Links
- Organisations ·
- Co-Operatives ·
- Trade Justice ·
- Local Produce ·
- Fairtrade Vending Machines ·
- Other FT Towns, Cities and Zones in the UK
Organisations Working for Fair Trade
- The Co-operative Society
- The Co-op's Fair Trade website providing information on products, producers, how they support Fairtrade and loads of resources including a great schools pack.
- East Anglia Food Link (EAFL)
- EAFL works towards a more sustainable and localised food system, across the East of England, building links between members of food communities and across issues of sustainability in food.
- The Fairtrade Foundation
- Introduces the history and rationale behind Fairtrade products and explains why buying Fairtrade food can make a difference to farmers.
- The Fair Trade Resource Network
- Provides information about research and data about fair trade.
- Global Exchange
- Fair trade campaigns and fair trade products for sale though on-line catalogue and retail shops.
- Lutheran World Relief
- This organisation increases the involvement of people of faith in fair trade.
- Labour Behind the Label
- Promotes ethical trade in garments and encourages consumers to ask for clothes that are made under fairer working conditions.
- Transfair USA
- Provides fair trade certification and labeling for food products in the United States.
- Fair trade on-line
- Information on a variety of fair trade products.
- International Federation of Alternative Trade
- Information about a global network of fair trade organisations.
- Banana Link
- Campaign working for sustainable production and trade in bananas.
- Equiterre
- An organisation working towards the creation of a more equitable system of international trade through the promotion of fair trade and other consumer alternatives.
- Oxfam America
- Oxfam is leading a campaign to respond to the global coffee crisis and to help consumers become part of the solution.
- Rugmark
- Rugmark is a global non-profit organisation working to end child labour and offer educational opportunities for children in Nepal, and Pakistan. Carpets and rugs bearing the Rugmark have been made without exploiting child labour.
- European Fair Trade Association
- The European Fairtrade Association.
- Make Trade Fair
- Sign the Big Voice petition which represents the voices of people around the world who are calling for decision makers to make trade fair.
- Transfair Canada
- This website provides information on a Fair Trade certification organisation in Canada.
- Fairtrade Labelling Organisation International
- The international fairtrade standards body for national Fairtrade labels.
Producer Co-operatives
- Cooperative Coffees
- A website providing information about green coffee importing co-operative comprising 17 community-based coffee roasters.
- Kuapa Kokoo
- Kuapa Kokoo is a cocoa farmers' co-operative organisation in Ghana that works to improve the lot of their members. Kuapa Kokoo in its bid to increase profits from their cocoa, as well as their knowledge of the western chocolate market, decided to establish a company to market their own brand chocolate for sale in western markets. In 1998 The Day Chocolate Company was founded with Kuapa owning one third of the shares in the company. The company has to its credit two chocolate brands: Divine fair trade milk chocolate, and Dubble fair trade chocolate. Both are now available in supermarkets all over Europe.
- Recocarno
- A union of 8 Cooperatives located in the North and North-East of Haiti, representing more than 5000 members who grow coffee on small-scale farms (ranging between 0.5 and 2 hectares).
Local Produce
- Eostre Organics
- Regional organic fruit and vegetable supplier - providing information on buying local produce including box schemes.
- Local Food Works
- Site packed with resources on how to source local produces, and information on why it's good to buy local.
- Jack's Fruit & Vegetable Juice
- Locally-made juice delivered to your door in Norwich, ingredients sourced from local producers.
- Norwich Farmers Market
- Details of the local farmers market where you can buy direct from the producers.
- Taste of Anglia
- Provides all the information you need on buying local produce.
Fairtrade Vending Machines
- Fairtrade Vending
- Fairtrade Vending use 100% fair trade products in all their vending machines.
- Norfolk Vending and Catering Services
- Locally-based Norfolk Vending & Catering Services offer a wide range of vending machines which can be supplied to meet clients' individual specific requirements such as Fairtrade.
- Fair Traders
- Fair Traders offer both machines and wholesale supplies.
- The Green Machine
- The Green Machine has been very popular with schools. This healthier vending machine is generally offered on a self-management basis, and includes a full range of organic and natural snacks and drinks (fruit bars, cereal bars, natural crisps, fruit juices and water, etc).
Trade Justice
- Trade Justice Campaign
- Fairtrade is one way to challenge trade inequalities but many organisations believe we need to do more. The Trade Justice Movement campaigns for fundamental changes to the unjust rules and institutions governing international trade, so that trade is made to work for all. This is a fast expanding coalition of organisations.
- Make Poverty History
- This campaign was launched on 1 January 2005, calling on governments to change the rules and practices of unjust trade, cancel poor countries' debts and deliver more and better aid.
Other FT Towns, Cities and Zones in the UK
- Birmingham
- www.fairtradebirmingham.org.uk
- Bolton
- www.boltoncommunity.co.uk/boltonfairtrade
- Brighton & Hove
- www.bhft.org.uk
- Cambridge
- www.fairtradeing.soc.ucam.org
- Chester
- www.chester.gov.uk/main.asp?page=874
- Edinburgh
- www.edinburgh.gov.uk/fairtrade
- Exeter
- www.exeter.gov.uk
- Kingston-Upon-Hull
- www.fairtradehull.org.uk
- Leeds
- www.fairtradeleeds.org
- Oxford
- www.oxfordfairtrade.org.uk
- Sheffield
- www.sheffield.gov.uk/environment/fairtrade
- St Albans
- www.stalbans.gov.uk
- Wolverhampton
- www.fairtrade-city.org.uk
