Welcome to Choose the world you want – a festival of climate, Fairtrade and you. 22 February to 7 March 2021.
This page lists all events that have taken place – or that will take place – during the festival. To browse upcoming events, please see our Lineup page.

Guardian Live: how is the climate crisis impacting the global food supply?
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
We’ve partnered with Guardian Live events to bring together Fairtrade farmers, environmental experts and climate writers to ask: how is the climate crisis affecting our global food supply and the people behind it?

Cost: Free
Bake Fairtrade Espresso Mocha Brownies with Waitrose and Will Torrent
Host: Waitrose & Partners
Premiering at 6:30pm on 25 February, the Fairtrade Foundation and Waitrose are excited to share a virtual bake-a-long, run by award-winning patisserie chef and chocolatier Will Torrent. He will show us how to cook delicious Fairtrade Espresso Mocha Brownies step-by-step, and we’ll also hear from Fairtrade cocoa farmer, Leocadie.

Fair Focus: Boosting supply chain climate resilience
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
Join us for a climate-special Fair Focus webinar this Fairtrade Fortnight! We’re talking about Boosting Supply Chain Climate Resilience with industry experts from Co-op, Ben & Jerry’s and Cafédirect. Be inspired into action by our panellists, who will discuss how to build sustainability into business supply chains. Hear directly from Fairtrade Africa about the realities for producers who are on the front line of the climate crisis.

Live quiz night with Eventures and Nick Hewer
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
Join us for a special virtual pub quiz to test your knowledge and raise money for the Fairtrade Foundation. We have partnered with Quizmaster Laura at Eventures and will have a special guest appearance from Fairtrade Foundation Patron Nick Hewer.

The Climate Change Garden
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
Get tips on growing climate-friendly plants at home and on sustainable cooking. Hear about some of the challenges presented by climate change as we’re joined by Permaculture Association’s Chris Warburton-Brown, Fairtrade tea growers from India and eco-chef Tom Hunt.

Cost: Free
Meet Bismark and Hugo: Fairtrade farmers taking on the climate crisis
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
We kick off Fairtrade Fortnight with Fairtrade’s CEO Michael Gidney putting your questions to two Fairtrade farmers taking on the climate crisis.


Cost: Free
Film screening and Q&A: Farmers fighting the climate crisis
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
A screening with actor and director Adjoa Andoh, about Kenyan coffee farmer Caroline Rono and her efforts to tackle the effects of climate change.




Cost: Free
Education for climate justice
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
Chef and Fairtrade Patron Allegra McEvedy will be joined by educators and activists involved in the Fairtrade Schools, Let’s Go Zero and Teach the Future campaigns, to explore the role of the education sector in building a more just, sustainable world.




Cost: Free
The Unfair Climate Crisis
Host: Fairtrade Foundation
We look at how deep-seated global inequalities place the burden of dealing with climate change on people who contributed the least to the crisis.


Cost: Free
Tony’s and Fairtrade: Choco Quiz and Tasting
Host: Fairtrade Foundation Tony's Chocolonely
Join Tony’s and Fairtrade for a discussion about cocoa, an interactive quiz and chocolate tasting! Be one of the first 100 to sign up and get Tony’s Chocolonely sent to your door for free!