Fair Trade Event Program Page 2
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2Requirements Summary
Requirement #1: Availability of Fairtrade
Requirement #3: Promotion and Awareness
certified Products
During the event, organizers must promote
The organizing body must demonstrate
awareness and support of fair trade and Fairtrade
availability of Fairtrade certified products in
certified products.
accordance with the product categories served
• Information on fair trade and Fairtrade
at the event.
certified products must be made available
• Events serving coffee must serve
at the event.
exclusively (100%) Fairtrade certified
• Fair Trade Event signage must be
coffee. Events serving tea must offer at
prominently displayed at the event.
least 3 Fairtrade certified tea options.
• All promotional materials, including web
Events serving chocolate must offer
content must contain mention of Fair Trade
at least one (1) Fairtrade certified
Event designation and contain the Fair
chocolate option.
Trade Event logo.
• In addition to coffee, tea, and
• Where applicable, the Fair Trade Event
chocolate, at least one (1) other
designation should be included in any
Fairtrade certified product must be
media engagement.
made available. In the case where
an event’s primary activity involves
a product where a Fairtrade certified
option is available, all efforts must
be made to source said product as
Fairtrade certified.
Submitting an application
• Organizers should make every effort
to source other Fairtrade certified
The organizing body is responsible for
products where a Fairtrade option is
meeting all requirements of the Fair Trade
available. This includes bananas and
Event designation and for submitting the
other fresh fruits, beer, cotton, flowers,
application. All applications must be signed
honey, juice, spices, nuts, rice, sports
balls, sugar, and wine.
by a senior member of the organizing body.
Fair Trade Event designations are awarded
Requirement #2: Commitment from Partners
based on a joint review by Fairtrade
Organizers must work to ensure that all event
Canada, the Canadian Fair Trade Network
partners (both non-profit and business) are
(CFTN), and the Association québécoise du
educated about fair trade and what it means to
commerce équitable (AQCÉ). Applications
be designated as a Fair Trade Event.
should be sent to
communications@fairtrade.ca,
• Organizers must make every effort to
info@cftn.ca, and
work with partners to source, serve,
. Upon
and sell Fairtrade certified products
approval, an event logo will be provided for
where possible.
use in event promotions and signage.
• Where applicable, organizers should
make every effort to reach out to local
advocacy groups who are working
on fair trade. (Contact info@cftn.ca
or for
contact information)
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