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The Goal 17: global partnerships for sustainable development is tackled thanks to the promotion of Fair
Trade principles through more than 100 towns, cities, schools, universities and faith based organizations;
the cooperation and link among more than 1.7 million farmers and workers, 1600 producer organizations,
consumers and trade unions. Fair Trade works with governments and partners with more than 4,000
businesses.

Through the Fairtrade Premium program, rural communities can invest and help for the achievement of
other SDGs. From 2015, the program has defunded more schools, clean drinking water and healthcare
with more than €500 million. Therefore, these actions impacted goals like Goal 3: good Health and Well
Being, Goal 4: quality education and Goal 6: clean water and sanitation.

2.3 Sustainable Trade for Sustainable Development

The Fair Trade organizing principles that link the actions to the contribution in the achievement of the
SDGs are the following (Fairtrade International, 2019):

Source: (Fairtrade International, 2019)

• Multistakeholder perspective.
• Rights-based approach.
• Capacity building and organizational development.
• Inclusive bottom-up ownership.
• Equitable participation.
• Global presence in more than 100 countries.

The followed model of fair trade allows producers to build strong and democratic organizations, productive
businesses and fair workplaces. It has been achieved due to the support to access the markets, standards
for minimum prices and equitable trading relationships. The strong standards related to production and
trade are essential for achieving accountability and the objectives of Fair Trade. Furthermore, even if the
Fair Trade has a direct or indirect impact in all SDGs, is more closely related and impact those related or
connected to trade.