Scottish Fair Trade Forum
Encyclopedia
The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is a Scottish
charitable body that describes its mission as to gain Fair Trade Nation
status for Scotland and build upon that achievement to embed the values of fairness in all aspects of Scottish society. Its ultimate aim is to achieve this through involvement in helping individual towns, schools, councils and public bodies throughout the country achieve Fairtrade Status
.
with a board convening in Glasgow
, and relies on a nationwide network of volunteers to help support Fair Trade Groups throughout the country. In addition, it also relies on voluntary work to carry out its more centralised functions -including administrative work- and to help carry out the charity's campaigns.
and Liberal Democrat
coalition government
of the Scottish Parliament
engaged in talks with the Welsh Assembly over each country's commitment to the Fair Trade Movement, the Scottish administration publicly committed to the Forum's creation on 27 January 2007..The Forum was officially launched by the Scottish Parliament on 27 October 2007. As Wales reached Fair Trade Nation status in 2008 , the Fair Trade Forum now aims to make Scotland the second Fair Trade Nation in the world.
·Having every Local Authority in Scotland containing Fair Trade groups working toward Fairtrade Zone status,
·Having 55% of Scotland's Local Authorities with Fairtrade Zone status, increasing 10% per year until all 32 are Fairtrade Zones,
·Having all of Scotland's city's declared Fairtrade,
·Having 60% of Scottish universities contain active Fair Trade groups working toward Fairtrade status for their institutions,
·Having the percentage of Scots who know about Fair Trade increase 5% every year to 75%, with three quarters of this number buying a Fairtrade product every year and two fifths doing so regularly.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
charitable body that describes its mission as to gain Fair Trade Nation
Fairtrade Town
Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade certified goods...
status for Scotland and build upon that achievement to embed the values of fairness in all aspects of Scottish society. Its ultimate aim is to achieve this through involvement in helping individual towns, schools, councils and public bodies throughout the country achieve Fairtrade Status
Fairtrade Town
Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body describing an area which is committed to the promotion of Fairtrade certified goods...
.
Organisation
The Forum consists of a headquarters in EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
with a board convening in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, and relies on a nationwide network of volunteers to help support Fair Trade Groups throughout the country. In addition, it also relies on voluntary work to carry out its more centralised functions -including administrative work- and to help carry out the charity's campaigns.
History
After the LabourLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
engaged in talks with the Welsh Assembly over each country's commitment to the Fair Trade Movement, the Scottish administration publicly committed to the Forum's creation on 27 January 2007..The Forum was officially launched by the Scottish Parliament on 27 October 2007. As Wales reached Fair Trade Nation status in 2008 , the Fair Trade Forum now aims to make Scotland the second Fair Trade Nation in the world.
Campaigns
The organisation's ultimate campaign goal is to get Scotland granted Fair Trade Nation status by meeting the following goals:·Having every Local Authority in Scotland containing Fair Trade groups working toward Fairtrade Zone status,
·Having 55% of Scotland's Local Authorities with Fairtrade Zone status, increasing 10% per year until all 32 are Fairtrade Zones,
·Having all of Scotland's city's declared Fairtrade,
·Having 60% of Scottish universities contain active Fair Trade groups working toward Fairtrade status for their institutions,
·Having the percentage of Scots who know about Fair Trade increase 5% every year to 75%, with three quarters of this number buying a Fairtrade product every year and two fifths doing so regularly.