This is a copy of a press release from the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation for Aust and NZ.
MEDIA RELEASE
5 March 2009
Cadbury commitment to cocoa growers welcomed
Fairtrade Labelling Australia and New Zealand (FLANZ) welcomes yesterday's announcement by Cadbury's in the United Kingdom (UK) of its decision to partner with the global Fairtrade system in bringing sustainable development to cocoa growing communities in Ghana.
"The commitment by Cadbury's to achieve Fairtrade Certification for its flagship product, Cadbury Dairy Milk, across the UK and Ireland by August 2009 is great news for cocoa farmers and farming communities in West Africa,” Fairtrade Operations Manager (Australia) Cameron Neil said.
"This is a first - and significant - step for Cadbury's in an exciting partnership between the company, Fairtrade globally, and cocoa growing communities, to together tackle the poverty that characterises the bottom of cocoa supply chains - poverty that underpins the problems of child traffiking and labour that everyone recognises are a problem in West African cocoa production,” he said.
“Fairtrade Labelling Australia and New Zealand will continue to work with its partners and Cadbury's to achieve Fairtrade Certification of Cadbury's products in the Australian market as soon as possible.
"Australians want to be able to choose their favourite brands of chocolate knowing that cocoa farmers and their families are getting a fair deal.
“Yesterday’s announcement takes us a big step closer to making this choice a reality,” Mr Neil said.
ENDS
www.fairtrade.com.au
The Good new - Cadbury Australia is working towards fairtrade Certification
The Bad news - No date has been set. I'll keep you posted.
MEDIA RELEASE
5 March 2009
Cadbury commitment to cocoa growers welcomed
Fairtrade Labelling Australia and New Zealand (FLANZ) welcomes yesterday's announcement by Cadbury's in the United Kingdom (UK) of its decision to partner with the global Fairtrade system in bringing sustainable development to cocoa growing communities in Ghana.
"The commitment by Cadbury's to achieve Fairtrade Certification for its flagship product, Cadbury Dairy Milk, across the UK and Ireland by August 2009 is great news for cocoa farmers and farming communities in West Africa,” Fairtrade Operations Manager (Australia) Cameron Neil said.
"This is a first - and significant - step for Cadbury's in an exciting partnership between the company, Fairtrade globally, and cocoa growing communities, to together tackle the poverty that characterises the bottom of cocoa supply chains - poverty that underpins the problems of child traffiking and labour that everyone recognises are a problem in West African cocoa production,” he said.
“Fairtrade Labelling Australia and New Zealand will continue to work with its partners and Cadbury's to achieve Fairtrade Certification of Cadbury's products in the Australian market as soon as possible.
"Australians want to be able to choose their favourite brands of chocolate knowing that cocoa farmers and their families are getting a fair deal.
“Yesterday’s announcement takes us a big step closer to making this choice a reality,” Mr Neil said.
ENDS
www.fairtrade.com.au
The Good new - Cadbury Australia is working towards fairtrade Certification
The Bad news - No date has been set. I'll keep you posted.
I'll be posting a fairtrade chocolate shopping list soon.
Come on Cadbury! I'm having withdrawals!!!
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