is fairtrade what to buy and where news get involved in your area schools volunteer events fair trade speakers fair trade nation resources contact us events take a look at the variety of events taking place across the fair trade nation . contents fair trade fair trade provides opportunities for community development education and health projects human rights and respect for the environment . get involved come on join the fun learn interesting new things and help wales to change the world . fair trade is my business we are excited to announce the launch of our new business project . why is fairtrade good for business choosing fairtrade is more than just evidence of your internal corporate social responsibility ; it provides opportunity for staff engagement and team building . it will show your staff and customers that you re committed to sustainability giving you ... fair trade school uniforms in the uk we spend 1 billion per year on school uniforms but currently only a tiny percentage is on fair trade uniforms . schools there are many ways to bring fair trade into your school from educational activities in the classroom to fun events that involve the whole community . get involved and be a part of the world s first fair trade nation calendar oct 2016 mtwtfss 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 take a look at the variety of events taking place across the fair trade nation . latest news august 25 2016 euros success it was 58 years since wales had played in a major football tournament and what a return this year we at fair trade wales like the rest of the nation couldn t be prouder we had welsh fairtrade footballs commissioned to celebrate and we were out and about during the tournament chatting all things football & ... august 2 2016 not all that glitters is gold we all know that old saying ; all that glitters is not gold . this has never rung truer than during my recent visit to geita a gold mining district in north western tanzania . i saw the rusty dust of the disturbed earth form a suffocating blanket over the community that lived beneath it . i saw with ... july 26 2016 ffion s fairtrade journey time for tea igara tea factory stands high above the town of butare nestled amongst the rolling tea plantations that form the landscape as the eye looks to the horizon . there are over 5500 smallholder farmers in the surroundings supplying green leaf to igara . we started with a tour of the factory learning of all the stages of ... july 8 2016 ffion s fairtrade journey it s been almost a year since i met elen the national co ordinator for fair trade wales when the national eisteddfod visited my local area . i strolled into their tent one afternoon that sunny week and leaped at the offer of fairtrade peruvian coffee . we started chatting about fairtrade particularly footballs as i was heading out ... more news euros celebration fairtrade fortnight is nearly here 5 years at fair trade wales could you be a ftw workshop leader save the planet it s the only one with chocolate abergele builds on it s fair trade committment wales s 1st fair spirits cocktail party wales fair trade fair moves forward celebrating diversity and inclusion join us on twitter find us on facebook see us on flickr tweets by fairtradewales want to join us find out about job vacancies and volunteering see our vacancies fair trade wales temple of peace cathays park cardiff cf10 3ap y deml heddwch parc cathays caerdydd cf10 3ap company registration no 6882843