Economic Justice
- Introduction
- Fairtrade Schools and Colleges campaign: homepage | news
- Redress Fashion: homepage | news
[Corporate Power Campaigning]
Corporate Power
- Introduction
- New Corporate Power campaign: homepage | news
Climate Change
- Introduction
- Ditch Dirty Development: homepage | news
- Go Green: homepage | news
- Other campaigns to Stop Climate Chaos: homepage | news
Economic Justice Campaigning
World trade rules are hurting the poor.
Despite the enormous wealth of the global economy, more than half the worldīs people still live on less than two dollars a day. International trade should be helping — but it isnīt. Instead unjust trade rules are keeping the poor locked in poverty.
FAIRTRADE Mark
Fairtrade
People & Planet’s Fairtrade campaign aims to:
- Guarantee more producers and workers basic rights
- Ensure a commitment to fair trade principles within the UKīs schools, colleges and universities
- Influence wider policy and behaviour so that trade works for all
Redress Fashion
The Redress Fashion campaign focuses on what we can do as students to support the struggles of garment workers worldwide.
Following on from actions against Primark last year, we’ll be targeting Topshop on the high street, demanding that it takes the basic step of joining the Ethical Trading Initiative.
On our campuses, we will be campaigning to ensure that our university and college merchandise is sweatshop-free.
New Corporate Power Campaign
Take back control with People & Planet’s new campaign to challenge corporate power, to be launched in September 2009.
Stop big business fat cats profiting at the expense of people and the environment.
Yet corporations are driven by profit - not social needs or environmental sustainability. Their unaccountable power is driving policies that keep the poor poor, degrade our environment, abuse human rights and undermine democracy. It’s time to put people and planet before profit.
For detailed background information about some of the key issues and to find out how to get involved in shaping this new campaign, see the Corporate Power pages.
Climate Change Campaigning
Climate change is happening now, and its effects will be felt by all of us.
Wealthy nations like Britain are responsible for producing 80% of the greenhouse gases which drive climate change. The ever increasing impacts are global, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions. Most at risk will be many of the world’s most vulnerable people in developing countries.
For detailed background information about the key issues, see our about climate change pages.
Ditch Dirty Development
This radical campaign aims to switch funding for oil and gas to renewable sources of energy. Find out more about the issues and how to take action
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Go Green
Britain’s universities have a huge environmental impact - one which could and should be massively reduced. Let’s make our universities Go Green.
Stop Climate Chaos
People & Planet is part of a huge new climate change coalition aiming to Stop Climate Chaos.