date:Apr 22, 2014
Fair Trade USA, the third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, has announced that it has certified one billion pounds of Fair Trade coffee since its founding in 1998. This historic milestone, it said, made possible by the sustainable sourcing practices of nearly 500 coffee companies, helped Fair Trade coffee farmers and farm workers earn almost $124 million in Community Development Premiums to date, with $30.8 million in 2013 alone. In celebration of this historic impact, Fai