Richmond Celebrates 'London: Fairtrade Capital of the World'

1.34.58pm GMT Sat 25th Oct 2008

• FROM Thursday 23 October 2008, Londoners will have more choice than ever before when it comes to selecting Fairtrade in the nation's capital, as London becomes the world's largest Fairtrade City.

Hundreds of businesses have signed up to the campaign, meaning that Londoners will never again have to go very far to buy the Fairtrade products they want. Londoners in Richmond upon Thames will celebrate being the largest Fairtrade capital in the world by enjoying free Fairtrade chocolate available from the local steering group's stall in Richmond town centre on the 23 October from 12-1pm. Events will also be taking place in other boroughs around London. In achieving Fairtrade City status, the nation's capital is sending a strong message that the people of London want trade to be fairer.

Richmond upon Thames Council Leader, Serge Lourie said: "Now London has achieved Fairtrade City status we can really stake our claim as the Fairtrade Capital of the World. Richmond upon Thames is proud to play its part in tipping the balance of trade in favour of producers but we recognise that there is much more to be done. We hope that people in Richmond upon Thames and all over London will continue to do their bit by buying fair trade goods and by getting their schools and workplaces to stock more Fairtrade marked products."

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