The Scottish Fair Trade Forum was established by a group of Scottish Fair Trade campaigners, Scotland-based NGOs and the Scottish Executive in January 2007 to take forward Scotland's work to become one of the world's first Fair Trade Nations.

Our Fair Trade Nation campaign is the logical 'next step' to build on the successful Fairtrade Towns movement in the UK and involves Scots in a cutting-edge national, devolved Scotland-wide campaign that has already garnered international attention. We work closely with the Fairtrade Foundation and other fair trade organisations, companies and groups throughout the UK and elsewhere.

We work to support ongoing Fair Trade activity in Scotland and regularly bring campaigners together to network and share expertise as we seek to build the capacity of local groups to make them more sustainable and independent. We regularly bring Fairtrade/fair trade producers to Scotland to participate in events around the country during Fairtrade Fortnight and, in 2008/2009 have given away £20,000 to support local fair trade projects from Arran to Aberdeen.

To see the criteria we must achieve to become a Fair Trade Nation, click here.

Click here to find out about opportunities to get involved in the Forum's work.

To find out what's going on in your area, click here.

Keep up with the inner workings of the Forum on our blog.

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