23/07/2026
20 years of Just Trade! 🎉
July is our birthday month and looking back, it’s been quite a journey: full of hard work, more than a few challenges, lots of milestones and some of the best people in the world.
When we started the business 20 years ago, our mission was simple: to provide fairly paid, flexible, part-time work for women living in the shanty towns of Lima, Peru.
We wanted to create opportunities that fitted around family life while celebrating the value of craftsmanship and collaboration.
From those early days, we’ve grown far beyond anything we ever imagined, now working with more than 200 artisan makers across six countries, many of whom rely on our orders as their main source of income.
Our commitment to Fair Trade has remained at the heart of everything we do. As a Guaranteed Member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and a proud member of BAFTS Fair Trade Network UK, we work in line with the 10 Principles of Fair Trade, prioritising fair pay, safe working conditions, gender equality, respect for the environment and long-term partnerships built on trust.
As a family business, we feel incredibly lucky to have such wonderful customers, talented artisans, trusted partners and a brilliant team.
Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or have only just discovered us, thank you. Every purchase has helped support makers, their families and their communities.
We’re so grateful to everyone who has been part of our story over the last 20 years.
Here’s to the next chapter - we have lots of exciting projects in the pipeline!
