Trade for Development Centre is a programme of Enabel, the Belgian development agency.
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Fair and sustainable trade

Job alert: TDC is hiring 3 coaches

Enabel’s Trade for Development Centre is committed to making production and consumption chains more sustainable and respectful of human rights. It does this through supporting African cooperatives, producer organizations and business support agencies. Therefore, the TDC is looking for 3 new coaches. Interested? Read the job descriptions and apply before March 7th!

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Fair trade

Towards legal recognition of fair trade in Belgium

Following recent discussions within the “Parliamentary Intergroup on Fair Trade”, the Socialist Party (PS) has tabled a draft law in the Belgian House of Representatives “aimed at legally recognising and providing tax incentives for fair trade”.   This, among other things, is what motivated the PS: to see whether, as part of the debate on […]

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Articles (en) Fair and sustainable trade

Call for proposals grants

Call for Proposal in 2 phases targeting MSMEs with a social purpose or producers’ organisations for the implementation of a strategy and/or an action plan to become more sustainable and more respectful of decent income and decent work.

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Fair trade

Local fair trade in Belgium and Europe

Belgian and European fair trade in local products is on the up. At least 52.4 million euros worth was sold in 2019. In 2019 the milk crisis in Europe reached its peak: the prices that the farmers get for their milk are not even enough to cover their production costs. Since then, next to nothing […]

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Articles (en) Fair trade

Does the future of fair trade lie in agro-ecology?

The fair trade movement has always been environmentally conscious. Yet fair trade and environmentally conscious agriculture have for a long time developed separately, without looking for parallels. However, in recent years they have gradually grown closer together and sometimes they merge completely.

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Fair and sustainable trade News

45 businesses request a national, legal framework for corporate due diligence

Following the initiative taken by chocolatier Tony’s Chocolonely in the Netherlands, 45 companies operating in Belgium have signed a letter to the new government calling for a national, legal framework for corporate due diligence on the topic of human rights and the environment. Ben & Jerry’s, Kalani, Galler Chocolate, JBC, Java, Neckerman, Clarysse, Mayerline, The […]

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Fair trade products News

Consumption of Fairtrade products: Belgians can still do better

Last May, Fairtrade Belgium announced a historic increase in the sales of fair trade products in Belgium: + 41% in 2019. An excellent result, bringing annual average consumption of fair trade per Belgian at 19.2 euros. Last May, Fairtrade Belgium announced a historic increase in the sales of fair trade products in Belgium: + 41% in 2019. An excellent result, bringing annual average consumption of fair trade per Belgian at 19.2 euros.

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Miel Maya Honing: for a sustainable and fair ‘happy culture’

For the Fair Trade Week, the NGO Miel Maya Honing (Maya Honey) launched a gift box celebrating global honey culture. It offers a unique opportunity to sample authentic products and to learn more about their origin and history. Our history…

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Fair trade

Webinar: corporate social responsibility and fair trade in crisis periods

When  September 29 2020, from 9.30 until 13.00WhereWebinar The webinar will be organised in French, Dutch and English. Simultaneous translation into the three languages will be provided.  First debate Covid-19, climate change, increasing inequality, destruction of biodiversity, etc. All these themes force us to rethink how we trade and accelerate the ecological and solidary transition our […]

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Fair trade products

World Fair Trade Day : Participate to the photo contest!

May 9 is World Fair Trade Day. A special edition, because we must celebrate it at home. Choose fair trade in these difficult times! With your purchase, producers of your favourite fair trade product receive a fair income and you are giving the Belgian fair trade businesses a well-deserved boost too. Both need your support: […]

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