Fair Trade Contributes in attaining Sustainable Development Goals 2030

1. Fair Trade Towards SDG 2030
Sunil Chitrakar
Fair Trade Group Nepal,

2. "It is the independence I
got while working in Fair
Trade. I don't have to
live with other people's
wish, now I can afford to
live my own,". ..........."its
interesting to work on
new products as we
have to do many things
from garments to gifts,"
Ms. Sagun Bista

3. Fair Trade Towards SDG 2030
 UN General Assembly has
adopted Sustainable
Development Goal 2030
 Aim to end extreme poverty,
fight inequality, fix climate
change
 Fair Trade – a sustainable
business model
 Fair Trade contributes in
attaining SDG 2030

4. 5 Ps of SDG 2030

5. People
 End poverty &
hunger – all
humans can
fulfill their
potentials in
dignity,
equality and
healthy
environment

6. Planet
 Protect the
planet from
degradation

7. Prosperity
 Ensure that all
human beings can
enjoy prosperous
and fulfilling lives
 Economic, social,
technological
progress

8. Peace
 Foster peaceful, just and inclusive society

9. Partnership
 Mobilize means to
revitalize global
solidarity

10. SDG 2030

11. Fair Trade
 Fair Trade is a trading
partnership, based on
dialogue, transparency
and respect, that seeks
greater equity in
international trade. It
contributes to sustainable
development by offering
better trading conditions
to, and securing the rights
of, marginalized producers
and workers – especially
in the South

12. Fair Trade ensures….
 Greater justice
 Need for change in the
rules and practice of
conventional trade and put
people first.
 Trade as means to fight
against poverty, climate
change and economic
crisis

13. Fair Trade Principles

14. Fair Trade & SDG 2030
 Principle 1 – creating opportunities for poor
 Principle 4 – Fair Wage/ Fair Price ensuring better
living conditions
 Principle 6 – non discrimination; equal pay
 Principle 8 – capacity building, market access

15. • Principle 2 – Transparency & Accountability
• Fair Trade – doing business fairly promoting
transparency, good governance, accountability
• Fair Trade – based on mutual respect, dialogue and
transparency promoting equity

16.  Principle 3 – Fair Trade Practices promotes social,
economic and environment well-being of small
producers/ farmers
 Health & Safety measures
 Healthy working environment

17. • Principle 5 – contributes SDG 8.7 – eradicate
forced and child labour

18.  Principle 6 – SDG 8.8
(Promote labour rights, non
discrimination, gender
equity)

19. Principle 7 – Good working condition
ensures healthy lives and promote well-
being of people

20. Principle 8 – Capacity Building
 promotes entrepreneurship, decent
jobs, employment by investing in skill,
knowledge and technology
 Innovation, productivity, ICT

21. Principle 10 – Respect
Environment

22. Fair Trade promotes
sustainable and
inclusive economic
growth,
empowerment of
people promoting
decent work that fits
to SDG 8 and 10

23.  Sustainable production & Consumption
are the core of Fair Trade

24. Fair Trade eradicates poverty
 Fair Trade empowers people providing
opportunities
 Fair Trade a sustainable business approach
where it takes people, planet and prosperity into
account
 Micro/ small and rural enterprises can general
employment at door steps
 Not just money… its dignity, self respect and
pride

25. Way Forward
 Negotiate with the stakeholders
 to consider Fair Trade into trade and economic
policies
 To inbuilt Fair Trade into enterprise development
model
 Lobby to change the trading system to make it
more inclusive
 Create awareness on Fair Trade at different
levels
 Lobby the government to encourage

26. Thank you!