We don't just raise awareness by awareness raising consumers; Enabel's TDC also works at the political level.

National level

Memorandum 

With elections at European, national, regional and local level, 2024 was the ideal moment to put responsible consumption on the political agenda. With TDC's support, the main Belgian fair trade organisations and companies in the sector drew up a memorandum on fair trade, with recommendations and demands at the various levels of government. These are commitments that parliaments and municipal councils can make or that executive bodies can include in their policy statements.

Interparliamentary working group

In the previous legislative period, an interparliamentary working group on fair trade was established. This informal working group aims to make legislative progress on issues that promote fairer and more sustainable trade.

In March, the memorandum was presented with a number of concrete proposals, such as giving priority to fair trade products in public procurement or evaluating the desirability of legal recognition of fair trade. 
In June, the interparliamentary working group met again to discuss a bill on the legal recognition and tax incentives for fair trade, as well as the role of voluntary initiatives for sustainable value chains.