Castell Howell are pleased to supply a comprehensive range of Fairtrade items and wholeheartedly supports its aims.

The Fairtrade Foundation is the independent non-profit organisation that licenses use of the FAIRTRADE Mark on products in the UK. The Foundation was established in 1992 by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft and the World Development Movement.

Their vision is of a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential.

To achieve this vision, Fairtrade seeks to transform trading structures and practices in favour of the poor and disadvantaged. By facilitating trading partnerships based on equity and transparency, Fairtrade contributes to sustainable development for marginalised producers, workers and their communities by -

• being a passionate and ambitious development organisation committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade
  using certification and product labelling, through the FAIRTRADE Mark, as a tool for our development goals
• bringing together producers and consumers in a citizens’ movement for change
• being recognised as the UK’s leading authority on Fairtrade

Four key areas of activity are:

• Providing an independent certification of the trade chain, licensing use of the FAIRTRADE Mark as a consumer guarantee on products
• Facilitating the market to grow demand for Fairtrade and enable producers to sell to traders and retailers.
• Working with our partners to support producer organisations and their networks
• Raising public awareness of the need for Fairtrade and the importance of the FAIRTRADE Mark
  

• Trust
• Building Trust
• Environmental Building
• Recycling
• Fairtrade
• Biodegradable Packaging
• Retread Research
• COSHH data