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Deutsch Gütersloh is a Fairtrade city
Cities that have been recognized as "Fair Trade Towns" are pioneers in their commitment to fair trade. Gütersloh is no exception! To be allowed to bear the "Fair Trade Town" seal, criteria must be met on many levels. Gütersloh was named a Fair Trade Town for the first time in 2012.
What distinguishes Fairtrade cities
The "Fair Trade Towns" are a campaign by TransFair e.V. to promote fair trade in the One World. The aim of the campaign is to bring together the numerous players from society, politics and business to jointly support fair trade locally.
We want to encourage the numerous Gütersloh stakeholders from trade, politics and civil society to act together and set an example - against poverty in the Third World and for a fairer organization of world trade.
How Gütersloh gets involved
Products with the seal of approval are now also an integral part of public and church institutions - several Gütersloh schools and some clubs have been involved in the campaign since the project began.
The "Fairtrade" steering group is successfully promoting the sale of Fairtrade products: Numerous retailers and restaurants in Gütersloh have fairly traded products in their range. Products with the Fairtrade seal stand for a ban on child labor, forced labor and discrimination, for minimum prices for producers and for the protection of water resources, among other things.
Fair weeks
Every year in the fall, the "Fair Week" takes place as part of the "Fairtrade City of Gütersloh" project.
Together with the church and the city, Gütersloh stakeholders from trade, gastronomy and clubs offer a varied program on the topic of "Fair Trade - Fair Living". The focus is on informative events and interesting product offers.
- Cover photo: Gütersloh Marketing