How do you promote fair trade?

How do you promote fair trade?

PROMOTE FAIR TRADE

1. Buy Fair Trade products from your local stores and supermarkets, and encourage your family, friends and colleagues to do the same.
2. If your favourite store or supermarket is not selling Fair Trade products, ask the store manager/owner to include Fair Trade merchandise.

How is Fairtrade funded?

The Fairtrade Foundation receives a licence fee, paid by companies using the FAIRTRADE Mark on their products, which constitutes over 85% of the Fairtrade Foundation’s income. We also receive donations from individual supporters, schools, faith groups, workplaces, Fairtrade Towns and other community organisations.

Who supports fair trade?

Global Deal. Fairtrade is a partner of the Global Deal, a global partnership led by the Swedish Government, ILO and OECD, that aims to contribute to Goals 8, 10 and 17 of the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.

How does fair trade promote sustainable development?

Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South.

What are the aims of fair trade?

Aims of the Fairtrade Standards

• ensure that producers receive prices that cover their average costs of sustainable production.
• provide an additional Fairtrade Premium which can be invested in projects that enhance social, economic and environmental development.
• enable pre-financing for producers who require it.

What are the benefits of fair trade?

Fairtrade can improve food security which is closely linked to economic growth, stable incomes and reduced risk and vulnerability. If a farmer has a better income it means he or she has more money to buy food and more money to invest in growing more crops.

Is fair trade a NGO?

The Fairtrade system is made up of: Fairtrade International, the umbrella NGO that creates the internationally agreed Fairtrade Standards and coordinates Fairtrade worldwide. FLOCERT, the main independent certifier for Fairtrade, which inspects producers and traders to ensure they comply with Fairtrade Standards.