Ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s, says it will not serve customers two scoops of the same flavour until same-sex marriage laws are passed in Australia. In a statement published on the company’s website,...

Unilever has committed to ensuring all its plastic packaging globally is either fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The commitment includes Unilever products sold in Australia and New Zealand. Brands...

Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast are offering free ice cream today, to celebrate Ben & Jerry’s Global Free Cone Day – Tuesday April 12. The company’s...

Sales of Fairtrade products have bucked the recession in the UK, rising by 40% and topping the GBP 1 billion mark for the first time.As it launched Fairtrade Fortnight, the Fairtrade Foundation reported...

Despite an economically difficult year, sales of fairtrade products have been roaring, with consumers around the world spending around AU$5.4 billion on Fairtrade products in 2009 – a 15% increase over...

As Fairtrade Fortnight concludes in the UK, Ben Cooper takes a look at the way big business has moved into the Fairtrade sector and asks whether this has created reputational risks for the movement.With...

Ben and Jerry’s announced in London yesterday (18th February) its commitment to go fully Fairtrade across its entire global flavour portfolio. The company has pledged that by the end of 2013 all...