Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International

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FLO Organizational Structure

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. Fairtrade labelling organizations exist in 15 European countries as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

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. 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. 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 €2.3 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..^[2]

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v • d • e 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 • Trade Justice Movement • Sweatshops • Worldshop

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

Labeling 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 Belgium • Association Max Havelaar France • Max Havelaar Danmark • Stichting Max Havelaar • Fairtrade Max Havelaar Norge • Max Havelaar-Stiftung Switzerland • Reilun kaupan edistämisyhdistys • Rättvisemärkt • TransFair Canada • TransFair Deutschland • TransFair Italia • TransFair Japan • TransFair-Minka Luxembourg • TransFair USA

Campaigns	Fairtrade Town • List of Fairtrade settlements • Fairtrade fortnight • Make Trade Fair • World Fair Trade Day

Resources	Black Gold (film) • One Cup (film) • Brewing Justice (book)

Category:Fair trade • Fair trade media at Commons

[edit] 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.