The City of London has just been awarded Fairtrade Zone status.
Triggered by a letter from JustShare (www.justshare.org.uk), the Corporation of London established a Fairtrade Steering Group (chaired by the Rector of St Mary-le-Bow) to work on meeting the goals laid down by the Fairtrade Foundation. These include targets for the number of shops, offices, schools and churches etc offering fairtrade goods; the application recorded details of 12 churches within the Square Mile who helped to achieve the City's award. Harriet Lamb and Michael Snyder, amongst others, commended the City's efforts at a very well-attended Celebration of the Fairtrade Award held at the Barbican on 4th December 2007. See the Corporation's website or the Fairtrade Foundation press release for more details: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/living_environment/fairtrade.htm
City of London Fairtrade Press Release
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