Announcements

Announcements | December 5, 2016

Booming Sustainable Agriculture Market Can Help Save Endangered Species, Habitat: Study

Cancun, Mexico, December 5, 2016—The booming sustainable agriculture market can help save endangered species and stem an alarming loss of habitat, but a new study has found that policy-makers must also play their part. Most voluntary sustainability initiatives—like Fairtrade Internation...

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Announcements | May 11, 2016

Sustainable Seafood Market is Surging, Study Finds

GENEVA—May 11, 2016—The sustainable seafood market is surging. In 2015, demand from big retailers and restaurant chains pushed suppliers to certify a catch valued at $11.5 billion USD, a study published Wednesday found. Sustainable seafood now accounts for 14 percent of global productio...