TransFair USA
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters |  Oakland, California, USA |
| Key people | Paul Rice, President and CEO Tom Bullock, Chairman of the Board |
| Employees | ~50 (2007) |
| Website | www.transfairusa.org |
TransFair USA, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is one of twenty members of FLO International, and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States.
TransFair USA’s mission is "to build a more equitable and sustainable model of international trade that benefits producers, consumers, industry and the earth". TransFair USA audits transactions between US companies offering Fair Trade Certified™ products and the international suppliers from whom they source, in order to guarantee that the farmers and farm workers behind Fair Trade Certified goods were paid a fair, above-market price. In addition, annual inspections conducted by FLO-CERT ensure that strict socioeconomic development criteria are being met using increased Fair Trade revenues, in addition to sustainable farm management, environmental stewardship and democratic decision-making.
During the 1999-2006 period, over 150 million pounds of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee was sold in the United States. This has provided coffee farmers in developing countries an additional income of approximately $83 million dollars.
Although coffee remains the most popular Fair Trade product in the United States, TransFair USA has also introduced in the past years Fair Trade Certified™ tea and herbs, cocoa, rice, vanilla, sugar and fresh fruit (bananas, mango, pineapple and grapes) .
In 2005, Fair Trade Certified™ sales amounted to approximately US$ 344 million in the United States, a 60 % year-to-year increase.[1] Sales are further expected to grow significantly in the upcoming years: according to the 2005 Just-Food Global Market Review, Fair Trade Certified™ sales in the US should reach US$ 2.25 billion in 2012 and US$ 4-5 billion by 2020.[2]
[edit] See also
| Fair trade topics | Fair trade | History of fair trade | Fairtrade certification | Fair trade and politics | Fair trade impact studies | Fair trade debate | Alternative trading organization | Trade justice | Worldshop | Black Gold (film) | One Cup (film) |
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| Federations | Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International | International Fair Trade Association | Network of European Worldshops | European Fair Trade Association | FINE | Fair Trade Federation |
| Certification | FLO International (standard-setting & producer support) | FLO-CERT (inspection & certification) | International Fairtrade Certification Mark | Fair Trade Certified Mark |
| Campaigns | Fairtrade Town | List of Fairtrade settlements | Fairtrade fortnight | Make Trade Fair | World Fair Trade Day |
| Fairtrade labelling initiatives | Asociación del Sello de Productos de Comercio Justo | Comercio Justo México | Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand | Fairtrade Österreich | Fairtrade Mark Ireland | The Fairtrade Foundation | Max Havelaar Belgique | Association Max Havelaar France | Max Havelaar Danmark | Stichting Max Havelaar | Fairtrade Max Havelaar Norge | Max Havelaar-Stiftung (Schweiz) | Reilun kaupan edistämisyhdistys | Rättvisemärkt | TransFair Canada | TransFair Deutschland | TransFair Italia | TransFair Japan | TransFair-Minka Luxembourg | TransFair USA |
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[edit] External links
- TransFair USA Official website
- Fair Trade Certified TransFair USA Official Blog
