International Development - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 June 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

SUMMARY

1  INTRODUCTION

Why fair trade?

Our inquiry

2  FAIR TRADE: A THRIVING AND GROWING ENTERPRISE

Fair trade and ethical trade

Fair trade and conventional trade

Fair trade organisations

Fair trade in the UK

Growth in consumer awareness

Growth in UK sales

Growth in companies involved in fair trade

3  THE UK GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO FAIR TRADE

International trade policy and fair trade
Development Awareness Funds

Challenge Funds

Learning from experience

4  THE IMPACT OF FAIR TRADE

Benefits to producers
Stable incomes

Social premiums

Development of capacity

Adding value through branding

Impact on consumers

Fair trade towns

Changing company practice

The Ethical Trading Initiative

5  CHALLENGES AND LIMITS OF FAIR TRADE

Funding, scaling-up and product coverage
Increasing the range of fair trade products

Involving more producers

6  THE ROLE OF DONORS

Raising Awareness

Labelling

Public procurement

Level of funding

7  CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF ACRONYMS

FORMAL MINUTES

WITNESSES

LIST OF WRITTEN EVIDENCE

LIST OF UNPRINTED EVIDENCE

LIST OF REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE DURING THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT




MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 356-II)

Tuesday 27 February 2007
Tuesday 13 March 2007
Tuesday 27 March 2007
Tuesday 17 April 2007

WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 356-II)

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Prepared 14 June 2007