Fair Trade

On 16 April, CTA and other partners organised the fifth ‘Brussels Development Briefing’ – part of a series of discussion meetings on ACP-EU development issues. This briefing focused on the issues: ‘Does Fair Trade contribute to sustainable development?’.

Welcome

Hansjörg Neun, CTA

Objectives and Programme of the Briefing

Isolina Boto, CTA [presentation]

Introductory remarks

Liselotte Isaksson, DG Development, European Commission
Viwanou Gnassounou, ACP Secretariat

Panel 1: Can Fair Trade contribute to poverty reduction and sustainable development?
This session will review the key issues of Fair Trade initiatives from a market access perspective, including social and environmental impacts. Discussions will also clarify the main issues involved in standards compliance and labeling schemes.

Anja Osterhaus, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Brussels [executive summary - presentation]
Dr Stephanie Barrientos, University of Manchester [executive summary - presentation]
Natalie Berg, Grocery Research Manager, United Kingdom [executive summary - presentation]
Gelkha Buitrago, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations (FLO), Germany [executive summary - presentation]
Moctar Fall, Fair Trade producer, Director of Interface Trading, Senegal [executive summary]

Discussant: Linda McAvan, Member of European Parliament and member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Panel 2: Can Fair Trade better link ACP producers to northern consumers?
This panel will discuss public sector support for farmers engaging in FAIR TRADE production and public and private partnerships in support of sustainable Trade and consumer’s awareness.