Saturday, 3rd of September. Sometimes I'm crossing towns that are signed as
Fair Trade Town. I was curious what this could be. Does all the shops only offer
fair trade products?
But no. Being a
Fair Trade Town just means the town must meet these five criteria (
taken from Wikipedia):
- Local council passes a resolution supporting Fairtrade, and agrees to serve Fairtrade tea and coffee at its meetings and in its offices and canteens.
- A range of (at least two) Fairtrade products is readily available in the area’s shops and local cafés/catering establishments.
- Fairtrade products are used by a number of local work places (estate agents, hairdressers etc) and community organisations (churches, schools etc)
- Attract media coverage and popular support for the campaign.
- A local Fairtrade steering group is convened to ensure continued commitment to its Fairtrade Town status.
Several towns in Ireland are Fair Trade Towns. Although it's surely mostly about
PR. – At least it's a start.
