A "Fair Trade Community" is a town, city, zone or any other geographical area with Fairtrade status.
To be awarded Fairtrade status, towns, cities, villages and islands make an application to the Fairtrade Foundation, giving evidence of how they have met the following five criteria:
1. Local council passes a resolution supporting Fairtrade and agrees to serve Fairtrade products (for example, in meetings, offices and canteens)
2. At least four Fairtrade product ranges are readily available in the area's retail outlets (shops, supermarkets, newsagents and petrol stations) and two products served in local catering outlets (cafes, restaurants, pubs)
3. Local workplaces and community organisations (places of worship, schools, universities, colleges and other community organisations) support Fairtrade and use Fairtrade products whenever possible. A flagship employer is required for populations over 100,000
4. Media coverage and events raise awareness and understanding of Fairtrade across the community
5. A local Fairtrade steering group is convened to ensure Fairtrade campaign continues to develop and gain new support
Below is a list of all the Fair Trade communities that we are aware of. We have included links to websites and social media pages for the communities that have them. If you would like to get in touch with one of the communities below through another means other than their social media page or if they do not have a social media page / website then please contact us at communities@sftf.org.uk and we may be able to put you in touch.
Fairtrade Zones refer specifically to Local Authority areas with Fairtrade status. Out of the 32 Local Authority Areas in Scotland. 27 are Fairtrade Zones (listed below in italics). For more information on Fairtrade Zones visit this page of our website.
If you're between 16 and 25, check out the Scottish Fair Trade Young People's Network! See here for more info and follow the network on Twitter and Instagram.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen - Facebook, Twitter, Website
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire - Facebook, Website
Alford - Facebook
Formartine - Twitter
Elgin - Facebook
Peterhead and Buchan - Facebook
Banchory
Stonehaven
Ellon
Huntly
Inverurie
Angus
Arbroath
Brechin
Carnoustie
Forfar
Kirriemuir - Facebook
Argyll and Bute
Kintyre - Facebook
Oban – Facebook
Campbeltown (included in Kintyre’s status)
Dunoon
Iona
Clackmannanshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries - Website, Facebook, Twitter
Kirkcudbright - Facebook
Castle Douglas – Facebook
Wigtown
Dundee
Dundee - Twitter, Website, admin@dundeefairtradeforum.com
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire - Facebook, mail@eacfairtrade.org.uk
East Dunbartonshire
Bearsden and Milngavie – Facebook
East Dunbartonshire - Facebook
Lenzie - Facebook
East Lothian
North Berwick - Twitter, Facebook, Website
Dunbar – Website
Longniddry
Musselburgh
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh
Balerno - Facebook
Costorphine - Facebook
Portobello
Prestonpans
Queensferry - Facebook
Eilean Siar (Western Isles)
Falkirk
Falkirk – Facebook
Bo’ness
Fife
Cupar – Facebook
Burntisland
St. Andrews – Facebook
Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Lochgelly
Glasgow
Glasgow
Highland
Skye - Facebook
Broadford (Skye)
Strathpeffer – Facebook
Dornoch
Dunvegan (Skye)
Fort William - Facebook
Inverclyde
Kilmacolm and Quarriers
Midlothian
Bonnyrigg, Lasswade and Pontonhall
Moray
North Ayrshire
Fairlie - Website, Facebook, fairliefairtradeinitiative@outlook.com
Arran
Kilwinning
Largs
North Lanarkshire
Airdrie - Facebook
Motherwell
North Lanarkshire - Twitter
Wishaw - Facebook
Orkney Islands
Papa Westray
Westray
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross - Facebook, Twitter
Aberfeldy
Kinross-shire – Facebook
Perth
Renfrewshire -fairtrade@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Kilbarchan – Facebook
Bishopton
Lochwinnoch
Paisley
Renfrew
Scottish Borders
Melrose - Facebook
Peebles and Tweedale
Shetland Islands
Fair Isle
Lerwick
South Ayrshire
Ayr
Troon
Prestwick
South Lanarkshire
East Kilbride - ekfairtrade@googlemail.com
Cambuslang (Rutherglen)
Biggar - Facebook
Strathaven – Website, strathaven.fairtrade@gmail.com
Rutherglen
Hamilton
Uddingston
Stirling
Bridge of Allan – Facebook
Balfron
Strathblane and Blanefield
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
Balloch
West Lothian
Livingston
Bathgate - Facebook
Linlithgow – Facebook, Linlithgowfairtrade@hotmail.com
Fauldhouse and the Breich Valley
Uphall
Whitburn
