Fair Trade USA™ Launches Stories of Impact Platform

New public platform offers a deep look at global impact

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Fair Trade USA launched the Stories of Impact platform, a new public experience powered by the organization's Impact Intelligence Hub. The public site gives anyone a detailed, interactive look at where Fair Trade Certified products come from and the impact driven by the organization.

The launch comes just ahead of Fair Trade Month in October, offering an early opportunity for the public to understand the difference their Fair Trade purchases make, right as the movement's biggest celebration of the year gets underway.

The site includes an interactive impact map, a producer story library spanning 2023 through present, visually interactive 2025 impact metrics, eco-region overlays displaying the unique environments behind Fair Trade Certified products, and universal project themes that are common threads across regions and commodities.

"We are thrilled to be launching the Stories of Impact platform as we head into Fair Trade Month. It represents the next step in our work to bring the people, places, and impact behind this movement into an easy-to-use, public resource that bring Fair Trade to life," said Felipe Arango, CEO of Fair Trade USA. "The theme of Fair Trade Month this year is Fair Trade Future, and this launch represents a step in that direction. Bringing the impact that Fair Trade has to the world through this platform helps highlight the incredible leadership that we see on the ground in communities across the globe."

Looking ahead, Fair Trade USA plans to extend Stories of Impact and the broader Impact Intelligence Hub to brand partners and Certificate Holders in the coming months, giving each group a view scoped to their own data needs.

Stories of Impact is available now at https://www.fairtradecertified.org/stories-of-impact?utm_source=pr-newswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=stories-of-impact

About Fair Trade USA

Fair Trade USA™, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America. Offering award-winning, rigorous, and globally recognized sustainable sourcing certification programs that improve livelihoods, protect the environment, and build resilient, transparent supply chains, its trusted Fair Trade Certified™ label on a product signifies that it was made according to stringent Fair Trade standards. Fair Trade USA is building an innovative model of responsible business, conscious consumerism, and shared value to eliminate poverty and enable sustainable development for farmers, workers, their families, and communities around the world.

Contact:
Fair Trade USA Public Relations
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SOURCE Fair Trade USA™