Fairtrade Ireland
Peter Gaynor, Executive Director | |
| Website | www.fairtrade.ie/ |
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Fairtrade Ireland is the
Fairtrade producer and labelling initiatives across Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand
.
The organisation, which is registered as a charity, awards a consumer label, the
and is active throughout Ireland through a network of volunteers.The first Irish product bearing the
Spar.[1]
Fairtrade Ireland's most active campaign is the Fairtrade Town programme. As of 2017, there were 49 registered Fairtrade Towns in Ireland. Fairtrade Ireland also runs the Fairtrade Schools, Fairtrade College, Fairtrade Ambassador, and Fairtrade@Work programs throughout Ireland [2]
Sales of Fairtrade products in Ireland jumped by 101 per cent in 2007 to more than €23.3 million, up from €11.6 million in 2006.[3]
A survey conducted in 2011 found that 88% of Irish adults trust the
Fairtrade Certification Mark.[4]
References
- ^ Fairtrade Ireland (2006). Fairtrade Fortnight Business Press Release Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on October 30, 2006.
- ^ "Get Involved". Fairtrade Ireland. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ Sunday Business Post (2008). [1][permanent dead link]. URL accessed on February 24, 2008.
- ^ Globescan (2011). [2] Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed on October 10, 2016.
External links
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| Federations |
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| Certification | |
| Labeling initiatives |
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Alternative trading organizations | |
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