‘TAKING a step’ for Fairtrade, La Mare de Carteret High students have been busy designing footprints as part of Fairtrade Fortnight.

BANANAS was the word on thousands of islanders’ lips yesterday.

ISLAND Coachways is among the local companies planning to join in a world record attempt.

FAIRTRADE’S popularity grew globally by almost half last year and Guernsey’s Mondomundi shop owner thinks he knows why.

WITH just five days to go before the close of our campaign, Guernsey Press readers have helped the island move within touching distance of its goal to land Fairtrade status.

ONE week into our campaign to support Guernsey's bid to become a Fairtrade island, the number of organisations joining up is rising.

Want to shop 'til you drop with a clear conscience? Then choosing Fairtrade may be the ethically-enhanced answer for you. And now one islander has made joining the green team even simpler. Suzanne Heneghan grabs a cyber-shopping bag to find out more

GUERNSEY is close to becoming a Fairtrade island - which shows to the international community our commitment to resolving some of the social and environmental issues that result from the growing integration of the world economy.

It started in a small town in Lancashire and now Guernsey is about to gain Fairtrade status. Chris Morvan met Simeon Greene MBE and Bruce Crowther to find out how we can help poverty-stricken people around the world simply by being particular about what we buy.

ETHICAL consumerism is a booming business now worth nearly £20bn a year in the UK.