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Took place on Friday February 29 2008

Equity and Fairtrade Workshop

Draft aims for this principle are:

By 2025 all residents and workers in Hackbridge should earn a living wage.

By 2025 the area around the junction of Hackbridge and London roads will be a thriving centre to the community, with predominantly local, independent businesses

Fairly trade products to account for 75% of sales in local shops where those products are available for retailers to sell, and all businesses & schools in the area to be Fairtrade organisations.

The actions from the workshop are as follows:

Action 9.1 Support local shops rather than chain stores to keep money circulating in the local economy so we can regenerate with resources already in the area
Responsibility All local purchasers

Action 9.1 Use NEF's local economic multiplier tools to ensure we contribute to local economy in projects we run as part of One Planet Living in Sutton
Responsibility BioRegional, LB Sutton, other partners

Action 9.1 Ensure that a variety of spaces remain at existing industrial sites, i.e. size, location etc. to suit different sorts of businesses
Responsibility LB Sutton, developers, Sutton Chamber

Action 9.1 Create a space for a social enterprise hub in one of the industrial estates with low rent / business rates / other support for start-ups
Responsibility LB Sutton, developers

Action 9.1 Find out which shops in the area sell fairly traded products, how much they cost and advocate them in the area
Responsibility Everyone

Action 9.1 Make Sutton a Living Wage Borough
Responsibility LB Sutton

Action 9.1 Promote the Living Wage amongst businesses in the area
Responsibility LB Sutton, Sutton Chamber of Commerce

Action 9.1 Improve the image of Hackbridge to help businesses out, especially retail and others who depend upon the area being attractive
Responsibility LB Sutton, developers

Action 9.1 Tackle sale of cheap alcohol to kids, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour that harms local enterprise
Responsibility LB Sutton, shops  

Contact: tom.chance@bioregional.com

Type of event: One Planet Living

Related principles: Equity and Fair Trade

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