Agenda item - Fair Trade within our Minimum Buying Standards Report

Report of the Executive Director for Finance & Resources (copy attached).

That the Committee:

1)           Notes the Council’s continued commitment to Fair Trade as part of the Minimum Buying Standards for food and catering contracts (Appendix 1).

2)           Notes that opportunities to increase the Council’s commitment to buying Fair Trade for food and catering contracts continue to be sought and taken wherever possible within the  current budgetary constraints.

11.1       The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Finance & Resources in relation to Fair Trade within our Minimum Buying Standards Report. The report recommended that the Committee note the Council’s continued commitment to Fair Trade as part of the Minimum Buying Standards for food and catering contracts.

11.2       Councillor Sykes noted that the city had been leading nationally on sustainable food and the buying standards were a further asset to this work.

11.3       Councillor Daniel noted that it was the work of Councillor Hill that had brought this back to the attention of the Committee and it was important to reinstate the Council’s commitment to this.

11.4       Councillor A. Norman welcomed the report in particular that it now included the Brighton Centre.

11.5       The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

11.6       RESOLVED – That the Committee:

1)        Notes the Council’s continued commitment to Fair Trade as part of the Minimum Buying Standards for food and catering contracts (Appendix 1).

2)        Notes that opportunities to increase the Council’s commitment to buying Fair Trade for food and catering contracts continue to be sought and taken wherever possible within the current budgetary constraints.