Updates
The latest news and updates from Transform Trade.
What is modern slavery?
Modern slavery is one of the cruellest symptoms of a broken trading system.
It’s the direct result of people in power hoarding wealth and resources, at the expense of many others. Slavery thrives where there is poverty, injustice, inequality and corruption.
We can no longer accept this – together, we can fight for change.
Farmers and finance - how did Sunak do at COP27?
COP27 is ongoing in Egypt this week, with Rishi Sunak – after saying he wouldn’t attend – finally deciding to make an appearance just days before it began. Given this inauspicious start, it’s not hugely surprising that the new PM’s appearance has been underwhelming.
We’re done tinkering at the edges.
Our trade model is broken. It urgently needs transforming to become equitable, sustainable, regenerative. So it benefits everybody. Read about the People Centred Trade report here.
It’s time we talked about trade.
Transform Trade CEO, Charlotte Timson, explains why, if we’re serious about tackling inequality, we need to look beyond tax cuts and start thinking about the truth behind the trade system.
Saving the Supermarkets Watchdog
A guide for responding to the Government consultation on the Groceries Code Adjudicator
Missed opportunities in Geneva – the WTO meeting and climate change
The WTO meeting and climate change
"This project has really taken us far"
Your donations – matched pound for pound by the UK government – supported amazing people like Gladys, who have all the talent and determination needed to succeed in business – they just needed the opportunity to get started.
The UK’s development strategy fails to confront the world’s biggest crises
The strategy prioritises geopolitical and economic self-interests, at the expense of the most-impacted communities.
This season, the billionaires are mostly wearing… inequality.
Despite the past two years causing havoc for global fashion supply chains, the family that owns Primark have seen their wealth increase by £2.5 billion in the past year alone.
We're extending the Small Farm. Strong Business Appeal.
We were planning to close our Easter Appeal today, but new information has come to light. We wanted to share it with enough time for everyone to respond.
Table banking explained: how communities in East Africa are saving for the future
Table Banking is an innovative way farmers in East Africa make sure community capital is built and maintained - reducing reliance on predatory loan providers. Read more