What is the Fair Trade Pledge?
Fair Trade has always been an important part of challenging global inequality and poverty. The climate crisis, the impact of Covid and the cost of living all exacerbate these inequalities, making Fair Trade more essential than ever before.
The Fair Trade pledge is a way for MSPs to show their support for all actions which improve the livelihood of farmers and workers who produce many of the products which we consume everyday. This also involves supporting a fair economy and committing to tackle the climate emergency.
Out of 129 elected MSPs elected, 59 have signed the Fair Trade pledge, with 16 MSPs recommitting their support or pledging support for the first time at a recent Scottish Parliament event to mark Scotland’s 10 years as a Fair Trade Nation. We would like to see more of our MSPs engage with the Fair Trade principles, and build a greater awareness of the importance of Fair Trade within the Scottish Parliament, especially during this 10thanniversary year.
How do I get involved?
Campaigners
If you are a campaigner, you can find your local MSPs by entering your postcode here.
You can also find out whether or not your MSPs have signed the pledge by reviewing the list at the bottom of this page. If your MSPs have already signed the pledge, consider thanking them for this show of support. If your MSPs are yet to sign the pledge, please encourage them to pledge their support.
Below is a draft email which you could send to your MSPs:
Dear (insert name)
I am a Fair Trade supporter and a constituent in your region. I am writing to you to ask you to consider signing the Fair Trade pledge and, in your time as a MSP, commit to supporting all actions which will improve the livelihood of farmers and workers who produce many of the products which we consume everyday. Details of the pledge are below:
During my time in post as an MSP, I will:
- Take actions to promote Scotland’s Fair Trade Nation status
- Listen to the voices of producers in global supply chains, support actions to build back a fairer economy and tackle the climate emergency
- Support measures to increase the public procurement of Fair Trade products
MSPs who would like to show support, please email the Scottish Fair Trade Forum at pledge@sftf.org.uk stating:
a) your name,
b) your constituency/region,
c) your political party if you have one.
The Scottish Fair Trade Forum can then add you to the list of signatories and send you graphics for showing your support on your social media. Or you can take a photo of yourself signing the pledge (all MSPs received a pledge poster to sign following the event held in the Scottish Parliament on 24 May 2023) and email it to us at pledge@sftf.org.uk for us to post to social media, or post on social media and tag @FairTradeNation.
Pledge Signatories
Browse the list to find your candidate
| Candidate name | Constituency/Region | Party | Pledge date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Marra MSP | North East Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 17/07/2023 |
| Stephanie Callaghan MSP | Uddingston and Bellshill | Scottish National Party | 28/07/2023 |
| Pam Gosal MSP | West Scotland | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 14/07/2023 |
| Shona Robison MSP | Dundee City East Constituency | Scottish National Party | 14/07/2023 |
| Joe FitzPatrick MSP | Dundee City West Constituency | Scottish National Party | 11/07/2023 |
| Michelle Thomson MSP | Falkirk East | Scottish National Party | 12/06/2023 |
| Ruth Maguire MSP | Cunninghame South | Scottish National Party | 24/05/2023 |
| Paul O’Kane MSP | West Scotland | Scottish Labour | 24/05/2023 |
| Christina McKelvie MSP | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | Scottish National Party | 24/05/2023 |
| Bob Doris MSP | Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | Scottish National Party | 02/06/2023 |
| Patrick Harvie MSP | Glasgow | Scottish Green Party | 07/07/2022 |
| Fiona Hyslop MSP | Linlithgow | Scottish National Party | 05/07/2022 |
| John Mason MSP | Glasgow Shettleston | Scottish National Party | 25/06/2022 |
| Alasdair Allan MSP | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Scottish National Party | 23/06/2022 |
| Stuart McMillan MSP | Greenock and Inverclyde | Scottish National Party | 22/06/2022 |
| Douglas Ross MSP | Highlands & Islands | Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 17/06/2022 |
| Elena Whitham MSP | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Scottish National Party | 17/06/2022 |
| Mercedes Villalba MSP | North East Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 15/06/2022 |
| Brian Whittle MSP | South of Scotland | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 15/06/2022 |
| Daniel Johnson MSP | Edinburgh Southern | Scottish Labour | 09/06/2022 |
| Ariane Burgess MSP | Highlands and Islands | Scottish Green Party | 09/06/2022 |
| Paul Sweeney MSP | Glasgow | Scottish Labour & Co-operative Party | 09/06/2022 |
| Paul McLennan MSP | East Lothian | Scottish National Party | 09/06/2022 |
| Meghan Gallacher MSP | Central Scotland | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 08/06/2022 |
| Alexander Burnett MSP | Aberdeenshire West | Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party | 08/06/2022 |
| Jenni Minto MSP | Argyll & Bute | Scottish National Party | 07/06/2022 |
| Kaukab Stewart MSP | Glasgow Kelvin | Scottish National Party | 07/06/2022 |
| Collette Stevenson MSP | East Kilbride | Scottish National Party | 07/06/2022 |
| Evelyn Tweed MSP | Stirling | Scottish National Party | 07/06/2022 |
| Jackie Baillie MSP | Dumbarton | Scottish Labour Party | 11/04/2022 |
| Neil Gray MSP | Airdrie and Shotts | Scottish National Party | 16/03/2022 |
| Gillian Mackay MSP | Central Scotland | Scottish Green Party | 16/03/2022 |
| Ross Greer MSP | West Scotland | Scottish Green Party | 16/03/2022 |
| Màiri McAllan MSP | Clydesdale | Scottish National Party | 28/02/2022 |
| Willie Coffey MSP | Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley | Scottish National Party | 03/03/2022 |
| Liz Smith MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish Conservative and Unionist | 10/01/2022 |
| Alexander Stewart MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 10/01/2022 |
| Liam McArthur MSP | Orkney Islands | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 06/12/2021 |
| Clare Adamson MSP | Motherwell and Wishaw | Scottish National Party | 13/12/2021 |
| Sharon Dowey MSP | South Scotland | Scottish Conservative Party | 07/10/2021 |
| Alex Rowley MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish Labour Party | 05/10/2021 |
| Rhoda Grant MSP | Highlands and Islands | Scottish Labour Party | 30/09/2021 |
| Murdo Fraser MSP | Mid-Scotland and Fife | Scottish Conservative Party | 30/09/2021 |
| Martin Whitfield MSP | South Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 29/09/2021 |
| Carol Mochan MSP | South Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 29/09/2021 |
| Gordon MacDonald MSP | Edinburgh Pentlands | Scottish National Party | 22/09/2021 |
| Foysol Choudhury MSP | Lothian Region | Scottish Labour Party | 13/09/2021 |
| Annabelle Ewing MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish National Party | 08/09/2021 |
| Monica Lennon MSP | Central Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 08/09/2021 |
| Stephen Kerr MSP | Central Scotland | Scottish Conservatives | 08/09/2021 |
| Jim Fairlie MSP | Perthshire South and Kinross-shire | Scottish National Party | 27/08/2021 |
| Willie Rennie MSP | North East Fife | Scottish Liberal Democrats | 13/04/2021 |
| Nicola Sturgeon MSP | Glasgow Southside | Scottish National Party | 19/04/2021 |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP | Glasgow | Scottish Labour Party | 21/04/2021 |
| Maggie Chapman MSP | North East Scotland | Scottish Green Party | 21/04/2021 |
| Rona Mackay MSP | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Scottish National Party | 26/04/2021 |
| Anas Sarwar MSP | Glasgow | Scottish Labour Party | 26/04/2021 |
| Mark Ruskell MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish Green Party | 26/04/2021 |
| Katy Clark MSP | West of Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 26/04/2021 |
| Kenneth J Gibson MSP | Cunninghame North | Scottish National Party | 07/05/2021 |
| Sarah Boyack MSP | Lothian Region | Scottish Labour Party | 04/05/2021 |
| Neil Bibby MSP | West of Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 04/05/2021 |
| Colin Smyth MSP | South Scotland Region | Scottish Labour Party | 04/05/2021 |
| Mark Griffin MSP | Central Scotland | Scottish Labour Party | 04/05/2021 |
| Claire Baker MSP | Mid Scotland and Fife | Scottish Labour Party | 04/05/2021 |
