Fairtrade

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Fairtrade

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Who am I? Mike Dearsley (Cirencester
Fairtrade Steering Group) Why am I here? I
asked Maggie if anyone from CCoC would like to
join Cirencester Fairtrade Steering Group?
Come and ask

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What is The FAIRTRADE Mark? It is an independent
consumer label which appears on products as an
independent guarantee that disadvantaged
producers in the developing world are getting a
better deal.

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What is a Fairtrade Town? It is a town that
achieves 5 Goals, and can show progress each
year. a town can be a village town
city borough county!

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The 5 Goals Goal 1 Town Council to pass
resolution to support, and make available
Fairtrade tea and coffee at work. Goal 2 Form
a steering group to promote principles and
products and monitor progress. Goal 3 Provide
evidence of required number of Fairtrade
retailers and catering outlets Goal 4 To find
out how many businesses make Fairtrade tea and
coffee available for staff use. Goal 5 To
attract media attention and publicity.

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FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 25TH Feb 9th March
2008 (opportunity for special promotion)

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Some more products

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Steering Group Meetings 2 meetings / year (Jan
and June) To plan Fairtrade Fortnight To
complete Fairtrade Town Renewal Form
(to show progress on 5 goals) (to plan
Fairtrade for school curriculum)

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• Ideally the Steering Group to include
• Council
• Educators and students
• Retailers and businesses
• Political Parties
• Faith groups
• NGOs
• Trade Unions
• Environment groups
• Tradecraft Reps
• Other groups

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Five Guarantees of Fairtrade Mark. 1 guarantees
farmers a fair and stable price for their
products 2 guarantees extra income for farmers
and estate workers to improve their lives. 3
guarantees a greater respect for the
environment 4 guarantees small farmers a
stronger position in world markets 5 guarantees
a closer link between consumers and producers.

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Price New York paid for coffee between 1989
2006
Fairtrade price 121cents /lbs 5cents/lbs
premium (for community development)

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By switching your workplace to Fairtrade
certified tea, coffee and other products, you can
help make a difference to the lives of farmers
and workers in some of the worlds poorest
countries.
Please let me know if you are interested in
joining the Steering Group (01793 750
993) Thank you.

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