Comments for Fair Trade Vancouver https://fairtradevancouver.ca Be fair! Tue, 14 Apr 2015 04:00:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.25 Comment on Join us this Monday at Fair Trade Made by Fair Trade Vancouver https://fairtradevancouver.ca/join-us-this-monday-at-fair-trade-made/#comment-2952 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 04:00:33 +0000 https://fairtradevancouver.ca/?p=277#comment-2952 Hello Kwame! Thanks for your comment and apologies it took so long to see it.
This talk focused on one retailer who is purchasing from a Fair Trade Certified factory, though we learned during the panel and discussion that manufacturing with certified cotton is still limited. Many companies are moving towards organic cotton, but Fairtrade is still some time away.

If you have any information you would like us to share with members and the Fair Trade Vancouver community we would love to hear it! Feel free to e-mail Marianne directly at [email protected].

Best of luck to you and all your partners in West Africa.

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