B@titudes Fairtrade Fortnight

Two billion people – a third of humanity – still survive on less than $2 a day. Unfair trade rules keep them in poverty, but they face the global challenges of food shortages and climate change too. Fairtrade is a people’s movement for change that aims to tip the balance of trade in favour of poor producers. We all need Fairtrade more than ever and we all have the power to create positive change for people and planet. Under Fairtrade, farmers receive agreed stable and sustainable prices amd extra payment (a premium) to invest in their community.

Who is behind Fairtrade?

The Fairtrade foundation is the independent non-profit organisation in the UK that licenses use of the Fairtrade Mark on Products in the UK in accordance with internationally agreed Fairtrade Standards. They also raise awareness of Fairtrade and justice issues in schools, businesses, faith groups and local communities

You will find this label, the Fairtrade Mark, on thousands of products from coffee to fresh fruit, as a guarantee of a better deal for people and the planet.