Fair trade standards: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:34, 10 July 2013

Something useful here: Jaffee, D., Howard, P.H., 2010. Corporate cooptation of organic and fair trade standards. Agric Hum Values 27, 387–399.

minimum price
additional Fairtrade premium to be invested in projects for social, economic, and environmental developement
possible pre-financing
strong partnership between trade partners
symbiotic long-term trading relations
minimum and progressive criteria to make sure conditions for production and trade of product are socially and economically just and environmentally conscience.

Traceable flow of products
Transparency in exchange of money
Compliance with national labor laws and the Conventions of the International Labour Organization
Compliance with basic environmental standards

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 [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10460-009-9231-8]
+===Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International(FLO)===
+====Key Objectives====
+* minimum price
+* additional Fairtrade premium to be invested in projects for social, economic, and environmental developement
+* possible pre-financing
+* strong partnership between trade partners
+* symbiotic long-term trading relations
+* minimum and progressive criteria to make sure conditions for production and trade of product are socially and economically just and environmentally conscience.
+http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/fairtrade_certification_and_the_fairtrade_mark/fairtrade_standards.aspx
 ===United Nations Fair Trade===
 ====Requirements====