Issue - meetings

(i)        to note Aberdeen City Council’s on–contract spend on fair trade produce;

(ii)       to note the actions completed by ACC to support the Fairtrade Resolution;

(iii)      to approve the updated Fairtrade Resolution 2018 (Appendix 1); and

(iv)      to approve Aberdeen City Council’s support for and input to the renewal application for Fairtrade City Status.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which provided information on the review of the Council’s progress against the Fairtrade Resolution 2017 and sought approval to support the renewal of Aberdeen’s Fairtrade City status in collaboration with the Aberdeen Fairtrade Steering Group.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note Aberdeen City Council’s on–contract spend on fair trade produce;

(b)      note the actions completed by Aberdeen City Council to support the Fairtrade Resolution;

(c)      approve the updated Fairtrade Resolution 2018 (Appendix 1 of the report); and

(d)      approve Aberdeen City Council’s support for and input to the renewal application for Fairtrade City Status.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.