 Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO). http://www.fairtrade.net [ Edit ] Site Reviews(2)
...Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), established in 1997, is an umbrella organization that unites 20 Labelling Initiatives in 21 countries and Producer Networks representing Fairtrade Certified Producer Organizations in Central and South America, Africa and Asia.
FLO International offers the following services: evelopment of Fairtrade Standards that benefit small farmers and workers, promote sustainable production, guarantee a fair price and an extra Fairtrade Premium. Fairtrade Standards go further than Codes of Conduct and other social labels: beside minimum requirements that producers and traders must meet, FLO expects them, through progress requirements, to continuously improve working conditions, to increase the environmental sustainability of their activities and to invest in organizational development for workers and small farmers.
Producer Business Support. It facilitates producers' compliance with the Fairtrade Standards and provides them with information to strengthen their businesses and seize new market opportunities.
Who does the Certification?
Certification is done by an independent international certification company, FLO-CERT GMBH.
FLO-CERT GMBH is responsible for the
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