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The benefits of supporting Fair Trade can be felt across the world, by producers, vendors, and community members. The economic and social benefits in the communities where Fair Trade producers are located is quantifiable in all measures of overall wellbeing.
The benefits to consumers is knowing you are making ethical purchasing decisions, especially in the western world where you can’t always see the direct impact your choice is making on communities around the world. Without the town actively making the choice to be a Fair Trade Town and communicating the benefits, the decision to make fair trade purchases is a personal one.
I would say the costs of being a Fair Trade Town, is just that, financial. During trying economic times as these where the costs of housing, fuel, and groceries is becoming untenable for many Canadian residents, local governments might look fiscally irresponsible or frivolous in encouraging the purchase of possibly pricier options.
Hello,
My name is Linza and I am a procurement officer for Yukon Government’s Department of Health and Social Services. I am apart of a team who helps government program areas select the correct procurement type and help draft contracts and tenders for Health and Social related procurements.
I have only been in procurement for 3 years and my biggest takeaway from this job has been no matter how hard to plan, there can still be unpredictable outcomes.
cheers,
Linza
