📣 Adopted! The @consilium.europa.eu has formally adopted new rules to strengthen cooperation against unfair trading practices in the agri-food sector.
Next step: strengthen the #UTPDirective to protect all suppliers.
Our views for a more ambitous Directive➡️ fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/223-jo...
It has been an honour to coordinate this work with fantastic partners committed to advancing #LivingIncome under #CSDDD.
Grateful for the support of @giz.de that made it possible & eager to keep working together to turn living income from an aspiration into a tangible reality.
➡️ lnkd.in/e_yK3Yuf
Not sure about what % food represents here, but public procurement generally represents a massive 13% of GDP.. Govts are big spenders everywhere..
@christophehansen.bsky.social @steph-sejourne.bsky.social @iclei.org @organicseurope.bsky.social @ecos.ngo @eeb.org @epha-eu.bsky.social @slowfoodhq.bsky.social @clienteartheur.bsky.social
@eurogroupforanimals.org @animallaweurope.bsky.social
#Foodprocurement shapes the EU's health, resilience & sustainability. Yet 60% of contracts go to lowest price.
Ahed of tomorrow's #FoodDialogue, the @eufpc.bsky.social is calling on the EU to recognise food as strategic & make sustainable food the easiest choice.
📄 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/222
🚨 JUST OUT! 32 organisations call for a stronger #UTPDirective.
Farmers still face pressure to sell below production costs, fear retaliation & endure unfair conditions.
The upcoming revision is a key chance to rebalance power in supply chains.
Our recommendations➡️ fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/223
Due diligence can and must advance #LivingIncome for smallholder farmers and self-employed workers. 🌾👩🏾🌾
Honoured to convene this timely discussion at the European Parliament with LICOP, hosted by @saskiabricmont.bsky.social, on how risk-based due diligence can turn commitments into real impact.
Our new paper sets out concrete recommendations to make living income a real due diligence expectation under the #CSDDD:
✔️Responsible purchasing practices
✔️Fair prices & long-term relationships
✔️Strong protection for smallholders
✔️Clear expectations for companies
📄 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/220
🚨 Just published: What should Living Income guidance look like under the #CSDDD?
For smallholder farmers, a living income means resilience to climate shocks, investing in their farms, educating their children & planning for the future.
The EU recognised this right. Now implementation must deliver.
On #WorldDayOfSocialJustice, we honour the smallholder farmers, workers and artisans who power global supply chains, yet too often remain unseen and underpaid.
✊ At the #FairTrade Movement, we know social justice requires commitment, action and systems that put people first.
Proud to partner with Lidl on a game‑changing step for cocoa farmers 🍫
From 2026, all Lidl private‑label chocolate will shift to the Fairtrade Living Income programme: a bold move to help close the income gap for cocoa farmers.
More here ⬇️
FR ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eUpwsEhb
NL ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eKBsKYms
Fair access to finance matters💡
On March 19, we gather key actors to tackle funding gaps for women entrepreneurs from diverse & migrant backgrounds.
Join the conversation
📍 Muntpunt 🗓️ Mar 19 🎟️ free 🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScA6wkcY5R6X_a7UMPhDvB4J7904vBnjDUyTa5BzohGY3XIrw/viewform
🍫☕ The resilience of the #EUOrganic supply chain depends on rules that are proportionate, predictable and adapted to the realities of smallholder farmers & cooperatives worldwide, ensuring they can remain in the system.
Our position with Fairtrade International ⤵️
fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/209
🍃The EU Commission wants to simplify #EUOrganic rules for farmer groups.
Today, up to 6% of cooperatives' turnover goes to certification, & rigid rules risk pushing smallholders out.
The #FairTrade Movement calls on co-legislators to adopt changes swiftly to support farmers & safeguard the sector.
📌 Register to join us:
🕙 09:00-10:30 UTC (English, French) ➡️ coleacp-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🕓 15:00-16:30 UTC (English, French, Spanish) ➡️ coleacp-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Organised by @oxfam.be & the FTAO, supported by the EU-funded #AGRINFO project implemented by @coleadlink.bsky.social
🧑🌾📢 Are you a non-EU agri-food supplier trading with EU buyers, or planning to enter the EU market?
Join us for a webinar on the EU Directive on Unfair Trading Practices: learn what it means for you, see practical examples & find out how to engage in the revision process.
⤵️ Links to register below
Know a woman farmer with a story to tell? 🌾
For the #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, we’re looking for stories that show how women are shaping agrifood systems, sustaining livelihoods & protecting the environment.
More: https://bit.ly/4tmNNrg
📩 Send by 13 Feb 2026!
#IYWF2026
A stronger #UTP Directive must ensure that all farmers in EU supply chains, wherever they are based, are truly protected from abusive trading practices.
📝⤵️ Take part in the public consultation & call for evidence and tell the EU why all farmers deserve to be protected: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Non-EU farmers supply a large share of the EU's agri-food goods, yet almost no complaints under the #UTP Directive come from outside the EU.
⚖️ The revision of the Directive is a key opportunity to tackle the barriers that make reporting abusive practices difficult or unsafe for non-EU farmers.
Applications are now open! The #EUOrganic Awards are back for their 5th edition! 🌱
Are you a leader in organic excellence? If so, apply by 26 April 2026! ✍️
Check the updated categories and find out how to apply: link.europa.eu/W4x8Cd
@organicseurope.bsky.social
👥🧵How will #Ecodesign rules affect those making our clothes?
With @eeb.org @ecos.ngo & Circle Economy, we convened social enterprises, manufacturers, artisans & suppliers in partner countries to discuss how rules apply in practice, from durability & recycled content to traceability & raw material.
What if February became the month of fair choices? 🌱
That’s #Fairbruary:
28 days of choosing Fairtrade when you shop 🛒
Small choices. Real impact.
👉 Products, recipes & contest
🔗 https://www.fairbruary.be/
Fully agree. The new Eurobarometer also shows 93% of Europeans want business to reflect social economy values.🌱👥
The upcoming revision of the EU #PublicProcurement Directive is a real opportunity to turn these expectations into policy and reward fair, sustainable & socially responsible models.
Building fairer agri-food systems starts with backing the organisations that put women at the centre.👩🏽🌾
When women farmers are organised & supported, unequal power dynamics begin to shift, enabling fairer working conditions & greater influence over their livelihoods & communities.
#IYWF2026 @fao.org
Across Europe, cities & regions are using procurement to support #FairTrade, showing how public spending can contribute to tangible social & environmental impact.
The revision of the #PublicProcurement Directive is an opportunity to move beyond lowest-price logic & enable this impact across the EU.
It's FAIRbruary! 🍌🍫🌹
Every February, Fairtrade invites us to reflect on how the products we consume help ensure fair wages and better working conditions for the people who produce them.
Our everyday choices can make a real difference.
Learn more ➡️ www.fairbruary.com
Great to exchange with #Eco-Ready colleagues who, like the CUES EU Project, are working to make sustainable food consumption a reality in the EU 🧑🌾🍎
FTAO's @paolaplk.bsky.social shared insights on how policy, public procurement and food environments can better enable sustainable choices.
📷Eco-Ready
We call for:
➡️ Value-based (not price-driven) procurement
➡️ Legal certainty for social, human rights & Fair Trade criteria
➡️ Fair, transparent supply chains grounded in traceability & due diligence
➡️ Simpler rules & real SME inclusion
Our full list of demands👉 fairtrade-advocacy.org/posts/219-th...
As the EU revises its Public Procurement rules, the #FairTrade Movement calls on the Commission to make sustainability & social impact the norm. 🌱👥
Every year, EU public authorities spend €2 trillion on procurement. Yet less than 15% of contracts are green, while social criteria remain overlooked.
The right to safe, nutritious & sustainable food is a fundamental right, yet not guaranteed across the EU.
Through #GoodFood4All, we call for fair & sustainable food systems:
✔️ Food for all
✔️ Fair incomes for farmers & workers
✔️ End food speculation
✔️ Protect nature
✍️ eci.ec.europa.eu/053/public
