Revolver Co-operative , trading under the brand Revolver World , is a cooperative based in Wolverhampton , United Kingdom that imports and markets Fairtrade-certified coffee and organic cotton goods. It is a sister organisation to Revolver Music .
Structure
Revolver Co-operative is incorporated as an industrial and provident society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 . It is a multistakeholder co-operative in that membership is open to both suppliers, such as the farmer cooperatives, as well as consumers and other private individuals.
Activities
Revolver Co-operative sells direct via its website, and via the retail outlets of consumer co-operatives (such as Central England Co-operative , Midcounties Co-operative , Heart of England Co-operative and Penrith Co-operative ) and worker co-operatives (such as Unicorn Grocery and Infinity Foods Co-operative).[ 1]
It sources Fairtrade coffee direct from farming cooperatives in Brazil , Colombia , Tarrazú in Costa Rica , Cuba , Ethiopia , Guatemala , Honduras , Mexico , Peru , Tanzania , and Uganda . By way of the Fairtrade premium paid to the farmers, 25% of profits are reinvested into the producers' communities to improve health and education.[ 2]
References
Core topics Federations Certification Labeling initiatives Alternative trading
Campaigns Media
