At Ben & Jerry's, we take fairness seriously. Whether it's how we treat our employees, give back to our community, or dream up new flavors for our customers, fairness factors into all that we do. That's why we want to make sure that our farmers get a fair deal too. We support Fairtrade, a worldwide movement working to ensure that smallholder farmers in developing nations can make it in the ultra-competitive global marketplace. We source five core ingredients on Fairtrade terms: Sugar, cocoa, vanilla, coffee, and bananas.
To build on the impact of our Fairtrade sourcing, we aim to support and strengthen smallholder producers through a program we call the Producer Development Initiative (PDI). The PDI is a portfolio of specific programs designed to enable smallholder producers to achieve dignified livelihoods.
Doesn't knowing that all the delectable stuff that goes into our flavors is Fairtrade Certified make Ben & Jerry’s taste all the sweeter? Every time you pick up a product with the FAIRTRADE Mark (the green and blue symbol you see on each of our pints), you're helping small-scale farmers and their communities survive and succeed.
Fairtrade International is a global organization working to secure a better deal for farmers and workers.