014 SOCO announced it will leave Virunga National Park and remain out of all other UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Government champions and communities within DRC and supporters worldwide joined together to help remove this immediate threat to Africa’s oldest national park. Now we must continue to work together to ensure that the park remains free from future threats. You can still show your support at http://wwwf.org/virunga

Categories: Education, Environment, Global film • Tags: ANNA FRIEL, UNESCO, VIRUNGA, WWF

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Fair Trade Fiesta – Edinburgh

May 10, 2014 by ethicaltv1

Fair Trade Fiesta celebrated Scotland’s achievement of becoming a Fair Trade Nation on World Fair Trade Day and during Edinburgh’s 10th anniversary of becoming a Fairtrade City. A parade from City Chambers on The Royal Mile lead by The Rt Honourable Donald Wilson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Humza Yousaf, International Development Minister with schools, universities, interfaith groups, organisations involved as well performers weaved its way down The Mound to Princes Street Gardens for the start a wonderful FREE five […]

Categories: Fairtrade, Uncategorized • Tags: Fair Trade, Fair Trade Nation, Fair Trade Scotland, Fairtrade Fortnight, world fair trade day

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Max Havelaar celebrates 25 years of Fairtrade

February 28, 2014 by ethicaltv1

Ethical TV presents this short on behalf of the Max Havelaar Foundation. Have you ever wondered where the fairtrade mark originated from? This short celebrates the creation, formation and continuation of the fairtrade mark across the globe; Max Havelaar and Fairtrade International are responsible for bringing fairtrade products and this symbol into the mainstream market. The Max Havelaar foundation is an independent non-profit organization that licenses use of the Fairtrade Certification Mark on products in the Netherlands in accordance with internationally […]

Categories: Fairtrade, Uncategorized • Tags: anniversary, celebrate, consumers, fairtrade, Fairtrade Fortnight, Max Havelaar, Netherlands

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Tighanimine l’huile d’argane Fairtrade du Maroc

February 24, 2014 by ethicaltv1

Tighanimine El Baz is a Fairtrade cooperative situated near the city of Agadir, Morocco. There are few job opportunities in the region and the production of argan oil is the only trade developing income. Severe weather conditions and an hostile environment make an agricultural lifestyle difficult to pursue and illiteracy keeps many of the women from pursuing good prosperous opportunities. The story of Tighanimine is told by Nadia Fatmi, the organisation’s president, who sought to develop female literacy in the village […]

Categories: Fairtrade • Tags: fairtrade, french, morocco, subtitles, Tighanimine

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Fair & Ethical Trade on the Fringe Edinburgh 2015

Anna Friel discovers the majesty of gorillas with WWF

Fair Trade Fiesta – Edinburgh

Max Havelaar celebrates 25 years of Fairtrade

Tighanimine l’huile d’argane Fairtrade du Maroc