HARVEST FAIRTRADE GROUP

A FAIRTRADE PREMIUM COMMITTEE

UNBUTTONING THE STRENGTH OF FAIRTRADE

• CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION PLAN • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STRATEGY • SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE • SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION • PUTTING FAIRTRADE INTO ACTION • SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS• SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS

INTER–ACTION PLAN

• Setting international plan of action to prevent adverse effects of climate change is one of the strategies that can lead farmers across the global village tackle climate change • Fairtrade stands to protect farmers, producers,

processors, manufacturing and by creating fairness in the supply chain its time to set standard on climate action to help sustain the production • climate change affect producers and workers at

extreme lengths and we must all join the fight.

HARVEST FAIRTRADE GROUPSTRATEGIC PATH TO SUCCESS

2015-2016• The workers at harvest Flowers ltd launched a carbon

emission reduction plan to help counter the effects of climate change • Workers are part of the problem and they contribute to

the global warming by cutting down of trees for charcoal at local levels• Creating awareness about climate change among

workers help them understand why they must be part of the solution

Solutions

• Knowing the problem/ understanding the problem • Understanding the causes of global warming • Measuring the effects • Drawing the problem solving plan • Involving everyone • Creating awareness • Providing stage by stage solution to the end

Harvest Fairtrade solution to climate change

• Creating awareness among workers • Carbon offsetting plan • Carbon footprint • Supporting workers through premium acquire green

energy products • Planting of trees for carbon offsetting • Reducing carbon emission from transport , reducing the

number of business travels • Providing solar panel to workers and company running

on solar energy of upto 15% of energy consumption

Involving workers in the decision

Environmental Protection

• Conservation of the water catchment areas is key • Conservancy of wildlife • Protecting the aquatic life • Soil science for small holder farmers • Containing of runoff water causing floods through

construction of rain water dams • Disaster management plan

Sustainable agriculture • For sustainable agriculture we must protect the

environment and soil in its true value

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

• The 17 point sustainable goals are not unique to Harvest fairtrade Group, harvest Ltd , Kenya , Africa, Global village • They are problems we face on a daily basis • Many cry about the 17 point and we must provide solution • Lessons learnt from the MDGs should be the ink to write the

new agenda • To realize they development agenda we must start voting

with our feet accepting the problem and providing solution without waiting for the government

FAIRTRADE BEST MODEL

• Fairtrade provides the best model for achieving sustainable development goals • Over about 2million Kenyans benefits directly from fairtrade

networks this forms 17% of the Kenyan populating • With fairtrade premium alone Kenya start realizing the goals

at an upper hand of 20% directly and indirectly • United nation, Iseal alliance, fairtrade with their strong

principles at hand SDGs are achievable • Let every nation accept that the 17 point are the start of

economic and social prosperity of every worker, citizens, country and continents

Power in the Fairtrade Premium • Fairtrade Premiums have done great work in Kenya,

Africa• Bringing fairness in the supply chain • We all must embrace and advocate for fairness beyond

the premium level

POWER IN THE PREMIUM

DYNAMIC CHANGE

CHOICES

• To help realize the objectives of SDGS, Climate change • Choices has to be made and it Must be FAIRTRADE

MARK for development • Countries across must accept the principles of fairtrade

and stands with the standards set for ethical production and fairness in the supply chain • We must respect the wise decisions by fairtrade buyers

to promote social and economic growth of the third world producers and workers.

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