According to the Guardian, there’s a growing trend in the UK consumer market to purchase more ethical and ecological products. This is heartening news to us at Quinola, as ethics is part of our DNA and ecology at the heart of our organic philosophy. The Nielson study quoted by the Guardian showed that over a quarter of British shoppers said they would choose a Fairtrade or Green product over a standard one, even if it cost them more money. That said, another study, carried out in Australia made the differentiation between intentions and plans, and then reality, when it comes...

Across the world, cities produce over 2bn tonnes of waste each year. Even before the covid-19 pandemic swept the world, local governments in poor countries often struggled to keep their streets clean. Informal waste workers make up around 80% of the 19m-24m workers in the waste industry and have helped to fill that gap. They collect rubbish, scavenge dumps and public spaces for things which can be re-used or sold. Normally selling through middlemen to recycling companies. Each year in India waste-workers help divert over 40m tonnes of refuse away from landfills and into recycling. Collaboration with RePurpose Global Like...

22/02/2021 marked the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight 2021. Choosing Fairtrade is about social justice. It’s about choosing to support farmers and choosing climate resilience for the people who have least contributed to the climate crisis. It’s about choosing to act now. But what actually is Fairtade? Where did it begin, and what does it mean? Fairtrade began in response to the struggles of Mexican coffee farmers following the collapse of world coffee prices in the late 1980s. The Fairtrade Foundation, the UK branch, was then founded in 1992. Now, it’s about much more that cocoa and coffee with all sorts of...

What is Fairtrade? Fairtrade began in the 1980s in response to the struggles faced by Mexican coffee farmers following the collapse of world coffee prices. In 1992, the UK branch of Fairtrade – The Fairtrade Foundation – was founded. Across 2020 UK shoppers helped generate $41 million in Fairtrade Premiums for Fairtrade communities. What is Fairtrade Fortnight? For two weeks a year, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share Fairtrade stories. The stories of the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes. People...