fair trade

Fair Trade Organizations

it is an initiative to create innovative commercial channels, within which the relationship between the parties is oriented to the achievement of sustainable and sustainable supply

World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)

background

was created in 1989.

It is an alternative trading network and producer organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Pacific

The mission

is to improve the living conditions and welfare of disadvantaged agricultural producers and artisans

The WFTO operates in 70 countries around 5 regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America and the Pacific Rim

Seal WFTO

launched its seal in 2004 to identify organizations that are 100% committed to Fair Trade and comply with the ten principles of Trade

Fair Trade Labelling Organization (FLO)

Federation of Fair Trade initiatives that have united to unify the seal and the criteria of Fair Trade.

estableceestablish Fairtrade standards. Specifically, FLO develops standards that refer to the economic, environmental and social environment of the producer,

FLO Cert

it was established in 1990 and is the association of twelve importers from the North, from nine European countries, who work with approximately four hundred groups of economically disadvantaged producers.

European Fair Trade Association (EFTA)

Its main objectives are: to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Fair Trade, to make Fair Trade known to political and economic authorities in order to influence a change in the rules of international trade (lobby) and to produce publications on this activity.

Network of European World Shops (NEWS!)

objective to improve the operation and management of solidarity stores, providing information to its managers to expand the dissemination of Fair Trade articles. In addition, it promotes the European Day of Fair Trade once a year.

FINE Platform

that is, from FLO, IFAT, NEWS! and EFTA. Therefore, FINE is made up of representatives of these four networks and aims to develop a control system for the entire Fair Trade movement and to improve the work of international political pressure. In more particular cases there is an entity in the north that is associated with the importing wholesaler.