Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight 2025 will take place 22 September – 05 October

Once again the UK will be celebrating the difference we can all make when we choose Fairtrade and campaign as part of the global fair trade movement. 

Look out for more details soon! Sign up to our emails to make sure you get all the latest on getting involved in Fairtrade Fortnight 2025. 

Be the Change right now

But you don’t have to wait to speak up for fairer trade. Our Be the Change campaign – launched during Fairtrade Fortnight – continues, and we still need your support.  

Visit the Be the Change webpage to find out how you can get involved, and get your local MP to sign the Be the Change pledge.  

Thousands have already taken part, with over 100 MPs already committing to be the change. Will your MP be next? 

‘Thanks to the Fairtrade Premium, we can provide opportunities to young people in our community.’ Maria Doris, Fairtrade banana grower in Colombia. Maria Doris and her cooperative have used their Fairtrade Premium to provide educational opportunities for young women.

30 years of Fairtrade sales have meant over £1.7 billion in Fairtrade Premium. That’s given more power to farmers like Maria Doris, driving real change in their communities. 

But if we could convince politicians to change the rules of trade, so all trade was fair, there could be millions more stories like Maria Doris’. 

That’s why during Fairtrade Fortnight we launched our Be the Change challenge to newly elected MPs. There’s still time to join us in asking your MP to step up and stand with Fairtrade farmers, and supporters like you, who are leading the way in building a fairer future. 

Ask your MP to be the change by pledging their support for fairer trade

Be the Change Resources

Download social media graphics, printable posters, short films, presentations and much more to help bring the Be The Change message to your community.

• Be the Change digital graphics: A selection of graphics you can use online or offline to spread the word in your community and beyond. 
• Download printable posters and assets: Posters and other printable assets to use in your community  
• Make Your Mark short films: View and download a selection of films that explain how farmers and workers use the power of Fairtrade to be the change in their community.
• More Fairtrade films: A further selection of longer films which show the impact of choosing Fairtrade and how Fairtrade helps farmers adapt to climate change.
• Fairtrade and Climate resources: Including PowerPoint presentations and stories of farmers taking on the climate crisis. 
• Fairtrade Foundation Manifesto: Before the election we produced a manifesto document, sharing with MPs how they can get behind Fairtrade. Share this with any MPs at your events. 
• Growing Our Movement For Change report: Our report to mark 30 years of Fairtrade sales in the UK, the difference that has made all around the world and what the future holds for Fairtrade. 
• How to engage your MP video: Our campaign catch-up featuring former MP, Holly Lynch, who shares the best ways to get politicians’ attention.
• Be The Change Campaigner catch up- How your MP can be the change: Our campaign catch-up featuring how local supporters can lobby their MPs to pledge support to Fairtrade, find out about our new and exciting selection of resources and connect with campaigners across the UK.
•  Infographics on Fairtrade impact: Show how 30 years of Fairtrade sales in the UK have driven change around the world with our set of powerful infographics. 
• Fairtrade recipes: Planning to run a Be The Change brunch? Check out our recipes archive for some inspiration.
• Template press release: Let the local media know about events in your area and the national Be the Change campaign. 
• CCOW Prayers for fair trade: four prayers (three favourites and one new) created by Christian Concern for One World for Fairtrade Fortnight.
• Bespoke CCOW Using Fairtrade in your Church: A fantastic resource for places of worship outlining ways to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight.

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