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Fairtrade Fortnight 2022
Fairtrade Fortnight is almost upon us! Find out everything you need to know to get involved.
If you represent a business wanting to get involved in Fairtrade Fortnight, please visit our Fortnight for Businesses page.
What is Fairtrade?
Fairtrade is about better prices, safe working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers.
Buying Fairtrade
Buying Fairtrade is easy. There are over 6,000 Fairtrade products from coffee and tea to flowers and gold, so when you shop, look for the FAIRTRADE Mark.
VISIT THE FAIRTRADE SCHOOLS WEBSITE
Fairtrade Schools provides a range of free primary and secondary teaching resources to support global learning in your classroom.
FAIRTRADE FOR BUSINESS
We work with over 400 businesses, from retailers and global brands to small businesses.
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The path to living incomes
In 2019 Fairtrade launched an ambitious three year campaign calling on governments and the chocolate industry (worth £4billion in the UK alone) to commit to paying the living income to cocoa farmers in West Africa.
Ways to get involved
In your community
With thousands of local campaigning groups across the UK, including Towns, Schools, Universities and Faith Groups, there are lots of ways to get involved with Fairtrade in your community.
Fundraise for Fairtrade
From coffee mornings to running marathons, supporters across the UK are finding fun and creative ways to raise money for Fairtrade.
Campaign with us
Find out about our current campaigns and join us in demanding a fair deal for farmers and workers.
Join us on social media
Fairtrade Facts and Figures
50%
of fairtrade is owned by farmers
The assembly combines 50 percent producer representation with 50 percent national Fairtrade organisation representation
€1b
Paid in fairtrade premium since 1994
Over the past 25 years, shoppers have generated 1 billion Euros in Fairtrade Premium for farmers and workers
4,500
fairtrade products in the UK
Think Fairtrade is just bananas and coffee? Think again. The full list includes ice cream, face cream, gold and flowers.