Milton Keynes Fairtrade Forum
supports
www.fairtrade.org.uk
Milton Keynes was awarded
Fairtrade Borough status
in October 2004
Fundraising Event for Global Education Centre MK
We are pleased to help spread the word about a fundraising event our friends at the GEMK are organising.
GEMK is an educational resource centre working to increase awareness and understanding of sustainability and development issues.
For more information about GEMK see their website at http://www.gemk.org.uk/page.cfm
Their next fundraising event is:
A Bangladeshi/Indian Meal and Quiz
Stony Stratford
Three courses
£16/head
All are welcome - Please contact Rosemary at GEMK if you are interested in supporting this event:
Info@gemk.org.uk
Tel: 01908 505 777
Starbucks Serves up its First Fairtrade Lattes and Cappuccinos Across the UK and Ireland
Fairtrade Certified coffee market set to increase by 18% in the UK & Ireland. Tens of thousands of coffee farmers to benefit
Starbucks stores in the UK and Ireland today began serving 100% Fairtrade Certified and Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ verified coffee in all of their espresso-based beverages. Every one of the two million visitors per week can walk away with a Fairtrade Certified Cappuccino, Latte or Mocha and help support small-scale farmers and their communities in developing countries around the world.
This move is expected to increase the amount of Fairtrade Certified coffee sold in the UK and Ireland by 18% this year. Moreover, Starbucks commitment to continuing a long-term relationship with Fairtrade and small-scale coffee growers is projected to generate a Fairtrade premium of more than £350,000 from sales in the UK and Ireland alone in the coming year, for farmers to invest in community projects.
Full StoryBoots turns its back on its ethical commitments
Labour rights campaigners accuse High street chemist Boots of turning its back on workers by abandoning its ethical trading commitments. After six years of membership, Boots has left the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), an organisation working to improve the pay and conditions of workers making goods sold in the UK.
"Any company can claim to be ethical. Membership of ETI means scrutiny of company claims, and their supply chains, by unions and non-governmental organisations [NGOs]", said Peter Williams, speaking on behalf of NGO members of Ethical Trading Initiative, including Oxfam, CAFOD, Christian Aid, CARE, Anti-Slavery International, and Homeworkers Worldwide. “We would question why a major retailer like Boots is leaving ETI if it is committed to improving labour standards. We fear it is turning its back on workers in its supply chain.”
Read full storyFairtrade BBQ bricks
Summer is on the way and for those who enjoy eating outdoors there's a new product on the market to look out for: Fairtrade BBQ bricks. . . . The bricks come from Namibia, produced from bushes and trees - 'invader species' such as acacia - which are in effect a weed which grows over farmland. FSC marked. Developed by Traidcraft teaming up with the Coop and Rectella Bar-Be-Quick. Will benefit 1000 producers, with community development funded by the Fairtrade premium earned. On sale in selected Coop stores, including Olney.Closure of Sust!
Following the closure of Sust! members of the Milton Keynes Fairtrade Monitoring Scheme can continue to receive a 10% discount off their Fairtrade tea and coffee through Win Kennedy at Just Trading. Sust! do have some stock remaining which will be available at a number of events throughout 2009. For more information about events, or how to register on the MKFTF monitoring scheme to receive 10% discount, contact: enquiries@mkfairtrade.org.ukRainforest Alliance certification – a case of frog wash?
Major coffee brands, such as Costa and Kenko, are sourcing increasing amounts of their coffee beans from Rainforest Alliance certified farms. At Costa cafes, Fairtrade coffee remains an option for customers if they ask when ordering. So how do we choose between the labels as customers in shops and cafes? How does Rainforest Alliance certification compare with Fairtrade? MK Fairtrade Forum member, Peter Williams, gives an informed view [read article].Spotlight on MK Fairtrade groups
"Every week new schools, community organisations, workplaces and faith groups are switching to Fairtrade and doing inspiring stuff to involve and inform people in how they can make a difference as Fairtrade consumers"Find out more about FT groups in MK
Would you be happy with anything less than Fairtrade?
Milton Keynes is a Fairtrade Borough! What does that mean?
Where can I find Fairtrade products?
How can I get a discount of Fairtrade products?
Fairtrade wins shoppers' taste test.
What is Milton Keynes Fairtrade Forum?
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