Fair Trade top. Ben and Jerry's Introduces New Ice Cream Flavors

Fair Trade can be delicious. Ben and Jerry's, which introduce Fair Trade coffee ice cream flavors to their scoop shops and grocery stores in 2005, is ongoing the charge with Fair Trade vanilla and chocolate ice cream. New flavors are available in grocery stores this month.

Since Ben and I started the business we've used ethical ideals to guide our business decisions, such as sourcing ingredient, said Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield when the company announces the move last October. Expanding from our Fair Trade Certified Coffee flavors to Fair Trade Vanilla and Chocolate is one more step forward in our values-led sourcing decision.

Ben & Jerry's purchase its Fair Trade Certified coffee from a helpful in Mexico; vanilla from Fair Trade Certified producer in India, with producer in Indonesia and Uganda under concern; and Fair Trade Certified cocoa from producers in the Dominican Republic.

Ben & Jerry's Fair Trade Certified line-up now include: Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee, Coffee Heath Bar Crunch, and Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz.

Fair Trade Certified Products and Quality.

For years the Fair Trade Certified label has been a symbol for high quality, social responsibility and environmental sustainability assure consumers that goods were evaluated against rigorous standards that support the welfare of the farmers who grew and sew the products we love. Now Fair Trade standards have received an additional third-party approval from Good Guide, a scientific rating system that compares products on their health, environmental and social show. Good Guide has Fair Trade certification from Fair Trade USA, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. Coffee, tea and cocoa products.

At Good Guide, we are working to authorize consumers with the best information on the most socially and environmentally sustainable products companies,” said Good Guide’s Co-Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer "Dara O’Rourke"

We’re excited to see the Fair Trade standards used as an authoritative standard for quality and sustainability,” said Paul Rice, President and CEO of Fair Trade USA. “In addition to incorporating Fair Trade certification Good Guide rating system, Fair Trade Certified products also make the best part of the highest-rated items, and it consistently dominates the top 10, 20 and even 30 best products to buy in coffee, tea and cocoa.

In the coffee category, the top 23 highest rate coffees are all Fair Trade Certified. With excellent records in the health, environment and social impact zones, products like Timothy’s Colombian and Nicaraguan blends, Tully’s Fair Trade natural Evergreen and a wide variety of coffees from Grounds for Change out-score other brand in the race for sustainable must buy.

For tea, 12 out of 15 top products bear the Fair Trade Certified label. With score of eight and above, Numi Teas really take the cake. Their White Rose Velvet Garden and Breakfast Blend Morning Rise Teas are among some of the most environmentally and publicly sustainable teas on the market.

And then there is chocolate. Every time appearing at the top of the list, brand like Kopali Organics, Green & Black’s, Tcho and Dagoba are the reasons. Why 8 of the 15 best rated cocoa products on Good Guide are Fair Trade Certified. Each of the brands uses responsibly source cocoa in their chocolate, showing the world their promise to fair labor practice, and social and environmental sustainability.

What is Fair Trade Certification?

Much like Organic certification, Fair Trade certification lets you know in relation to the origin of a product. Fair Trade Certified products come from all over in the world, but share a general history. Farmers who grow Fair Trade products get a fair price, and their community and the environment profit as fine.

Fair Trade Certified coffee directly supports a well again life for farming families in the increasing world all the way through fair prices, society development and environmental stewardship. Fair Trade farmers market their own harvest through direct, long-term contract with international buyer, learning how to control their businesses and compete in the global marketplace. Getting a fair price for their harvest allows these farmers to supply in their families' health care and education, reinvest in quality and protect the environment.

This empowerment model lifts farming families from deficiency through trade, not aid, create a more just and sustainable model of international trade that benefits producer, consumers, business and the Earth. The Fair Trade Certified label is back by TransFair USA, the primary third-party certifier of Fair Trade products for the U.S. market.