EVENTS 2019-20
Malmö wins the 2021 EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award
16 October 2020
Malmö is the official winner of the 2021 EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award.
5 other EU cities received Special Mentions for their Fair Trade activities.
Download the Official ITC Press Release
16 October 2020
Download the official press release by the International Trade Centre and get to know everything about the 2021 Sustainable Trade Champion and the Special Mentions Awarded on 16 October in Ghent during the Award Ceremony.
Shortlisted Cities
7 September 2020
The Evaluation Committee has officially shortlisted the European cities nominated for the EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award. The selected cities will be pitching their projects to the official Jury on 28 September 2020.
Third Live Webinar
18 June 2020
During the third Live Webinar representatives from different EU cities asked questions on their application to International Trade Centre and the EU’s Directorate-General for Trade members.
Download the presentation HERE.
Deadline Extension
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and the International Trade Centre have decided to extend the application deadline to Sunday 12 July 2020 at 18:00 CET.
Second Live Webinar
30 April 2020
During the second Live Webinar representatives from the International Trade Centre and the EU’s Directorate-General for Trade explained the application process step-by-step.
Download the presentation HERE.
First Live Webinar
26 March 2020
Representatives from the International Trade Centre and the EU’s Directorate-General for Trade conducted an online webinar on the following topics:
• Presentation of the Award and its rationale
• How can the Award impact cities
• How to apply and overview of the main steps of the application process
Download the presentation HERE.
Official Launch of the 2021 EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Award.
4 February 2020
Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and the International Trade Centre launched the 2nd edition of the Award.
City and civil society representatives gathered at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels to find out what this year’s Award was about, the key outcomes of the 2019 Award and the new application process.
Please view the recorded launch event HERE.
EUROCITIES Economic Development Forum: Business meeting
18 October 2019
Munich, Germany
The EUROCITIES Economic Development Forum discussed how the public and private sector can cooperate to facilitate the development of disruptive new ideas for sustainability, while taking into account the collateral damages and resistance that disruption can cause. On day 3, ITC presented the upcoming second edition of the EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award during the Business meeting of the Forum.
2019 T4SD Forum 'How-To' Session 3: Cities as drivers of sustainable trade
8 October 2019
Geneva, Switzerland
This interactive session featured a discussion of EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award as an innovative solution to scale up sustainable trade by engaging cities. After a brief overview of the Award concept, values and objectives by ITC and DG Trade, the spotlight was on the winning cities of the first Award edition to show how they are driving more sustainable trade by championing responsible consumption in their cities and what this means for producers in non-EU countries.
Ghent, the overall Award winner, showed how the city is using its purchasing power to make the textile supply chain more sustainable, while Saarbrücken, one of the Award’s ‘Special Mention’ winners, gave insights into how it is forming partnerships with producers in developing countries. This was complemented by the story of a coffee producers from a cooperative in Honduras which has a partnership with the city of Saarbrücken. Participants then worked in small groups to develop suggestions for the second Award edition.
First in-person meeting of the Network of EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade
10 September 2019
Lyon, France
This meeting brought together representatives from the seven shortlisted cities of the 2018 Award, which form the Network of EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade. The closed event provided an opportunity for these cities to share experiences and learn from each other’s approaches to fair and ethical trade.
Each city presented one if it’s key initiatives and discussed this with the other city representatives in an interactive manner. An expert presentation by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation further gave cities new insights into city approaches to circular economy.
The participants also got to directly experience Lyon’s approach to fair and ethical trade by meeting and talking to local stakeholders involved in fair and ethical trade through site visits.
The EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade implemented by the International Trade Centre.