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How Oxfam Has Worked With Unilever to Enhance its Social Impact

22/01/2021

1 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study is notable for how one of the UK’s foremost companies, Unilever, engaged with Oxfam’s request to conduct a ‘gap analysis’ between the company’s labour rights policies and the reality on the ground for workers. Following the research in Vietnam, for which the company provided unprecedented access to its staff and suppliers, Unilever […]

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Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 11-14

20/09/2018

9 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 11-14 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 7-11

12/04/2018

18 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 7-11 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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Go Bananas: Help learners aged 7-11 discover where their food comes from

06/02/2017

14 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Updated with new facts, photographs and stories, this cross-curricular resource will help learners aged 7-11 to discover where their food comes from. Learners can gain a vivid insight into the banana supply chain and research the countries where bananas are grown. They will get to grips with Fairtrade and think critically about the enormous impact […]

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Behind the Brands: Explore the connection between big companies, sugar and land grabs

07/10/2013

4 documents

Languages: English

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This resource for 11-16 year olds helps learners understand some of the issues involved in sugar cane production and compare and contrast these issues with the values Pepsi and Coca-Cola use to promote their brands. It introduces learners to Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign and suggests how they could use what they have learnt to […]

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Explore Fairtrade: Help learners explore the need for a fairer global food system

01/02/2011

6 documents

Languages: English

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Use this resource for 8 to 15 year olds to explore Fairtrade and inspire learners to take action. Play a simulation game and investigate the relationships between farmers, businesses and consumers. Discuss how we can make food trade fair, who is responsible and what action we can take ourselves. Owing to the publication date of […]

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Explore Fairtrade: Help learners explore the need for a fairer global food system

01/02/2011

6 documents

Languages: English

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Use this resource for 8 to 15 year olds to explore Fairtrade and inspire learners to take action. Play a simulation game and investigate the relationships between farmers, businesses and consumers. Discuss how we can make food trade fair, who is responsible and what action we can take ourselves. Owing to the publication date of […]

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The Clothes Line: A resource exploring cotton production and the textile industry in India for learners aged 7-11

28/09/2007

14 documents

Languages: English

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Teach about Fairtrade, the textiles industry and India with this photo story, background information and accompanying activities. Activities include an exploration of the journey of cotton from the field to the shops; a quiz about India; and a class survey about the origins of learners’ own clothes. Owing to the publication date of this resource, […]

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Find Your Way Through Trade: Learn about food and global trade

28/09/2007

9 documents

Languages: English

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This resource for 7-11 year olds helps learners begin to understand the basic principles of global trade. Starting with everyday items – things from the supermarket – the activities explore where items actually come from and how they reach us. Drawing out links between raw materials and finished items, and helping learners to understand the […]

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