Fairtrade in North Dorset

 Fairtrade Shaftesbury

For some months a group chaired by Arthur Simmonds has been promoting Fairtrade in Shaftesbury. Their efforts reached a notable milestone on 26th April 2008 when the town was awarded Fairtrade Town status. Press release: Shaftesbury awarded Fairtrade town status.

The Fairtrade Mark is an independent consumer label which appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal.

The Shaftesbury group have been encouraging local people, businesses and organisations to pledge to use and support Fairtrade goods, and will be listing retail outlets in Shaftesbury which sell Fairtrade goods in a Shaftesbury Fairtrade Directory.

Download Fairtrade Shaftesbury's first promotional leaflet (PDF format 5.8Mb)

To register your support for Fairtrade Shaftesbury's objectives, please go to the Campaign Centre.

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