Fair trade and sustainability in the City
Would you mind eating food grown beside a main road in inner London?Vegetables harvested from a new allotment near City University London will be available free as part of a contribution to Fairtrade fortnight.
The umbrella term ‘fair trade’ encompasses many scientific issues, from ethically produced surgical instruments to the welfare of small farmers in developing countries.
Fairtrade Fortnight was organised by the Fairtrade Foundation and took place between the 22 February and the 7 March 2010.
As part of the events which aim to draw attention towards fair trade, City University hosted a range of activities, including food cook-offs and the plan to build a vegetable garden on an old brownfield site.
Here Elements focuses on fair trade.
Fair Trade at City
Welcome to Fair Trade week at City University. This vodcast introduces us to City’s ambitions to become a Fair Trade university and gives us a peek into what City students actually think of fair trading.
Read MoreNew allotment to grow ‘Food in the City’
The ‘Food in the City’ project based at City University, Islington, plans to grow food on a derelict site in the centre of London by Summer 2010.
Read MoreNHS: Operating in a fair system?
Young children around the world are working in sweatshops to make the surgical instruments that are used by the NHS in British operating theatres.
Read MoreEthical bananas
One quarter of bananas sold in the UK have one of those blue and green Fairtrade stickers on them. But what are the ethics behind the logo?
Read MoreOrganic Fairtrade: a jury on the double label
According to the Fairtrade Foundation, one third of Fairtrade products are also organic. These organic Fairtrade products are often more expensive than non-organic Fairtrade products. Research has shown the organic Fairtrade label to positively impact the perceived quality of the products.
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