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FA!R PROCURA 2010: Fair Trade Public Procurement, a tool for sustainable development
Posted on June 10th
Join the conference at the Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany, on 24th September 2010.
The final conference of the Public Affairs project aims at presenting the key outputs of the project’s research and successful initiatives by committed local and regional authorities. The conference will also set the state of play of Fair Trade Public Procurement (FTPP) in Europe, [...]
Schoolaction-day – Kick it like Eto’o – Fair Football 2010
Posted on June 10th
For the first time the Football World Cup takes place in Africa. This occasion arises the opportunity to communicate awareness for football as a global phenomenon, which also plays a decisive role in the development cooperation.
For this reason students of two Lower Austrian schools organised a Fair Football match in front of the federal government [...]
Rabenstein an der Pielach is the 20th FAIRTRADE-Town in Lower Austria
Posted on June 10th
FAIRTRADE Austria and the Federal Land Lower Austria are pleased about the commitment of Rabenstein an der Pielach to FAIRTRADE.Rabenstein an der Pielach decides to use FAITRADE-products in their public procurement. For this reason Dr. Martin Michalitsch, Member of the Lower Austrian Parliament, and Thomas Wackerlig from FAITRADE Austria awarded Rabenstein an der Pielach, on [...]
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Fair Trade International Symposium
2012-02-03
pFollowing on from the success of the first three Fair Trade International Symposiums held in Montreal (2002 and 2006) and Montpellier (2008), a 4th symposium will be held at...
Food miles
2012-02-01
pI have been selling fairtrade goods as a matter of principle for about 15 years, but recently have begun to question how the fairtrade policies at producer level may run...
Latest Campaign of the Season
2012-01-30
pTake a look at the latest Campaign of the Season a href=http://www.fairtradetowns.org/resources/campaign-of-the-season-1/ target=_blankhere/a to see how you can take part...
