Did you know…?

We’re supporting women like Erli to grow her harvesting business in the sugarcane industry.

Research shows that in Central American countries, such as Belize where most of our Fairtrade sugar is grown, women are typically paid a third less than their male counterparts. Further, less than half of women are part of the workforce – versus, for example, 78 per cent in the UK – and just 52 per cent have access to a bank account. Working with Fairtrade, we are helping to correct this disparity. Since 2008, Tate & Lyle Fairtrade licensed sales in the UK have generated an estimated £32 million in Fairtrade Premium – an additional sum of money that goes to the Fairtrade Producer Organisations and is democratically decided how to invest, depending on the priorities of farmers.