October 2013 Contents Page Introduction

October 2013 contents page Introduction ............................................................................ 1 Goal 1 .................................................................................... 2 Goal 2 .................................................................................... 3 Goal 3 .................................................................................... 7 Goal 4 .................................................................................... 12 Goal 5 .................................................................................... 14 Appendix list 15 Appendix 1 Fairtrade Business Survey 17 Appendix 2 Catering Outlets (minimum of 2 products) 18 Appendix 3 Catering Outlets 23 Appendix 4 Retail Business 24 Appendix 5 Schools / Nuseries Fairtrade Support 28 Appendix 6 Religious Organisations Fairtrade Support 34 Appendix 7 Higher Education 37 Appendix 8 Retail Outlets 38 Appendix 9 Supermarkets 39 Appendix 10 Fairtrade Media 55 Introduction Glasgow became a “Fairtrade City” in 2006 and since then many actions and initiatives have taken place in the City to enhance our Fairtrade credentials. These have ranged from organising awareness raising events, hosting Fairtrade producers, supporting schools or community groups in their activities and ensuring Glasgow played its part in Scotland’s Fairtrade Nation campaign. The following renewal application contains details on some of the key actions that have taken place in Glasgow over the last few years. It is not a comprehensive list. It also outlines some of our plans for the future. Furthermore, it also includes some case studies to highlight useful or good practice from Glasgow businesses, organisations or churches. We have also included the results of our latest survey of Glasgow Fairtrade busineses but have expanded it to include schools and faith groups. Finally, Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative recognises that the collation of the data for this renewal application would not have been possible without the inspiration, hard work and dedication of Annie Wild and the additional support provided by the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland. Scott Erwin Chair Glasgow Faitrade Co-operative 1 GoalLocal Council has Onepassed a resolution supporting (or reaffirming its support for) Fairtrade Glasgow City Council “Glasgow, A Fairtrade City” - Status Renewal approved Instruction to Executive Director of Land and Environmental Services. With reference to the minutes of the Sustainability and the Environment Policy Development Committee of 10th October 2012 (Print 3, page 398) when it had been agreed to recommend to this committee that the Council renews its Fairtrade City status, in conjunction with the Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative and nominate 2 elected members to facilitate and support the relationship, Councillor Coleman, Executive Member for Sustainability and Transport, presented a report regarding the matter, advising that (1) Glasgow became an accredited Fairtrade City on 9th March 2006 and the Fairtrade Foundation was now encouraging all existing accredited towns and cities to renew their Fairtrade status and had introduced a renewal process that would ensure that continuous progress was being made; and (2) the Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative had proposed working alongside the Council to develop a Glasgow Fairtrade Action Plan and it would be beneficial to the Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative if the Council considered elected member representation to facilitate and support the relationship. After consideration, the committee (a) approved the renewal of Glasgow’s Fairtrade City status, in conjunction with th Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative; (b) agreed that the Council appoint 2 elected members to Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative as part of the renewal process; and (c) instructed the Executive Director of Land and Environmental Services to support the Glasgow Fairtrade Co-operative in the development of a Glasgow Fairtrade Action Plan. Future Plans Glasgow City Council intends to carry out an audit, every two years, of actions by each of its Services in support of Fairtrade. The audit will highlight awareness raising events held and the procurement of Fair Trade products by the Service or staff. The audit will follow the Fairtrade City status renewal schedule and will be used as an internal baseline to assess how the local authority increases it’s commitment to Fair Trade in future years. Goal One 2 A range of FairtradeGoal products Two are available in the area’s shops (minimum of four) and served in local cafes/catering establishments (minimum of two) Increase in businesses selling Fairtrade products Number of catering outlets in 2006 - min 2 FT products 39 Number of catering outlets at present - min 2 FT products 72 Catering selling less than 2 FT products at present 17 Number of retailers in 2006 - min 2 products 74 Number of retailers at present - min 4 products 132 Retailers selling less than 2 FT products at present 7 Fairtrade Business Survey A survey was carried out, both online using (surveymonkey) and face-to-face, to identify shops and catering outlets that sell Fairtrade goods. Much of the face-to-face surveying was done by volunteers from Holyrood Secondary, Hillpark Secondary and Glasgow University which helped build relationships with these Fairtrade educational establishments. The schools will also be responsible for maintaining this data in future. Taking the survey out to businesses was also an opportunity to do some subtle campaigning by asking them to consider whether they would stock more (or any) Fairtrade products in future and making them aware of the demand for Fairtrade products in Glasgow. We interviewed owners of a few particularly Fairtrade friendly businesses and used these to make up short case studies. This was a chance to encourage them in their good work and to offer them free promotion by featuring the case studies on our website. Much of the increase in Fairtrade goods sold is, of course, down to national rather than Glasgow specific factors as the range of products that carry the Fairtrade Foundation’s logo is much wider than it was in 2006. There are localised increases in Fairtrade, for example the opening of several particularly Fairtrade-oriented gift and jewellery shops. Since the initial application Greggs has made a notable proportion of its menu Fairtrade and the ongoing support by Glasgow City Council related businesses, including museum and leisure centre cafes, has made a significant difference to the availability of Fairtrade drinks. Many independent coffee shops that have opened 3 since 2006 offer a full or partial range of Fairtrade drinks and sometimes food too. In terms of supermarkets, Glasgow now has a Waitrose and the only UK Wholefoods store outside London; both the Cooperative Group and Sainsburys have expanded their number of stores and range of Fairtrade products. Challenges and areas for improvement There have also been challenges and reductions in some areas. One notable trend is the reverse in some of the progress made in the availability of Fairtrade coffee, with several formerly Fairtrade coffee outlets now choosing small local supplier Dear Green or a cheaper brand. Costa are, of course, no longer selling Fairtrade coffee and, perhaps most surprisingly, Scottish coffee chain Beanscene has stopped selling Fairtrade drinks despite its cosy image. Very often staff and managers in restaurants and bars knew very little about Fairtrade - this is an area of potential growth in Fairtrade consumption in Glasgow. Even among quite expensive restaurants, few sold Fairtrade and these would potentially be easier to convert as they are already purchasing premium products. Related to this was the lack of visibility of Fairtrade even in catering outlets that did sell Fairtrade products. This makes it more difficult for consumers to make positive choices or even be aware of Fairtrade as an issue. One of the main challenges in terms of doing the survey was that the data collected last time was done by an outside organisation and was no longer available. This time, a spreadsheet has been made up with all relevant information. We also do not have funding available to make an up-to-date Directory on this occasion. However we do plan to complete an interactive online map of all Fairtrade outlets so people can easily identify where to buy Fairtrade in their part of the city. A group of pupils from one of the schools which helped with the survey have also agreed to keep the website up to date. All details of the survey including survey questions and lists of shops and catering outlets can be found in the appendices . Other progress Quite a few coffee shops, cafes and restaurants surveyed only sold one Fairtrade drink product and these are listed separately in the appendix. When asked during face-to-face surveying if they would consider stocking more many said they would (an exact figure on this is not given as in many cases the manager was not available to give an answer, or the answer was not a straight forward yes or no). As mentioned, there was often a lack of awareness as to what Fairtrade meant or how to identify Fairtrade products so this was an opportunity to raise awareness among business owners and staff. Very few shops sold just one Fairtrade product since several large food brands became certified although the Body Shop and a Fairtrade off-licence have been included in this section. Goal Two 4 Future plans We will follow up this research by creating an award system for Fairtrade shops

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