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In this sixth edition, after having had the participation of María Cortés Puch , Miguel Ángel Moratinos , Carlos Mataix , Leire Pajín and Joaquín advertising phone number data Nieto , we were joined as speakers by Roberto Ballester, president of Fairtrade Ibérica, Marike de Peña, former president of Fairtrade International and co-founder of the Latin American and Caribbean Coordinator of Small Producers and Fair Trade Workers (CLAC), and Isabel Vasserot, director of Institutional Relations and CSR at Azucarera.
The breakfast focused on SDG number 12, related to responsible production and consumption. Some of its main conclusions were the need for regulation around fair trade, establishing guidelines that allow for equity; awareness among consumers and producers, establishing alliances, and sensitization , with special emphasis on coherence and a global vision of the value chain.
In 2018, for the first time, the average spending on fair trade products by Spanish consumers increased by 38% to reach €1.5 per person. Although this is undoubtedly a positive figure, it is still far from the European average of €14.
In the words of Marike de Peña, “Fair trade consumers are aware of the cause, but they do not always buy fair trade products , and that is where a gap arises between the producer and the buyer. This is the struggle we are currently in, because on the one hand we talk about sustainability, but on the other we act in the opposite direction . Fair trade is nothing if there is not also responsible consumption.”
