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FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION

FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION. GUARANTEEING A BETTER DEAL FOR PRODUCERS AND WORKERS. WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. The Mission of FAIRTRADE Certification FLO-Cert at a glance Facts & Figures Certification System &Fees The FAIRTRADE Standards Long term trade relationships Composite Products

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FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION

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  1. FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION GUARANTEEING A BETTER DEAL FOR PRODUCERS AND WORKERS

  2. WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO • The Mission of FAIRTRADE Certification • FLO-Cert at a glance • Facts & Figures • Certification System &Fees • The FAIRTRADE Standards • Long term trade relationships • Composite Products • 2006 at a glance

  3. 1. Mission of FAIRTRADE ‘Guaranteeing A better Deal for Small Farmers and Wage Workers’

  4. 2. FLO-Cert at a glance • Independent Certification Company, but a member of FLO International • Owned by stakeholders in Fairtrade • Two internal controlling bodies: GB & CC • Head office in Bonn, satellites in Paris, San Jose, Bangalore, Cape Town, Nairobi, Rio • Certification Team represents 15 nationalities & 9 languages

  5. 3. Facts & Figures • 540 Certified Coops and Plantations in 52 countries Representing app. 1 Million farmers and workers • 550 Registered Traders • 55 regularly trained local Inspectors • Independent Certification Committee meeting 6 times per year • Expected Turnover 2005: app. 2,1 Million Euro • Certified retail value in 2004: app. 1 Billion Euro

  6. 4.Certification System & Fees • ISO 65 Compliant Certification system • 2 Certification Processes (Producer & Trade) • Fees: • Transition from subsidisation to cost effectiveness • Transitional fee system 2004-2005 • Cost based fee system-2006 Process: • Application • Inspection Coordination • Inspection • Certification • Appeal Eligibility check: Pre-Assessment Service

  7. 5. Fairtrade Standards (1/3) Organisations, Products & Trade • Part A: Generic Standards for SF/HL • Part B: Product Specific Standards • Part C: Trade Standards & Policies

  8. 5. Fairtrade Standards (2/3) • Generic Standards: • Requirements for Social Development, Democracy, Non-Discrimination, Health & Safety, Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining, economic Development, Environment • Minimum & Progress Requirements • Participative Audit methodology

  9. 5. Fairtrade Standards (3/3) • Product Specific Standards • Requirements relevant only to specific product realities • Trade Standards & Policies • Traceability • Premium payments to Producers • Product integrity

  10. 6. Long term trade relationships • “A long term trade relationship is the only guarantee a Producer has for sustained income.” • Fairtrade is about sustainable development • -Guarding against “bonded contracts” • -Helping Producers to be reliable trading partners • -Balancing act with the realities of trade

  11. 7. Composite products “all ingredients of a product carrying a FT Label must be sourced from FT Certified Producers…..except…” • an exception would make sense and helps the Producer, • exceptions should be temporary • at least 50% of ingredients have a FT Certified source, or • if the “significant ingredient” adds up to at least 20% of the product’s dry weight.

  12. 8. 2006 at a glance • New Generic HL & SF Standards • ISO 65 accreditation • Producer Certification Fund (already active) • New Technology to make Fairtrade easier & quicker • Exploring cooperation with Other Certification systems

  13. FLO-Cert The Fairtrade Certifier www.fairtrade.net

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