Win a Fairtrade T-Shirt & £150 Gift Card!

Topman continues to support Fairtrade Fortnight. This year Topman are taking a step for cotton farmers in Cameroon. Head over to fairtrade.org.uk/step to see how you can support Fairtrade in 2012.

For your chance to win the above Fairtrade t-shirt and a £150 Topman gift card:

1. Register your step with Fairtrade (can be as small as spreading the Fairtrade word) fairtrade.org.uk/step (Click 'Add Your Step' then 'Steps I have taken Myself').

2. COMMENT BELOW what step you plan to take for Fairtrade in 2012.

Our panel of judges from Fairtrade will pick a winner. Competition closes: 4/3/12.

Comments

[Laurence Bansil]

If you care about people, it makes sense! I work in care home setting. I have started to talk about this to our manager and will plan about supporting it like doing coffee mornings to our service users and communities. We have purchased fair trade shirts that our people can wear whenever we have outreach programs. Fair trade is a movement aimed at helping people help themselves. It not only pays fair wages to producers, but also supports them by supplying financial and technical assistance, respecting cultural identity and the individual, developing long term relationships with artists and artist groups, protecting the environment, and educating consumers about the effects of how they spend their dollars. Fair Trade is a system designed to help people while creating sustainable development for families and their communities. I am fan of this humanitarian cause and i wont have a second thought to have it tattooed in my right hand!

[Antonia Rookley]

I plan to look for more Fairtrade choices rahter than the usual bananas, tea, coffee and chocolate!

[Alison Maclean]

Try to buy more fairtrade products

[Alison Scott]

I'm actively trying to buy FairTrade products and encouraging my office to as well.

[Elliot McRae]

Brilliant idea,i buy fair trade products and have managed to get local shops to stock some fair trade products!!!

[Ryan Hoey]

I plan on integrating Fair Trade products into me and my house mates' shopping list. Hopefully this idea will develop and spread amongst our neighbours, friends and families.

[Douglas]

I switched to fairtrade only coffee

[Marcel Tanumihardja]

Im going to buy more Fair Trade Chocolate bag, which I already bought for this week ^_^

[Matt Snellin]

I plan on making loads of fair trade desserts and hot chocolate oh and make my mum buy fair trade food instead of what we normally get!! Hope you reach that goal!

[Bradley McKenny]

I have asked my local corner shop to stock more fairtrade goods and will also ask the school cafe to stock fairtrade - as they already offer chocolate that could easily be replaced with a fairtrade alternative.

I have registered my step on the website :) Thanks

[Matthew Wedlake]

I've decided to shop with more fairtrade items as there really is plenty of choice. Perhaps more importantly I've asked my local shop if there is a way they can stock more fairtrade items for me to choose from!

[Lathan Norton]

I plan to donate more money to Fairtrade, to try and buy more Fairtrade products and to spread the word about Fairtrade to my friends and family.

[iain maciver]

buying more fairtrade products

[A Facebook User]

I plan to be more aware of the products I buy and make sure as many of them as possible are Fairtrade!

[Isabelle Smith]

i plan to buy more fair trade clothes

[Kelly Martin]

I drink Fair Trade coffee but also try all I can to be ethical and will buy Fair Trade clothing. I buy Fair Trade chocolate and avoid companies to the best of my knowledge that are unethical and do not support the people.

[Mellissa Williams]

Im planning to try more Fair Trade products, have used Fair Trade Tea, and Chocolate, and will be on the lookout for more clothes made with Fair Trade, such as t shirts and skirts.

[Jayne Sullivan]

I have already registered with the site.

I plan to buy more goodies from the
Co-operative to support the Fairtrade movement.

Their Fairtrade chocolate is delicious, so creamy !

[Emma Gallagher]

Have seen the PureDKNY promotion so will buy a bottle of that instead of replacing with my usual brand of perfume. As big coffee drinkers we have switched already to fair trade coffee and sugar. Will keep an eye out for more Fairtrade products to switch too.

[nikki hilton]

hi, well- i buy all fairtrade stuff- i go to fairtrade fairs, and i inspire others to do the same as well- i keep up to date with new products- and i request products at my local stores as well.....

[sharon griffin]

i am helping my sons school support fairtrade and i also buy fairtrade chocolate and teabags

[Nathan]

I bought some fairtrade Chaocolate and Tea for my fiancee as they are her favourite things and will let her relax this weekend!

[Tom Babbage]

My Theatre group meet every saturday and sunday and we bring in cakes for the mornings and sell them in town in the afternoons to raise money for our performances. After doing a presentation to them that I also did at school, I convinced them all to use Fairtrade products in the cakes and all the money is all going towards Fairtrade. Hoorah for Fairtrade!

[Zeniebeenie]

i plan to buy more fairtrade products. i bought a pair of fairtrade washing up gloves the other day and they were the best ones i ever had. much thicker and have lasted longer

[A Brownlee]

This year I plan to buy a considerable higher percentage of Fairtrade products. Wherever there is the choice to do so, I will buy Fairtrade