Traidcraft

Discover Traidcraft’s collection of fair trade gifts, homewares, toys, fashion and food from artisans and growers worldwide. 

The forward-thinkers at Traidcraft have been doing fair trade before fair trade was even a thing – they actually helped establish the movement here in the UK. 

In the 1980s, they introduced the first fair trade tea, coffee, sugar and chocolate to the country, helping set up Cafédirect in 1991. A year later, they co-founded the Fairtrade Foundation, which created the Fairtrade Mark and defined the standards that underpin it. 

Traidcraft is synonymous with supporting organic farming, sustainability and transparency, as well as helping preserve traditional skills and celebrating creativity and culture.

The social enterprise works with people in developing countries, often those in marginalised communities who are excluded from mainstream business. They have strong partnerships with fair trade co-operatives, traditional artisans and small-scale growers, giving people a chance to transform their lives.

Every single item in the Traidcraft range is sourced following fair trade principles, even those not covered by the standards that allow a Fairtrade Mark to be applied.