date:Jul 18, 2012
Fairtrade International released its 2011 annual figures today and reported 5bn in global sales last year.
The organisation aims to secure a better deal for farmers in the developing world through its certification programme.
UK: the biggest market
As in 2010, retail sales for Fairtrade goods were higher in the UK than anywhere else in the world. Sales in the UK stood at 1.5bn, up 12% on last year with the market accounting for almost a third of global Fairtrade sales.
Vicky Pauschert, commu