Fairtrade Retailers

EDM number 894 in 2009-10, proposed by Nigel Evans on 23/02/2010.
Categorised under the topics of International development and International trade.

That this House recognises the importance of fairtrade products to supporting producers and workers in developing countries; appreciates and supports the ethical commitments of fairtrade retailers and producers; particularly recognises that Sainsbury's provides over 800 fairtrade products and generated £218 million in sales of fairtrade products in the last year; congratulates Sainsbury's for its work to provide and promote fairtrade products which has led to Sainsbury's becoming the world's largest retailer of fairtrade products; and calls on the Government to encourage use of fairtrade products and support fairtrade retailers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 63 MPs.