Fairtrade policies

Banyan Tree Crafts is a fairtrade wholesaler listed in the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS) Importers' Directory. We trade directly with a Tibetan refugee project in Nepal and a rural development movement in Tamil Nadu, South India.

Below is a summary of our fairtrade policies.

• We deal with producers on the basis of friendship & have regular contact with them.
• We pay a fair price.
• We pay in advance, ensuring producers can afford to live whilst making an order.
• We ensure good working conditions for producers.
• We have continuity of buying.
• We give information about the products, the producers & their community to stockists, and encourage them to pass this information on to their customers. Information is published on this website, too.
• We support projects within the producers' communities.
• We ensure crafts are selected with concern for the environment.