Fairtrade Workplaces
As well as using Fairtrade products at home, you can continue your commitment to fair trade by helping to make your place of work a Fairtrade Workplace. While you are enjoying your morning cup of coffee, your lunchtime Fairtrade snack, fruit or juice, and your afternoon cup of tea and Fairtrade biscuits you are helping farmers, producers and their communities. Products with the Fairtrade Mark guarantee a fair price for farmers, and an additional Fairtrade premium is invested in community development projects chosen by the farmers and workers. These projects include education, clean water supplies, health care and other vital facilities.
Did you know that it is possible to have Fairtrade drinks from a vending machine at your place of work?
You can find out more about Fairtrade at Work by going to www.fairtradeatwork.org.uk
An increasing number of employers in the St Austell area are showing their commitment to fair trade by encouraging their employees to drink Fairtrade tea and coffee. You can find them in our directory.
