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Get your local councillors to Procure with Purpose
We are asking campaigners to contact ask their local councils to Procure with Purpose, making sure their purchases are contributing to fairer global system, supporting ethical worker conditions across supply chains.
We’re starting with an easy switch: tea. Tea is one of Scotland’s most consumed products, yet many of the people who grow and pick it live in poverty.
Switching to Fair Trade tea is a symbolic and achievable first step for councils to demonstrate global responsibility and exhibit the principles of Fair Trade in procurement.
See our talking points for campaigners below to help you make your case, and use our email template below to help you get the conversation going.
Not sure who to contact? You can find your local councillor here.
Let’s Talk Tea: Talking Points for Campaigners
This practical guide helps Scottish procurement officers incorporate Fair Trade into public procurement in a clear, compliant and effective way.
Keep us up to date with your progress! Email us at info@scottishfairtrade.org.
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Why public procurement?
Public bodies a huge range of goods and services every day, amounting to £17 billion annually. The choices they make have a big impact than any one individual’s spending habits.
To help you make your case to your local councillor, you may want to read our new resource, designed specifically for Public Procurement Officers, below.
This practical guide helps Scottish procurement officers incorporate Fair Trade into public procurement in a clear, compliant and effective way.
Developed with input from Scottish Government and procurement practitioners, the guidance is designed to help contracting authorities understand where Fair Trade fits within Scotland’s wider procurement landscape and identify practical actions that can be taken through existing procurement routes.
We have pin badges for you to send to your local representatives. Get in touch with us and we’ll pop some in the post for you.
We’re calling on MSPs and Local Councillors to:
You can read our full list of policy asks for MSPs here.
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