Fairtrade city status

Salford - a Fairtrade city

Salford is proud to have been awarded Fairtrade city status from the Fairtrade Foundation in 2005. We're celebrating five years as a Fairtrade city this year.

Fairtrade city status means that:

• the concept of Fairtrade is backed by the council
• Fairtrade products are used in council offices, as well as shops, cafes and work places in the city
• Fairtrade products are readily available to buy in shops in the area
• the local community is actively working to promote Fairtrade principles and products

Find out more about the Fairtrade Foundation and Fairtrade city status.

But we need to do more. Can you help?

If you are a:

• Member of the public: you can try and buy Fairtrade products whenever you can. These are readily available in all supermarkets and in a lot of local shops. Look out for the Fairtrade logo. And remember: Fairtrade doesn't necessarily mean it's more expensive, and it doesn't mean that it's an inferior product - it's often tastier. And if your local shop doesn't stock any Fairtrade products - ask them to! Or if you really want to get involved why not join Salford's Fairtrade steering group or volunteer with us?
• Community group: think about hosting a Fairtrade stall or an event to promote Fairtrade products, or how about a food and drink tasting to sample some Fairtrade delights? Contact us for advice on how we can help
• Retailer: then why not stock fair-trade products such as tea, coffee, chocolate, fruit and clothing.
• Business: you can provide Fairtrade drinks in your place of work, for staff and in meetings. As well as individual products that can be bought from supermarkets, a number of vending machine operators now supply Fairtrade products too.

And don't forget to sign our online pledge and support Salford as a Fairtrade city. Let us show that Salford cares.

This page was last updated on 8 November 2010