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Can Scotland Call Itself a Fair Trade Nation? Can Scotland call itself a Fair Trade Nation? A report by the Scottish Fair Trade Forum January 2013 Scottish Fair Trade Forum Thistle Court 1-2 Thistle Street Edinburgh EH2 1DD +44 (0)131 226 6162 www.sftf.org.uk www.facebook.com/FairTradeNation www.twitter.com/FairTradeNation [email protected] Scottish charity number SC039883 Scottish registered company number SC337384. Can Scotland Call Itself a Fair Trade Nation? Page 1 of 80 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Scottish Fair Trade Forum is very grateful for the help and advice received during the preparation of this report. We would like to thank everyone who has been involved, especially Patrick Boase (social auditor registered with the Social Audit Network UK), Penny Newman OBE (former CEO of both Cafédirect and Platform 51), Sue Osborne (previously Business Development Director for Shared Interest and member of the Fairtrade Foundation Board), Geoff Palmer (Professor Emeritus, School of Life Sciences of Heriot-Watt University and Honorary President of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council), Eliane Reid (Assistant Chief Executive at Volunteer Development Scotland) and Alastair Smith (Research Fellow, School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University) for taking part in the Assessment Panel. The Social Audit Network UK and in particular Alan Kay of Just the Business have been a vital source of guidance and assistance. We are grateful to the team involved in the process of preparing this report: Mary McLaren, Martin Meteyard, Tracy Mitchell, Deirdre Muldowney, Martin Rhodes, Helen Rothwell, also Graeme Clarke and Robert Ratcliffe who reviewed the draft and the Forum volunteers who carried out research for various parts of the report. We would also like to thank all the organisations and individual campaigners who responded to our surveys and those who agreed to be interviewed for the report: George Adam MSP (SNP, Paisley, Co- convenor, Cross Party Group on Fair Trade in the Scottish Parliament), Elizabeth (Liz) Armstrong (Co- operative and Membership Officer, The Co-operative Group), Joseph Cheruiyot (Chairman, Kokchaik Cooperative Society, Kenya), Barbara Crowther (Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Fairtrade Foundation), Brian Dornan (Head of International Development, Scottish Government), Julius Ethang’atha (Freelance Consultant – background in tea production, Kenya), Sylvia Gray (Chair, Sustainable Scotland Network- SSN), Henry Kalomba (Regional Manager, National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi - NASFAM), James Kelly MSP (Labour, Rutherglen, Co-convenor, Cross Party Group on Fair Trade in the Scottish Parliament), Ken Mkangala (Manager, Ntchisi Macadamia Co-operative Union, Malawi) and Elias Mohammad (Kuapa Kokoo representative, National Executive Committee, Ghana). Can Scotland Call Itself a Fair Trade Nation? Page 2 of 80 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT BAFTS British Association for Fair Trade Shops CCS Campaign Coffee Scotland CLAN Christians Linked Across the Nation COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities FI Fairtrade International GROS General Register Office for Scotland IDEAS International Development Education Association of Scotland IFAT International Fair Trade Association JTS Just Trading Scotland MEP Member of the European Parliament MP Member of Parliament MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament NASFAM National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi NFUS National Farmers’ Union Scotland NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NHS National Health Service NIDOS Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland NUS National Union of Students SCIAF Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund SCVO Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations SMP Scotland Malawi Partnership SQA Scottish Qualifications Authority SSN Sustainable Scotland Network STUC Scottish Trades Union Congress The Forum Scottish Fair Trade Forum VSO Volunteer Services Overseas WFTO World Fair Trade Organisation Can Scotland Call Itself a Fair Trade Nation? Page 3 of 80 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................5 2 HISTORY AND BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................7 3 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES .................................................................................................................... 10 4 STAKEHOLDERS ......................................................................................................................................... 12 5 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................ 14 6 REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT............................................................................................... 16 6.1 OBJECTIVE 1: Achieving the essential criteria to become a Fair Trade Nation as established by the Scottish Executive: ......................................................................................................................................... 16 6.2 OBJECTIVE 2: Assessing achievements against the desirable criteria set by the Scottish Executive: .... 31 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................................. 36 8 NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................................................ 37 ASSESSMENT PANEL STATEMENT .................................................................................................................... 38 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 Appendix 1 – The Forum vision, mission & aims ........................................................................................... 39 Appendix 2 – Organisational members of the Forum.................................................................................... 40 Appendix 3 – Consultation questionnaires .................................................................................................... 41 Appendix 4 – Zones ........................................................................................................................................ 44 Appendix 5 – Towns and cities....................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix 6 – Other communities .................................................................................................................. 48 Appendix 7 – University and colleges list ...................................................................................................... 49 Appendix 8 – Parliamentary business on Fair Trade (from 2006-2012) ........................................................ 50 Appendix 9 – Scottish Parliament Procurement Services report on fairly traded goods ............................. 62 Appendix 10 – Scottish Parliament list of fairly traded products .................................................................. 68 Appendix 11 – Annual Review ....................................................................................................................... 70 Appendix 12 – Public awareness of Fair Trade in Scotland ........................................................................... 71 Appendix 13 – International Fair Trade Visitors ............................................................................................ 73 Appendix 14 – Fair Trade in Scottish Parliament election manifestos 2011 ................................................. 78 Appendix 15 – Religious identity in Scotland ................................................................................................. 80 Can Scotland Call Itself a Fair Trade Nation? Page 4 of 80 1 INTRODUCTION This report sets out Scotland’s claim to be recognised as a Fair Trade Nation. In 2006 the Scottish Executive1 and the Welsh Assembly Government collaboratively agreed criteria and additional desirable objectives for Fair Trade Nation status. In 2007, the Scottish Fair Trade Forum (the Forum) was established to co-ordinate and support a campaign to achieve these. In this report, the Forum does not seek to assess or monitor our organisational achievements but rather to report on the progress made in meeting the criteria. Importantly, it is not an assessment of our campaign but an assessment of the nation’s commitment and progress. The Fair Trade Nation criteria refer to nationwide measurable targets and commitments from the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Fair Trade has always been a broad movement for change in global trade with different perspectives but common values. The World Fair Trade Organisation and Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International in 2009 published “A Charter of Fair Trade Principles”, which uses the general definition of Fair Trade as “a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South. Fair Trade Organizations, backed by consumers, are actively engaged in supporting producers, awareness raising, and in campaigning for changes 2 in
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