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 world´s people still live on less than two dollars a day. International trade should be helping — but it isn´t. 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 UK´s 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
It’s time to put people and the planet before profit.
The unaccountable power of corporations drives policies that keep the poor poor, degrade our environment, abuse human rights and undermine democracy. Take back control with People & Planet’s new campaign to challenge corporate power, launching in November 2009.
Reclaim Education
Higher education in the UK is a powerful force intellectually and financially. At the moment it is complicit in human rights abuses, environmental destruction and perpetuating poverty through its procurement and research relationships with companies acting in an irresponsible way.
There is currently a massive missed opportunity for higher education to pioneer new models of operating and innovating in a way that is socially and environmentally beneficial, not just for corporate profit. Come November 2009, People & Planet will tackle this with our new campaign to Reclaim Education.
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 fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. Find out more about the issues and how to take action
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Go Green
Britain’s schools, colleges and universities have a huge environmental impact - one which could and should be massively reduced. Let’s make the education sector Go Green.
Stop Climate Chaos
People & Planet is part of a huge climate change coalition aiming to Stop Climate Chaos.