Fairtrade International
Fairtrade International, or Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International E.V. is a product-oriented multistakeholder group aimed at promoting the lives of farmers and workers through trade. Fairtrade's work is guided by a global strategy focused on ensuring that all farmers earn a living income, and agricultural workers earn a living wage. Fairtrade works with farmers and workers of more than 300 commodities. The main products promoted under the Fairtrade label are coffee, cocoa, banana, flowers, tea, and sugar.
| Company type | Nonprofit (German registered association) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Product certification |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
Key people | Lynette Thorstensen, Chair of the Board,
Dr. Nyagoy Nyong, interim Global CEO, Melissa Duncan, interim Executive Director |
| Products | Producer Business Development, Standards Development |
| Revenue | 27,510,784 euro (2019) |
| Website | www |
Fairtrade is an association of three Producer Networks, nineteen National Fairtrade Organisations (formerly: Fairtrade Labelling Organisations) and eight Fairtrade Marketing Organisations that promote and market the Fairtrade Certification Mark in their countries
Producer Networks exist in Latin America, The Caribbeans, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. National Fairtrade Organisations exist in 16 European countries as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Fairtrade International also oversees Fairtrade Marketing Organisations in the Czech Republic, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Philippines, and Poland.