Fairtrade school resources
Bring the campaign into the classroom by exploring the resources on offer to educate and inspire young people.
Fairtrade is more than a mark on a pack - it’s a movement of people who want to change the world. We have assembled these resources so that you can campaign for Fairtrade in your own way and protect the future of our food.
The world is facing a climate crisis – it is affecting the foods we love and the communities who produce them.
But by choosing Fairtrade, you can support producers on the frontline of the climate crisis and help to protect the future of our food.
Do it Fair this Fairtrade Fortnight! Choose Fairtrade, spread the word and sign the petition for a fairer future.
The easiest way you can get involved this Fairtrade Fortnight is by choosing Fairtrade when you shop.
Why not make a swap commitment for the rest of the year?
At Co-op, it’s easy to make the switch to Fairtrade. 100% of our own-brand tea, coffee, bananas, cocoa, bagged sugar and African roses are Fairtrade. We’re also the world’s largest seller of Fairtrade wine.
Tell stories! Whether it’s to your friends, family, colleagues or local community, you can play a part in championing Fairtrade by sharing the stories of producers.
Hear from our Fairtrade producers on the power of Fairtrade.
Spread the word on social media by using the following hashtags: #FairtradeFortnight #DoItFair #Fairplay and tagging @CoopUK and @FairtradeUK.
Every product we buy has a story – of the people who grew it, picked it, stitched it, or packed it. But not every story is fair.
The true cost of cheap food and drink is often paid by the people behind it, and now the climate crisis is also putting them and their livelihoods at risk. By 2050, up to 60% of coffee-growing land could be lost to climate change, yet the people who grow it are being left to face this alone. It shouldn’t be on them to fix a crisis they didn’t cause.
Over 70% of shoppers in the UK think that businesses should be doing more.
Fairtrade is calling on the government to pass a new law that would ensure all businesses address human rights abuses and climate damage behind their products.
Together, we can demand rules that make every business take responsibility. Together, we can level the playing field. Together, we can be fair to people and the planet.
Your voice matters, add your name today.
The climate crisis is the biggest threat to the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers and agricultural workers in low-income countries who grow the foods we need and love. Changing weather patterns and the emergence of pests and diseases are devasting crops and putting livelihoods at risk.
Fairtrade supports producers by providing them with training and better incomes to adapt to climate challenges. By choosing Fairtrade, you can support producers on the frontline of the climate crisis and protect the future of our food.
It is important that we support producers we source from in the transition to fairer and more resilient supply chains. Fairtrade producers have told us that climate change is the biggest threat to their livelihoods. That’s why they must be at the centre of decision making. Our Co-op vision, ‘Co-operating for a Fairer World’, recognises that we are stronger and more effective when we work together. To create real, impactful change, we need to co-operate to protect our most vulnerable communities against climate change.
“What I am afraid of is where we are going to be in five to ten years if we do not do anything about climate change. There is drought, flooding, low yields and infestation of pests and diseases and if the farm produce does not do well, there’s going to be scarcity of food.”
Mary Warau, Fairtrade Flower Worker at Rainforest Farmlands Kenya Limited.
Bring the campaign into the classroom by exploring the resources on offer to educate and inspire young people.