fair trade wedding favours

By choosing fair trade favours you are making a strong statement about you and your consideration of ethical factors when planning a wedding. It shows that you care that people work in decent conditions; that they receive health benefits and that they have been paid a fair price for their work. Your fair trade favours will help in a small way to improve the lives of others.

what does fair trade mean?

The Fairtrade logo is an independents consumer label that appears on the products as a guarantee that those involved in making the product have been treated fairly and equitably. The Fairtrade Foundation focuses on product that are produced in developing countries, then exported to and sold in developing countries. Fair trade aims to prevent exploitation of producers and is particularly aimed at helping producers who have been marginalized by the conventional trading system. Great emphasis is placed on suitable development and consideration of environment issues. An increasing number of companies (including or organic chocolate producers) operate a fair trade policy, although they do not carry the Fairtrade logo.

the benefits of fair trade favours

When you buy fair trade chocolate you can be sure that:

• The producers have been paid a fair price for it and are protected from the fluctuation of the cocoa market.
• The cocoa has been grown by people working in decent conditions.
• Consideration has been given to the environment in the production of the cocoa, to ensure that production methods are suitable and ecologically sound.
• Money from the sale of the cocoa and chocolates has been re-invested in to development schemes in the locality of the producers.