How to become a Fairtrade Workplace
How To Become A Fairtrade Workplace
(Updated April 2025)
Follow these steps to become a FAIRTRADE workplace:
- Step 1 – Find out what kind of coffee, cotton uniforms if relevant, (and tea, sugar, hot chocolate, and treats) are being purchased by your employer and check to see if they are Fairtrade certified products. Contact us at info@fairtrade.ie if you’re unsure if the product is Fairtrade or not.
- Step 2 – Find out who is in charge of ordering these items in your office.
- Step 3 – Use our product finder to source Fairtrade alternative options for your coffee, cotton clothing and two other products (tea, sugar, hot chocolate, biscuits, etc).
- Step 4 – Once you have committed to sourcing only Fairtrade coffee, some Fairtrade Cotton clothing, and 2 other products and have started using them in your office, send in your registration form and email your completed form to info@fairtrade.ie
- Step 5 – Upon successful registration, your office will receive a Fairtrade Workplace Award pack.
What Fairtrade products can we use
Your office must commit to using a Fairtrade coffee for all workplace activities (canteen, in meeting rooms, when hosting events) and at least 2 other Fairtrade products. If relevant your office must commit to using Fairtrade cotton in uniforms.
Check out our products page and see all the brands supplying many Fairtrade products in Ireland.
Keep in mind that while some brands like Bewley’s source 100% Fairtrade coffee, many source both Fairtrade and non-Fairtrade items so be sure to look for the Fairtrade logo on the product itself. Contact us at info@fairtrade.ie if you have any questions about whether a product is Fairtrade or not.
What does it mean to become a Fairtrade workplace?
- More people supporting small-scale farmers and workers
- Being a Fairtrade Workplace makes consuming ethical products easy
- Being a Fairtrade Workplace means supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Being a Fairtrade Workplace means making a statement about your company’s ethical values
- Being a Fairtrade Workplace means being on our list of ethical employers in Ireland
Download the Registration HERE
