Fairtrade
Last updated | 24/04/2008
Perth achieved recognition as a Fairtrade City in June 2005 .
This meant that we had to prove that sufficient shops, cafes, restaurants and local groups used Fairtrade products, that the Council supported the idea and that we had an effective publicity strategy.
The Fairtrade Foundation (registered charity) works with International partners to try to provide better trading conditions for third world producers who may be disadvantaged by the way commodity markets operate. They have encouraged retailers to buy commodities direct from the producer, at a fair price, which allows the producers to pay their employees a fair wage, thus providing a better standard of living for the producers and their employees.
The Fairtrade Foundation allows products to be labelled as fairtrade if they meet set criteria.
A number of Fairtrade groups have been established within Perth and Kinross:
- Perth City Fairtrade Steering Group
- Aberfeldy Fairtrade Group
- Kinross-shire Fairtrade Group
The Council will work in partnership with these groups to achieve their respective objectives.
For example The Perth City Fairtrade Steering Group was set up in March 2005 and agreed an action plan to take forward agreed activities to maintain and develop Faritrade status.
The plan is focussing on 4 key objectives
- Availability
- Use
- Awareness
- Partnership
