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Information Days – March 2012

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Content2. Fairtrade standards: scope and

concepts

3. How do we make it?

4. How are standards decided upon?

5. How do we cooperate?

6. How is our work relevant for producers?

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Producer and Trader standards• Small Producer Organizations

• Hired Labour Situations

• Contract Production (for India cotton and basmati rice and for Pakistan cotton and dried fruit)

• Trade

Product standards

Additional specific requirements

Prices and Premiums

FT Minimum Price and Premium table / website

The set of Fairtrade Standards

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Fairtrade Standards general concepts

Unique for Fairtrade is the focus on developing producers in the 3 dimensions of sustainability:

• Social

• Economic

• Environmental

The development approach is conceptualized in the setting of:

• Minimum / Core Requirements Applicable from start and compliance with every single req.

• Progress Requirements New every 3 years

• Development Requirements Scoring system

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• Standards and procedures: open, transparent, participatory and available

• Justification of the standards: clear objectives and guidelines

• Consultation of all interested parties

• Review, at least, every 5 years

ISEAL Code of Good Practise

How do we work to be credible and have rigorous results?

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The process:Development cycle and … decision making PLAN

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Major decisions:

STANDARDSCOMMITTEE

(multi-stakeholdercommittee)

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Mandate

• Decide on standards

• Decide on (major) pricing issues

• Decide on complaints about standards‘ decisions

• Decide on standard setting procedures, pricing procedures

and methodologies

• Develop Fairtrade principles and policies related to

standards and recommend them to FLO Board

Decision making:The Standards Committee

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How do we cooperate to address needs and expectations of producers?

Auditing and certification

Market analysis forcore products

Liaison Officers working with producers

Market data and retail perspective

Producers views

Communication

Strategic viewTechnical input

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How do we help producers?

• Elaborate tailor-made standards (Producer / Trader and Product standards)

• Develop clear standards (guidance and use of plain English)

• Translate in 3 main languages, plus cooperate for local translations

• Provide training for multipliers (staff, auditors, liaison officers and members)

• Elaborate explanatory documents and contribute to training documents

• Develop / review standards on request

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Main change in 2011:The New Standards Framework (NSF) aimed to:

• Allow producers to choose their own development path

• Better meet producer realities

• Contribute to a better cost benefit ratio for producers

• Simplify usability and readability

• Make Fairtrade’s unique selling points more visible

• Provide a basis for better cooperation with other standard

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Targets 2012:Main activities

Details see the public workplan

• Review Hired Labour standard

• Review Trade standard

• Review Food Composition Requirements

• Strategic project: Cost benefit ratio for producers

• Develop prototype standards for Producer Diversity

participants

• Review Cocoa Price and Premium

• Develop Cotton Lint Price

• Review Coffee Price (planning for 2013 review)

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Thank you for you attention!

¡Gracias por su atención!

Merci pour votre attention!

Any questions?

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