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Rainbow Turtle is a group of committed individuals helping to promote Fair Trade in Paisley and Renfrewshire. We believe that by selling fair trade products and teaching about fair trade in schools we create a virtuous circle between ourselves and farmers and producers in the global south.
What is fair trade?
Fair Trade is a partnership between producers and consumers which ensures producers in the developing world have good working conditions and fair prices.
Want to know more about Fair Trade? You’ll find our handy introduction here.
You can also read about Rainbow Turtle’s history, and how Rainbow Turtle the Charity and Rainbow Turtle the Trading Company work together.
Want help promoting Fair Trade in your business, faith group or school? Check out the relevant sections of the site – they’re here just for you. As well as providing advice and educational materials, Rainbow Turtle offers stalls for Schools and Faith Groups, making accessing Fair Trade simpler.
Want to buy Fair Trade products? Visit our Paisley shop. Looking for that special gift for someone? Contact us about our fair trade hampers.
Interested in learning more about Rainbow Turtle? You can keep up to date by subscribing to our monthly newsletter. Clicking on the link will take you to an online form. Please note that when you complete it you will be sent a confirmation email. If you haven’t received the email within 5 minutes check your spam or junk mail folder.
Latest news
- Michael Gidney InterviewMichael Gidney, currently the chief executive of the Fairtrade Foundation, has worked for at least 30 years in international development (which corresponds nicely with the 30th anniversary of FT movement in UK). He started out as a teacher in Kenya and then for their children’s services in an orphanage, has worked with Voluntary Services Overseas… Continue reading Michael Gidney Interview
- Rainbow Turtle Rebooted Podcast – Series 3We’re delighted to announced that series 3 of our podcast, Rainbow Turtle Rebooted, is planned to be released during fair trade fortnight 2024 with episode 1 out on Monday 9th September. So if you’d like to listen to it, please subscribe to it in your relevant app. In the meantime, here is a taster…
- Renfrewshire Schools Fair Trade Art ExhibitionAs part of its celebration for the 30th anniversary of the fair trade mark, Renfrewshire schools ran an artwork competition using this year’s theme for fair trade fortnight of Being The Change. As I took photos of all these fantastic panels outside Paisley’s museum, I couldn’t help but be moved by their inspiring work. Enclosed… Continue reading Renfrewshire Schools Fair Trade Art Exhibition
Rainbow Turtle is a member of Scottish Fair Trade and the British Association of Fair Trade Shops:
