The Journal of Fair Trade Society

We're excited to share that a Collaborative Doctoral Research Studentship, is being offered by Newcastle Business School & the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, to conceptualise & support the strategic planning of a new future for the Fair Tarde movement mailchi.mp/70521421ac92/p…

The Fair Trade Reading Club will meet 20th April, 3:30–5:00 pm CEST (Brussels time)! Topic: Fairtrade’s place in banana history. We will be welcoming Alistair Smith, international coordinator & executive director of BananaLink . Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The call for papers for the next Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) 2026, at the University of Cologne, Germany, has been extended to 15th February 2026. Please share this with colleagues. ftis2026.com/frontend/index…

In JoFT 6.2 read "Supporting refugee artisans in handicraft making through global partnerships" on lack bit.ly/JOFT6_2DearKas… of markets-access, legal status restrictions, sparse social networks, insufficient design skill & absence of basic business support hindering refugees

We have some exciting news to share: Pluto Journals is now a member of the Open Journals Collective (OJC), which launches in January 2026. It’s an exciting step towards a brighter future for diamond open access! The Future is Diamond (OJC). Read more here plutojournals.com/open-journals-…

In JoFT 6.2 “Economic inclusion: qualitative lessons from Egypt”, by Jack Hosgood, bit.ly/JoFT_6_2Hosgood questions how refugees can achieve self-reliance when they reside in countries where formal and informal barriers limit access to employment. Read on @Science_Open

As of today, the Fair Trade Advocacy Office will no longer be posting on X. 👉 You can now connect with us on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/fairtr… 👉 as always, on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fair-t… Or, best of all, come chat with our colleagues over a nice #FairTrade coffee! ☕🌍

In the @journalfair 6.2 this article addresses “Fair Trade meets humanitarianism: integrating refugees into a global, creative economy value chain” bit.ly/JOFT_6_2Christ… while global displacement reaches crisis level & the shortfall between humanitarian needs & funding grows

Read our bit.ly//PJ_Dec2025 news! As the holidays begin, explore the latest issues of the International Journal of Disability & Social Justice, Journal of Fair Trade, and from our African Journals Initiative. All are Diamond Open Access, free on @Science_Open & @JSTOR pic.twitter.com/6cYmXrwYEi

In the latest JoFT 6.2 author Simon Zadek asks the anxious question facing Europe’s social democratic liberals: “What is to be done?” bit.ly/JoFT_6_2Zadek following Biden’s successor entering the White House largely on a promise to curb the southern border flow.

At #COP30 the Capital for the Agricultural Transition fund launches with $50 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation & Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) to make restoring Brazilian degraded land the more productive bit.ly/COP30_CCTA

The Journal of Fair Trade, Vol 6 Iss 2 Special Issue, in collaboration with UNHCR & MADE51, has academic pieces themed on migrant, refugee and IDP rights, promoting fair and inclusive employment and featuring artisan case studies from Uganda & Egypt. Read scienceopen.com/journal-issue?…

Fair Trade Reading Club @FairTradeFTAO meets Dec 1 (3:30–5 PM CET)! Author Peter van Dam, University of Amsterdams, will join to discuss “Fair Trade: Humanitarianism in the Age of Postcolonial Globalization”. Register for free here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The Journal of Fair Trade, Vol 6 Iss 2 Special Issue, in collaboration with UNHCR & MADE51, has academic pieces themed on migrant, refugee and IDP rights, promoting fair and inclusive employment and featuring artisan case studies from Uganda & Egypt. scienceopen.com/journal-issue?…;><span%20style=

“Diamond Open Access: Challenging Oligopolistic Knowledge Systems” by Pauline Tiffen, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Fair Trade, celebrates #OAWeek and explores #DiamondOA as a response to fragmented #FairTrade debates. Read more 👉 plutojournals.com/challenging-ol…

On Fair Trade Coffee this International Coffee Day read Ruerd Ruben’s article “Why do coffee farmers stay poor?: Breaking vicious circles with direct payments from profit sharing”. This article scored no.9 in the Pluto Journals Top 2023 articles scienceopen.com/hosted-documen…

On Fair Trade Coffee this International Coffee Day read "Fairtrade coffee consumption in Spain". @e_kossmann, Veloso & Gómez-Suárez @UAM_Madrid investigate Spanish shoppers’ behaviour towards Fairtrade coffee scienceopen.com/hosted-documen… #Spain #FairTrade #coffee #ethicalconsumerism

The 18th International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30- 31 August 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Tadeusz Makulski & Thembisile Mnisi’s IFTTC report is attached here edinburghifttc.com/wp-content/upl…

The Fair Trade Reading Club meets on Sept 15, 3:30–5:00 pm CEST! Topic: Consumers’ Perception of Fair Trade in Hungary with Dr. Eszter Tóth, Univ. of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The 18th International Fair Trade Towns Conference (IFTTC) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30- 31 August 2025 at the University of Edinburgh. Tadeusz Makulski & Thembisile Mnisi’s IFTTC report is attached here edinburghifttc.com/wp-content/upl…