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Who bears the burden when new sustainability rules demand more data from farmers?
This afternoon, SEATINI and Transform Trade are convening the webinar “Putting Farmers First: Inclusive Data Governance for EUDR and UKFRC Compliance.”
As new deforestation-related requirements increase demands for traceability and farm-level data, smallholder farmers and producer organisations are increasingly being asked to provide the information needed to demonstrate compliance.
But this raises important questions: Who pays for data collection and verification? Who owns and controls farmers' data? How is consent protected? And how do we ensure compliance systems do not become another barrier to market access for smallholders?
Today's discussion is examining how data governance and traceability systems can meet regulatory requirements while protecting farmers' rights, interests and continued participation in global value chains.
@transformtrade_ @herbertk4 @OwenMugambwa @SeatiniU @MAAIF_Uganda @mtic_uganda @TradeMarkAfrica
#EUDR #UKFRC #DataGovernance #SmallholderFarmers #SEATINIAt30
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Sophia Ostler, Senior Policy Manager at The Fairtrade Foundation, reacts to new rules that everyday products sold in the UK do not contribute to illegal deforestation around the world 👇
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This 2017 Honda Jazz was donated through Giveacar and sold at auction, raising an impressive £5,363.20 for @transformtrade_
If you’re thinking of donating your vehicle, we’ll work hard to get the best value for your chosen charity.
#Giveacar #CarDonation #TransformTrade
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🚨 The UK is conducting an official assessment on business and human rights.
And anyone can input until 14 October.
Please share widely to ensure all voices are heard, including those with both personal and professional expertise on UK corporate harms.
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As members of the Fair Trade movement we are united in a belief that every person has the right to live and work in safety and determine their own future.
We raise our voices in solidarity with the people of Gaza and the West Bank whose futures are being deliberately dismantled.
Transform Trade retweeted
This is extraordinary - a Singaporean investor is suing the UK for blocking the coal mine in Cumbria, using the secretive ISDS system.
The climate policies of a democratic government risk being derailed by a fossil fuel corporate: utterly outrageous.
🚨 West Cumbria Mining is suing the UK under the UK–Singapore #BIT after the High Court blocked its controversial #coal mine #Whitehaven #WoodhouseColliery.
Exiting the #ECT isn’t enough, thousands of investment treaties still threaten #ClimateJustice #StopISDS
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Yesterday, together with the @CorpJusticeUK, we handed in 145k+ petitions demanding the UK introduce a new Business, Human Rights and Environment Act. @PBIUK @transformtrade_ @foe_us @Eko_Movement @RichardBurgon @EllieChowns @carla_denyer
More here: freedomunited.org/exploitati…
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What’s the tea on tea?🍵
This #InternationalTeaDay we're launching our campaign to create a fairer future for the people behind our tea ✊
We’re calling on businesses, government and shoppers to take a stand and #BrewItFair.
#DoItFair #ChooseFairtrade
fairtrade.org.uk/do-it-fair?…
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Trump has set light to the global economy for the benefit of the super-rich in the US. How do we stand up to his bullying and build something different? Join our rapid response webinar with @nickdearden75 and @RuthBergan of @transformtrade_
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“As 138 leaders of the UK INGO sector, responding to urgent humanitarian emergencies and supporting global development, we are appalled by the recent announcement that UK aid will be cut to pay for defence spending."
Read the full letter to the government: bond.org.uk/press-releases/2…
Transform Trade retweeted
Responding to the PM's announcement that UK aid will be cut to fund defence, @romilly_bond has said "This is a short-sighted and appalling move by both the PM and Treasury. Slashing the already diminished UK aid budget to fund an uplift in defence is a reckless decision...
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The Participatory Grant Making Initiative by KCDF and @transformtrade_ drives local development by shifting power to communities. Kithima CBO has made significant strides through this project.
Watch the full video here: bit.ly/3Wsn9hE
#kcdfsustainableimpact
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📢We call on the UK Government to prioritise human rights at this years UN treaty negotiations.
The Treaty on Business and Human Rights needs to end corporate impunity for abuses and enable effective access to justice.
#BizHumanRights
corporatejusticecoalition.or…
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I had an interesting discussion with @transformtrade_ about the importance of people-centred, ethical and sustainable trade.
We must promote transparent and equitable supply chains for UK fashion brands in order to avoid tragedies, such as the #RanaPlaza explosion.
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Today is #Trade Day at #COP29.
🌍 Trade plays a major role in the #ClimateEmergency, yet current trade rules often block meaningful climate action. It’s time to rethink policies that have fuelled unsustainable pollution and consumption for decades. #ClimateJustice #TradeJustice
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An investigation by @transformtrade_ found that UK trade deals require or encourage signatory countries to comply with #UPOV91 and enforce strict seed patenting in at least 68 countries in the Global South. fairplanet.org/story/seed-ve… @bilaterals_org @IGJ2012 @Seedsavers_KE
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Trade talks should only come *AFTER* the gov has made good on its promise to deliver a trade strategy. @TradeJusticeMov has been calling for years for a public statement of how UK trade will support higher social and environmental standards around the world. (1/2)
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🚨New report: Model Trade Strategy
A trade strategy, clearly stating how the UK intends for its trade policy to support a greener and more equal world, should be an urgent priority for the UK Government. 🌍🌳⚖️
#TradeJustice
It needs to cover 6 areas:🧵
tinyurl.com/yc462vsv
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🚨NEW: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗦𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 is the most comprehensive data on #ISDS to date with 1,300+ cases showing how secretive corporate tribunals are delaying climate action and threatening our future.
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ALT The Global ISDS Tracker: explore data from +1,300 cases totaling $114 billion for investors. www.globalisdstracker.org