Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) was established in 1997, and is an association of 3 producer networks and 20 national labelling initiatives that promote and market the Fairtrade Certification Mark in their countries. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar International Fairtrade Certification Mark is an independent Certification mark used in over 50 countries Fairtrade labelling organizations exist in 15 European countries as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Fairtrade (one word redirects here For the more general article on the fair trade movement see Fair trade (two words Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
To ensure the transparency and the independence of the Fairtrade certification and labelling system, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International was divided in January 2004 into two independent organizations:
- FLO International develops and reviews Fairtrade standards and assists producers in gaining and maintaining certification and in capitalizing on market opportunities on the Fairtrade market. FLO International is a non-profit multi-stakeholder association involving 23 member organizations (labelling Initiatives and producer networks traders and external experts To ensure the transparency of the system, the standards are developed and reviewed by the FLO Standards and Policy Committee, in which FLO members, producer organizations, traders and external experts participate.
- FLO-CERT ensures that producers and traders comply with the FLO Fairtrade Standards and that producers invest the benefits received through Fairtrade in their development. FLO-CERT is the inspection and certification body for labelled Fairtrade. Operating independently from any other interests, it follows the international ISO standards for certification bodies (ISO 65).
In 2007, Fair trade certified sales amounted to approximately €2. Fairtrade (one word redirects here For the more general article on the fair trade movement see Fair trade (two words 3 billion (US $3. 62 billion) worldwide, a 47% year-to-year increase. [1]As per December 2006, 569 producer organizations in 58 developing countries were FLO-CERT Fairtrade certified. FLO-CERT is the inspection and certification body for labelled Fairtrade. . [2]
See also
References
- ^ Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (2008). http://www.fairtrade.net/single_view.html?&cHash=d6f2e27d2c&tx_ttnews[backPid]=104&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=41. URL accessed on May 23, 2008.
- ^ Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (2007). www. fairtrade. net. URL accessed on May 24, 2007.
External links
- FLO International website
- FLO-CERT GmbH website
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