Ecuador’s banana sector moves closer to living wage

Ecuador’s banana sector moves closer to living wage
The Ecuadorian banana sector is taking a step forward towards formalising compliance with national living wage policy by requesting the Ecuadorian Ministry of Labour an “official living wage compliance certificate”. […]
Thu 13/07/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Lidl Germany to switch to Living Wage bananas 

Lidl Germany to switch to Living Wage bananas 
Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by […]
Mon 10/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Inflation is preventing sustainable behaviour

Inflation is preventing sustainable behaviour
Kantar’s latest Sustainability Industry Index study shows that, despite all the other challenges happening in the world, the desire to become sustainable has not been eroded, and 97% of people […]
Thu 20/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

UK shoppers switching to Aldi in their droves

UK shoppers switching to Aldi in their droves
Shoppers from every major UK supermarket are switching to Aldi to counter the cost-of-living crisis. The German discounter received an additional 1.65 million customers in the 12 weeks to 2 […]
Thu 20/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

Ports face further strike disruptions

Ports face further strike disruptions
Strike action at major German and UK ports has caused major disruption to carrier schedules and has adversely impacted port performance with average call durations rising after the strike action. […]
Tue 18/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson

Fairtrade base wage for bananas comes into effect

Fairtrade base wage for bananas comes into effect
Fairtrade has introduced the Fairtrade Base Wage for banana plantations, which came into effect on 1 July, as well as the Living Wage Differential. The new Fairtrade Base Wage would […]
Mon 12/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson

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