PG Tips has not gone with the Fairtrade Mark but has opted for RainForest Alliance Certification. Is this a good thing? As one of the comments I received points out, it has many ethical/environmental aims and is more easily available. Will the Fairtradeblogger now be being buying PG Tips and ‘doing his bit for the [...]

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Surprise! I have a confession to make… on Thursday, I found myself in… Starbucks!  I’ll explain why later…
Success!  On Wednesday, I bought the Fairtrade individual coffee filters and Earl Grey tea bags from Marks and Spencers.  I can now call my workplace semi-Fairtrade. 
The individual coffee filters are very nice (strength 3), but I can tell [...]

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