“We love to see consumers being given the chance to buy Christmas trees produced from Fair Trade seeds.“
Fair Trade Denmark“Fair Trees supports our efforts on fighting corruption in Denmark and helping Danish companies stay clear of corruption.”
Knut Gotfredsen, President of Transparency International Denmark“Fair Trade is business partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect, and we wish for increased commitment in international trade. They contribute to sustainable development by offering better working conditions for, and ensuring the rights of, marginalised producers and employees.”
World Fair Trade Organization“Fair Trees is a genuine helping hand to to the cone pickers of Georgia, which is why I whole-heartedly support the initiative and hope others will join me in that support.”
Nikoloz Rtveliashvili, Georgian ambassador to the Kingdom Denmark“I’m thrilled that Fair Trees, by way of Fair Trade, has reached the poor cone pickers in Georgia. Fair Trade is a wonderful project that helps improve the lives of many people in remote areas of Georgia”
Katie Melua, Singer“Fair Trade is one of the best ways of ensuring development. If you can drink Fair Trade coffee, then why not rejoice in a Fair Trade Christmas tree?”
Lars Kolind, Chairman of the board, estate ownerThe Fair Trees Fund
- ensures the education, health measures and general development for the local population of Georgia, one of Europe’s poorest countries
- improves the living and working conditions for Georgian cone pickers.
- promotes the purification and production of Christmas trees in compliance with the principles of sustainability and eco-friendliness.
Responsible Empoyer of the Year-Award
Fair Trees Fund is the recipient of the “Meliora” Georgian Business Award for Responsible Employer 2019:
“In 2016, Fair Trees set up a pediatric dental clinic of European standards in the building of the Ambrolauri public school and provides free service to approximately 1,500 children and youngsters between the ages of 2 and 15 years. The clinic does not limit itself to treatment alone and often provides lessons on oral hygiene for children and their parents.”