“Cumbria County Council aims to be recognised by its residents and business community, its suppliers and employees and other local authorities as a Council that actively supports and promotes the concept of Fairtrade – ensuring that producers from all countries get a fair price for their goods and labour.

The Council resolves to:

• Review the Council's own purchasing policies to ensure that the Council purchases Fairtrade where possible.
• Offer Fairtrade tea/coffee at Council meetings and in its offices and restaurants where these are currently provided.
• Work with Cumbria Fairtrade Network in its work of achieving Fairtrade County status by nominating a Council member / officer to liaise with the Steering Group on a regular basis.
• Promote awareness of Fairtrade issues, and make publicity and educational information available to local people concerning the worldwide impact of unfair trade and the opportunities that Fairtrade provides to promote sustainable development.
• Promote Fairtrade issues and practices amongst local business, and commercial and other organisations.
• Work with the Cumbria Fairtrade Network to find ways of linking Fairtrade with promotion of local products and producers."

To find out more about Fairtrade please visit the website of the Fairtrade Foundation.

Visit the FairTrade Foundation website

You can also find out more about Fairtrade in Cumbria on the Cumbria Fair Trade Network website by following the link below.

Cumbria Fair Trade Network