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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FLO-Cert GmbH
FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION
GUARANTEEING A BETTER DEAL FOR PRODUCERS AND WORKERS
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FLO-Cert GmbH
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
1. The Mission of FAIRTRADE Certification2. FLO-Cert at a glance3. Facts & Figures4. Certification System &Fees5. The FAIRTRADE Standards 6. Long term trade relationships7. Composite Products8. 2006 at a glance
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‘Guaranteeing A better Deal for Small Farmers and Wage Workers’
1. Mission of FAIRTRADE
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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
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540 Certified Coops and Plantations in 52 countries Representing app. 1 Million farmers and workers
550 Registered Traders
55 regularly trained local Inspectors
Expected Turnover 2005: app. 2,1 Million Euro
Independent Certification Committee meeting 6 times per year
Certified retail value in 2004: app. 1 Billion Euro
3. Facts & Figures
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Process:Application Inspection Coordination Inspection Certification Appeal
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
Eligibility check: Pre-Assessment Service
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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FLO-Cert The Fairtrade Certifier
www.fairtrade.net