The Poole area achieved official Fairtrade Town status in July 2016. This prestigious award recognises our commitment to promoting Fairtrade products and principles.
 
Our achievements so far include:

• a range of Fairtrade Mark products in local shops and eateries
• half of all places of worship in Poole promote and use Fairtrade products
• over 40 per cent of primary and secondary schools (four of which are officially Fairtrade schools) teach pupils about Fairtrade
• the RNLI college is a flagship employer supporting Fairtrade.

Poole's Fairtrade steering group meets regularly and comprises:

• BCP Council
• Bournemouth and Poole College
• RNLI College
• Poole Chaplaincy
• Poole Grammar School
• Poole Housing Partnership
• Poole Methodist Church.

You can contact the Fairtrade Poole steering group by emailing fairtradepoole@gmail.com.