For 30 years, the Fairtrade Foundation has been standing with producers for trade justice. But we all need to keep working together to build a fairer, more sustainable future.
In that time, Fairtrade has worked with more than 2 million farmers and workers in 58 countries and generated over £1.7 billion in Fairtrade Premium.
But we know there is still more work to be done. Global supply chains still aren’t fair, with farmers & workers at the sharp end of volatile markets and the increasingly urgent climate crisis.
Even if your business isn’t in the hospitality sector, Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence are a growing focus for ESG teams across all sectors. It should be on the radar of most businesses.
In this era of increasing accountability and transparency, with green claims being more and more closely scrutinised, partnering with Fairtrade can help you tell the story of your journey to sustainability and a better future.
Why attend
SMEs are essential actors in the supply chain and are key to ensuring economic growth is sustainable and inclusive.
Andrew Bowring, Partnership Development Manager at the Fairtrade Foundation will be sharing how Fairtrade products and programmes can support your businesses when reviewing ESG risks in your supply chain, and what action you can take. He’ll introduce you to some of the ESG issues that the Fairtrade Foundation tackle and how they’re relevant to you, no matter what sector you’re in or what stage your business is at. From supplying Fairtrade coffee or tea in your office, to engaging with our Centre of Excellence on Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence, or supporting some of our programmes and partnering with our world renowned brand, there will be something for everyone.
Agenda
- Heart of the City introduction (5 minutes)
- Presentation from Fairtrade Foundation (25 minutes)
- Q&A and wrap-up (15 minutes)
Speaker
Andrew Bowring, Partnership Development Manager at the Fairtrade Foundation
Having spent his career in the third sector, Andrew is passionate about community transformation, empowerment and development, through a lens of equity and fairness. His current focus at the Fairtrade Foundation is around Gold in Electronics and Finance, as well as Corporate Partnerships. He also works across a few other commodities, including Wine and Juice. He joined in 2022 and feels honoured to be working side by side with nearly two million colleagues worldwide in the Fairtrade system. Beyond his office hours, Andrew works with global renewable energy charity Wind Empowerment, “changing communities one hand-built wind turbine at a time”, and since 2011 with Greater Good International: Haiti, an educational programme in Anse-a-Galets, la Gonave, also known as Pi Gwo Byen.
How to Sign-up
You can sign-up for this Lunch and Learn via our Eventbrite page here.
Accessibility
We’ll be recording the session and will send a video with subtitles to you after the event. If you would find live closed captioning helpful on the day, please let the Heart of the City team know.
Find out more about Heart of the City via our website here, If you’re If you’re looking for guidance on your journey to net zero, our Climate Action Toolkit is a FREE resource and has been designed especially for SMEs in collaboration with sustainability experts.
