1. Standards
Unit
Information Days – March 2012
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Standards Unit

2. Content
2. 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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4. Producer and Trader standards
• Small Producer Organizations
• Hired Labour Situations
The set of
Fairtrade Standards • 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
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5. Unique for Fairtrade is the focus on developing
producers in the 3 dimensions of sustainability:
• Social
• Economic
Fairtrade Standards • Environmental
general concepts
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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6. ISEAL Code of Good Practise
• Standards and procedures: open,
transparent, participatory and available
How do we work to be • Justification of the standards: clear
credible and have rigorous
results?
objectives and guidelines
• Consultation of all interested parties
• Review, at least, every 5 years
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7. The process:
Development cycle
and … decision Major
making decisions:
CHECK PLAN
STANDARDS
COMMITTEE
(multi-
stakeholder
committee)
DO
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8. Mandate
Decision making:
The Standards • Decide on standards
Committee
• 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
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9. Liaison Officers
How do we working with producers
cooperate to Auditing
address needs and and certification
expectations of
producers? Communication
Technical input Strategic view
Market analysis for
core products
Producers views
Market data and
retail perspective
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10. • Elaborate tailor-made standards (Producer / Trader and
Product standards)
• Develop clear standards (guidance and use of plain
How do we help English)
producers?
• 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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11. • Allow producers to choose their own development path
Main change in
2011: • Better meet producer realities
The • Contribute to a better cost benefit ratio for producers
New Standards
Framework (NSF) • Simplify usability and readability
aimed to:
• Make Fairtrade’s unique selling points more visible
• Provide a basis for better cooperation with other standard
systems
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12. • Review Hired Labour standard
Targets 2012:
Main activities • Review Trade standard
• Review Food Composition Requirements
Details see the
public workplan • 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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13. Thank you for you attention!
¡Gracias por su atención!
Merci pour votre attention!
Any questions?
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