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London, The Fairtrade Capital of the world
Posted on October 23rd
Today, Thursday 23 October 2008, Londoners will have more choice than ever before when it comes to selecting Fairtrade in the nation’s capital, as London becomes the world’s largest Fairtrade City. Hundreds of businesses have signed up to the campaign, meaning that Londoners will never again have to go far to buy Fairtrade.
Fairtrade Foundation welcomes DFID survey: “Vindication of years of campaigner’s vision”
Posted on December 18th
The Fairtrade Foundation welcomes the results of the Department for International Development (DFID) survey released today, showing people are increasingly recognizing they can use their shopping power as a way to help tackle poverty in the developing world. The Fairtrade Foundation believes the findings are a tribute to the thousands of campaigners who have tirelessly spread the Fairtrade message, encouraging others to make positive consumer choices to buy Fairtrade products.
North & South unite to promote Fairtrade: London’s Square Mile and Sunderland announced as joint 300th Fairtrade Town
Posted on October 20th
The City of London known as the Square Mile, and Sunderland in the North East of England, are bringing north and south together in more ways than one as their shared position as the UK’s 300th Fairtrade Town is announced by the Fairtrade Foundation on Monday, 22 October 2007.
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We now have 1,000 members, lets hear from you!
2013-04-03
I know this forum has been a bit quiet recently but you may be pleased to know that we now have 1,000 members. With over 1,250 Fair Trade Towns in 24 countries this global...
USED PLASTIC DRINKING STRAWS RECYCLING PROJECT
2013-03-25
Dear Fair Traders,
More collaboration
We have talked a lot this weekend at the 6th Internationl fairtrade towns conference about the need for more networking and collaboration. So I have set myself the mission to...2012-11-11
