Hoorah!: BBC NEWS | UK | Tate & Lyle sugar to be Fairtrade:
"To earn a Fairtrade label, firms must pay local producers a fair price, and invest further to improve working conditions and local sustainability."
There's still some work to be done: "The switch to Fairtrade affects the firm's packs of sugar sold in shops. The cane sugar the company provides to manufacturers is not yet included in the Fairtrade conversion plan. "
Now recall that fair trade is also about community development: "Carlos Magana from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association told BBC News 24 that the link-up with Tate & Lyle would not just benefit farmers. "It will enhance education, health and other community projects," he said. "
23 February 2008
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