Fair Trade Fair 2022 is taking place

Try fairly traded coffee from Burundi, learn about sustainable fashion by upcycling old jeans, listen to a reading by Tete Loeper and help shape the country's development policy guidelines - all of this is possible at the Fair Trade 2022 trade fair. Tickets and the attractive supporting program are now available online.

At Fair Handel, over 80 exhibitors will show trends and innovations relating to fair trade and conscious consumption from the areas of development cooperation and global partnerships, sustainable finance and tourism as well as future fashion and future fashion made in Africa. There are numerous activities at the stands that invite you to take part or try them out. In the special area of ​​Future Fashion you can give worn fashion a new shine in the upcycling workshop, get to know fashion designers in the Future Fashion Made In Africa Corner or have a cup of fairly traded partnership coffee at the Burundi Competence Center stand at the Burundi-Baden-Württemberg quiz enjoy. The Mindchangers offer opportunities for young people to participate in rethinking migration and climate change. An attractive cultural supporting program with readings, talks and more invites you to take part, watch and listen.

On April 23, 2022, those interested in development policy will meet with politicians and representatives of the Baden-Württemberg state government at the State Development Policy Conference x Mindchangers Summit. The event is about putting young people's issues on the development policy agenda, discussing them with politicians and networking with like-minded people. Mindchangers is a European Union project aimed at young people and encouraging rethinking of issues such as global justice, climate change and migration.

The international trade and consumer trade fair Fair Trade with a focus on fair trade and globally responsible action is a sales platform and at the same time an information and contact exchange for the industry, for the media, for decision-makers and consumers. The Baden-Württemberg Development Cooperation Foundation (SEZ) organizes Fair Trade together with Messe Stuttgart as part of the spring trade fairs. The SEZ is the technical and intellectual sponsor of the event.

program Highlights

• April 21, 2022, 15:00 p.m.: Seals in the textile industry – how trustworthy are they really?
• April 21, 2022, 17:00 p.m.: Ceremonial opening with keynote by Dr. Joy Alemazung
• April 21, 2022, 19:45 p.m.: Future Fashion Movie Night with the film “Made in Bangladesh” at the Future Fashion Forum
• April 21: Bahaga concert at the booth of the Competence Center Burundi
• April 22, 2022, 11:00 p.m.: Book reading “Barefoot in Germany” with the author Tete Loeper
• April 22, 2022, 12:00 p.m.: Official awards ceremony for a Fairtrade school by Sandra Boser, State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Baden-Württemberg
• April 22, 2022, 14:00 p.m.: 40th SEZ Burundi Meeting on the topic “Climate Justice in Burundi & Baden-Württemberg: One topic, two perspectives”
• April 22, 2022, 15:30 p.m.: Meet the Designer by Future Fashion Made In Africa
• April 22, 2022, 16:15 p.m.: Future Fashion Made In Africa? Panel discussion
• April 23, 2022, 15:00 p.m.: Book reading “Farman. When our roots catch up with us again” with the author Paruar Bako
• April 24, 2022: 13:00 p.m.: Family Day with Fair Fashion Show by the New York City Dance School
• April 21 - 24, 2022: Upcycling workshop with quiz wheel in the special area of Future fashion
• 21st-24th April 2022: Fair trade partnership coffee and Burundi-Baden-Württemberg quiz at the stand Burundi Competence Center
• 21st-24th April 2022: Be. (as opposed to Not Be)- Fashion installation by Burundian designer Pierre Hardy MWETE at the Future Fashion Made In Africa stand

Recommendations for committed people and development policy specialists

• April 21, 2022, 14:30 p.m.: World shop event “Climate justice needs fair trade”
• April 22, 2022, 13:30 p.m.: Project workshop “Old hands meet newcomers”
• April 22, 2022, 10:15 p.m.: Municipal specialist conference – Halftime SDGs – argue convincingly
• April 22, 2022, 15:00 p.m.: 30 years of Fairtrade Germany and how can young people get involved in fair trade?
• April 23, 2022, 10:00 p.m.: Development Policy State Conference x Mindchangers Summit
• April 23, 2022, 13:45 p.m.: eco and fair for future – where are we and where are we going. With Matthias Fiedler, Managing Director of the Fair Trade Forum and Nina Wolff, Board Member of Slowfood Germany.

Date and Location
April 21 to 24, 2022, Stuttgart Trade Fair
Opening hours for visitors:
Thursday: 14:00 p.m. - 22:00 p.m
Friday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 18:00 p.m