What is a producer business?

It’s simple really

Producer businesses look different across the world. They vary in size and structure. Some grow tea, others make saris and everything in between. But, every producer business and collective we support in the global south has these two things in common:

They are run by producers

The perfect antidote to big businesses that ignore the needs of the producers that power them?

It’s to work with the alternative businesses that are owned and run by producers themselves. Their expertise, determination and energy is what really makes change happen.

They put people first

To really transform the world’s trade system, we look for businesses that treat people well. This is the sort of business that pays fairly, works cooperatively and takes big steps to protect the planet.

We work with organisations that put fair trade principles into action and we support them to change the whole system.

Producer businesses can change the world

But they can’t transform the system alone. Your support helps level the playing field for producers around the world.

As well as investing in producer businesses and collectives, we work with producers to change systems and influence decisions in their countries and around the world - so that together we can build a fairer trade system.

Meet the producers who make change happen