EVERY banana, cup of tea or coffee and spoonful of sugar consumed by athletes, officials, workers and visitors to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games benefitted farmers and growers in developing countries, according to the Fairtrade Association.
Following the precedent set by London 2012, all such products carried the Fairtrade symbol, showing shared economic gains in Commonwealth nations Belize, Cameroon, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Tim Gutteridge, Fairtrade Foundation’s CEO, said: “Choosing Fairtrade is a simple way to make a real difference.”
