In Flanders, the Fair Towns network works with a 7th criterion, the so called Next Level. It challenges municipalities that already perform strongly on fair food and fair crafts to go further in ethical policy and public purchasing. Think fair banking, fair mining and minerals, and fair ICT; areas where human rights, decent pay and environmental standards are too often ignored.

Three Belgian organisations will show how this ‘next level’ approach can make a real difference in your municipality: which human-rights issues you can help prevent, how much leverage public procurement has in each theme, and how their work connects to international networks. Come for inspiration, leave with practical ways to act.

In collaboration with:

• WSM and TruStone: Fair natural stone on the streets of your Fair Trade Town?

• Catapa: How fair are the minerals in your ICT?

• FairFin: How fair is your organisation or your Fair Trade Town’s banks and investments?