Fairtrade Fortnight 22nd February To March 7th

Post by Sharat | February 24, 2010 | Shopping News | Comment

Fairtrade product sales in Britain increased by 12 per cent during 2008, and British shoppers  have continued to remain loyal to ethically produced products, with sales valued at £799 million. According to the Fairtrade Foundation. .

The slowly recovering economy helped sales momentum during 2009, and improved business sentiments helped boost sales growth.

To coincide with the start of Fairtrade fortnight which began on Monday the 22nd of February and runs until the 7th of March, the Fairtrade Foundation revealed data which suggests that both manufacturers and consumers are switching to Fairtrade ingredients and products.

Over 4,500 items have now been licensed to carry the Fairtrade mark, and theme of this year’s event is “the Big Swap” and the aim of the fortnight is to persuade more shoppers to swap regular items such as tea, coffee and sugar, for Fairtrade alternatives

Harriet Lamb, chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, said that despite the recession, British and Irish consumers are still “voting with their wallets for fairness and want to change the indignities of an unjust trading system”.

Lamb added: “These challenging times have been a wake-up call and forward-thinking companies have also been re-evaluating their priorities, seeing sustainability as the way forward for business, building relations with producers and introducing many Fairtrade products in the past year.”

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