FairTrade Links

Many resources are courtesy of Christian Concern for One World (CCOW) www.ccow.org.uk

Some Basic Introductions to Fair Trade

• Fairtrade Explained (Fairtrade Foundation)
• Introducing Fairtrade (FLO International) -- designed for producers, so more depth
• A Better Deal: The FAIRTRADE Mark Explained (Fairtrade Foundation)
• Fifty Years of Fair Trade: A Brief History of the Fair Trade Movement (EFTA and IFAT)
• The Fair Trade Movement: Parameters, Issues and Future Research (Geoff Moore) -academic introductory paper looking at Fair Trade from a business/business ethics perspective. Comprehensive and comprehensible.
• Why Fairtrade? (FLO International) -- brief summary of aims and objectives

Fairtrade Church and Diocese Programmes

• The Fairtrade Foundation has a page which explains the Fairtrade Church programme in detail, as well as giving resources for interested churches
• They also have a page for Fairtrade denominational areas, such as dioceses

Some Resources for Bible Study, Prayer and Theology of Fair Trade

• "Fairtrade and Faith" (Fr Rob Esdailles) -- theological reflection on Fair Trade
• The Fairtrade Foundation produces an annual "Church Action Guide." You can download the latest here.
  
• Ideas for Worship (Fairtrade Fortnight -- Tea focus),
• Harvest Resources, and Prayers, Poems and Reflections (Traidcraft)
• Sketch ("Praying for Change") (Traidcraft)

Where to Find Out More: International Fair Trade Networks

• Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO) is the centre for Fairtrade internationally. Go here for information about how producers can be certified, what the Fairtrade standards and prices are and impact studies
• IFAT, the International Fair Trade Association, is the membership group for Fair Trade Organisations. Go here for information about Fair Trade Organisation standards and information about individual Fair Trade Organisations.
• NEWS, the Network of European World Shops, is the umbrella organisation for Fair Trade and World Shops in Europe. EFTA, the European Fair Trade Association, provides statistics about Fair Trade in Europe and advocates on Fair Trade issues with the EU. EFTA has a particular brief to work on issues of Fair Trade in public procurement (ie whether councils can specify that products they buy must be fairly traded)
• Centre for Alternative and Fair Trade Studies is an international network of scholars and practitioners analyzing initiatives which seek to enhance social justice and environmental sustainability through fair and alternative production, distribution, and consumption practices.British Fair Trade Organisations
• The Fairtrade Foundation website offers a mixture of general information about Fairtrade and campaigning material focused on the UK.
• The UK member of EFTA is the British Association of Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS). Go to BAFTS to find out where Fair Trade shops are located, see the BAFTS standards for Fair Trade shops and importers, and exxplore a wide variety of Fair Trade resources.