Our partners

We are proud to work in partnership exclusively with ethical businesses in the UK to directly support producers across the world who are experiencing exploitation and unfairness.  

Our ethical partners in the UK put people-centred trade into practice, proving every day that trade which nourishes people and protects the planet can help solve some of the world’s greatest problems.  

Some of the funds raised through these ethical business partnerships go towards championing alternative business models in East Africa and South Asia – focusing on businesses who are having a positive impact on their communities and have great potential to do more.  

We support these producer organisations and mission-led enterprises to build strong businesses and use their collective power to influence trading systems so everyone benefits from trade.   

We’re reaching out to other ethical businesses who want to hear more about how they can extend their impact through a partnership with Transform Trade – please contact amy.wilson@transform-trade.org for an initial discussion.  

  • Ethical Superstore

    “We are thrilled that Transform Trade will be carrying on the important legacy of Traidcraft into the future and delighted to continue to work with them as they do so.”

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  • Ethical Shop

    “We’ve made it possible for our customers to donate to Transform Trade via the Ethical Shop and we’ve been writing about Transform Trade campaigns for our readers and customers. We are delighted that Transform Trade can now use the Traidcraft name and continue with some of its essential work. We look forward to working even more closely together in the very near future.”

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  • Liberation

    Liberation are a Community Interest Company that are majority owned by smallholder farmers from around the world. These farmers, who plant, nurture and pick the crops that make all their Fairtrade products, have a strong and powerful voice within the business and are at the very core of everything they do.

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  • Premcrest

    Premcrest have operated within the Fairtrade space since Twin Trading (with Traidcraft, Equal Exchange and Oxfam) launched Cafedirect and later helped Chocolate farmers in Ghana to form Kuapa Kokoo co-operative (to form Divine Chocolate).

    We were the first UK Wholesale Distributor to introduce these and other Fairtrade brands into UK universities and schools.

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  • Fairtrade Warehouse

    Fairtrade Warehouse has been relaunched by Premcrest as part of their strategy to directly cover as much of the value chain as possible, both backwards to the producer via direct relationships and forwards via the relaunch, to concentrate on the supply of all things ethical to the UK consumer.



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  • Shared Earth

    Shared Earth has been a partner with Traidcraft since we opened in 1986, when Richard Adams was effectively our ‘mentor’ in Fair Trade.

    Today we fully support Transform Trade and aside from financial support, hope to have a fruitful partnership using our mutual contacts across the globe to benefit producers, who are often desperate for orders in these difficult times.

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  • True Origin

    True Origin Foods (a WFTO Guaranteed Member) works directly with smallholder farmers and producers in the global south to source the finest ethical foods. Our purchases help farmers and producer communities receive a fair and reliable income, equipment, education, infrastructure and environmental protection. We also apply fair trade principles across our UK operations, creating employment and striving to reduce our environmental impact.

    True Origin Partnerships aims to empower our partner communities, collaborating on locally led development projects, responding to requests for grants, and supporting the fair purchase of their produce through True Origin Foods.

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  • European Fair Trade Association

    EFTA is an association of European importers across eight countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and the UK). The aim of the association is to support its member organisations, encouraging international cooperation and coordination.

    EFTA gained formal status in 1990 and is based in the Netherlands. It is a member of the World Fair Trade Association.

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Directory of fair trade and ethical businesses

Transform Trade is supportive of the broader fair trade and social enterprise movement in the UK.

Click below to access a directory of ethical shops and suppliers compiled by members of the movement.

(please note Transform Trade cannot verify or endorse all businesses on this list and encourage you to either buy through our ethical partners listed above, conduct your own due diligence or visit Ethical Consumer’s Shopping Guide)