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UK's only carbon-neutral chocolate arrives by sailing ship | John Vidal

At £1.50 a mouthful, it's the UK's most expensive chocolate – but manufacturers say the price reflects the true cost of cocoaWhich ticks more ethical boxes? Fairtrade organic olive oil from the...

The world map of chocolate (made out of chocolate)

You may be focussing on chocolate over the weekend - but where does it come from? A global trade analysed. In chocolate• Get the dataChocolate is seriously big business. 2,650,342 tonnes of cocoa...

Liverpool goes nuts over 'smart' Fair Trade goods

All you need is a phone to check out the QR code, and Lady Bracknell's dictum is there on screen - in hyper-local detailSo you like a cup of Fair Trade coffee. But do you know where your coffee comes...

Footpaths saved, asylum-seekers helped and how to have your Fairtrade cake and eat it

Retired from teaching in London, Janice Gwilliam now volunteers for conservation on the North York Moors and with asylum-seekers in Leeds. Here's her diary for MarchWell it's been a busy four weeks,...

Readers' voices: your views on the future of fair trade

We asked our readers to offer their views on the big issues in fair trade ahead of our podcast on the topic. See what they thought here, and tell us if you agreeEarlier this month, we asked our...