Embedding Fairtrade in your local authority How to navigate the world of Local Government

Contents This presentation is here to provide the following: Introduction What do you want Easy wins Where to look for information How to engage Who else Any questions Contents

I am Joe Lee, Social Value officer at London Borough of Lewisham I cover: Fairtrade London Living Wage Tackling poverty through procurement Public sector partnership work Who I am

What do you want? What do you want from the Council? Put together a clear request of support from the Council including: Resources required (e.g. staff/funding/space) Timescales Communication plan Elected officials Just to support your Fairtrade renewal What do you want?

Easy wins with the Council Space – if the Council has any space it can provide for free e.g Civic Hall Easy wins with the Council

Easy wins with the Council Communication of events via Social Media or websites a lot of this can be reactive e.g. retweets of your tweets by the Council Easy wins with the Council

Where to look Now where do I look? Keywords: Fairtrade Sustainability Social Value Procurement Where to look

Now where do I look? Where to look

Now where do I look? All policies Key contacts Where to look

Where to look Fairtrade The Council wishes to encourage contractors, suppliers and service providers engaged to work for the Council to show a commitment to Fairtrade. The Council is committed to Lewisham achieving and maintaining “Fairtrade Borough” status by meeting the five goals necessary to become a designated Fairtrade Borough. Further information on fairtrade can be found at: http://www.fairtrade.org.uk Where to look

Go to: Councillors – they will have public meetings you can attend Email first – always best to email as it allows officers to find the right people internally – Councils are big employers there are a lot of people we don’t know Via local assemblies – Council representation will be there, good to have a community wanting to be involved How to engage

Who else There are others you can influence: University's Hospitals Housing Associations Local Chamber of Commerce All of these will have ties into the Council and may be able to influence Who else

Any questions?