Invitation: World Environment Day

To celebrate the World Environment Day (June 8), BTC invites you to join a conference - debate on the topic "Can green economic models sustain development"? Register now.

Forests, a development change

The rate of destruction of forest cover has significantly increased over the past ten years, particularly in countries in the South. This endangers the overall development of these regions. The Belgian development strategies focus primarily on economic and social issues but start to integrate preservation of forests in their programmes.

Ethics in the chocolate value chain

In March the European Parliament votes a resolution that calls for action against child labour in the cocoa sector. How is the chocolate value chain structured? And which initiatives do the big players set up in terms of ethics?
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Fair trade and the economic crisis
After a decade of euphoric growth, sales of fair trade products have slowed in several European countries. The economic crisis has hit and many players have had to adjust their strategies.How is the fair trade sector...
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
In just over fifteen years, FSC has established itself as one of the leading forestry labels in the world, approved – or actively promoted – by the big environmental organisations combating deforestation.The Forest Stewardshi...
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Organic and fair trade cotton in Senegal
In 1997, the Senegalese Yakaar Niani Wulli (YNW) federation launched its own organic and fair trade cotton to respond to the problems encountered in the cultivation and commercialisation of cotton. For a long time this “...
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The fair trade week
Data Fair Trade week 2012 are known!
The 11th edition of the Fair Trade week will run from the 3th to the 13th of October 2012. For ten days we organise several activities in the whole of Belgium: concerts, tastings, games, breakfast...and more!Do you want to...