They decide together how to spend the Fairtrade Premium to reach their goals, such as improving their farming, businesses, or health and education in their community. The Fairtrade Standards are the requirements that producers and the businesses who buy their goods have to meet for a product to be Fairtrade certified. In , Fairtrade introduced the new Fairtrade Textile Standard and Programme to reach people at all stages of the textile production chain — from seed cotton to finished garments.
Fairtrade products are widely available. The blue countries and territories on the map below have Fairtrade organizations that promote Fairtrade products. Tom Gresham is a freelance writer and public relations specialist who has been writing professionally since He graduated from the University of Virginia. By Tom Gresham. Related Articles.
Certifying Standards The FLO certifies only raw unprocessed cotton and does not certify the production of products made with the cotton, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, but operators involved in products made with fair trade cotton do have to meet certain labor guidelines.
Pricing Through farmers' arrangements with FLO and other similar organizations, they are guaranteed a minimum stable price that will cover their average cost of production no matter what happens to the global cotton market. Community Investments Purchasers of fair trade cotton through FLO pay a premium above the price of the cotton. What you should know about the Cotton Industry Cotton is everywhere.
Fairtrade Minimum Price The Fairtrade Minimum Price is the minimum that producers are paid when selling their products through Fairtrade. Fairtrade Premium The Fairtrade Premium is an extra sum of money in addition to the selling price that farmers or workers receive to invest in their communities.
Fairtrade Standards The Fairtrade Standards are the requirements that producers and the businesses who buy their goods have to meet for a product to be Fairtrade certified. Back to Shopping. The three stages to Fairtrade certified cotton products that can carry the Fairtrade Cotton Mark Buy cotton from a Fairtrade certified farming group - this means the farmers meet the Fairtrade Cotton Standard and it has been bought under the price terms of the Standard ensuring a Fairtrade price and Fairtrade premium goes to the farmers.
Meet six Fairtrade suppliers on CO 1. Reflect Studio Reflect Studio , based in Rotterdam and Istanbul, is a design and manufacturing office offering Fairtrade certified cotton creative merchandise, promotional and ready made goods. Notices from our Pro members. Social Share.
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