Glossary

If you feel that the world of Fair Trade has its very own language – don’t fret! We’ll keep you in the know!

With this glossary we’ll guide you through the common technical terms used by FLOCERT, Fairtrade International and the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).

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Category 1 trader
New FLOCERT customers (who have not yet had their Fairtrade Initial Audit), as well as customers who: pay the Minimum Price and/or Fairtrade …
Category 2 trader
All FLOCERT customers who do not fall in Category 1 and are not considered a Small Licensee.
Central Structure
Organisational level in Hired Labour Multi Estates or 2nd/3rd grade Small-scale Producer Organisations that coordinates and manages the overall …
Certification
Formal procedure of confirmation, by which an authorised person or agency assesses and verifies the attributes, quality, qualification, status of …
Certification Analyst
FLOCERT employee who acts as the point of contact for customers; coordinating and administering Fairtrade Certification for customers in the regions …
Certification body
An independent entity authorised by a specific standard-setter to certify that its clients comply with the requirements of the respective standard.
Certification Cycle
The period from the point of initial certification to re-certification, or from re-certification to the following re-certification.
Certification Decision
A Certification Decision is always made on the basis of a previous evaluation of audit results, or assessment of other compliance status-related …
Certification Sanctions
Sanctions used in the certification process that affect the certification status and ability to trade under Fairtrade terms.
Certifier
At FLOCERT, the Certifier refers to the staff member who, in contrast to an Evaluator, has the authority to take Certification Decisions.
Chain of custody
In an economic context, a chain of custody describes the stages a raw material passes through. It starts with primary production, moves through …
Child labour
Work that is harmful to a child’s health and well-being, and/or interferes with their education, leisure and development. As the International …
Climate Standard End-Buyer
(Only applies to Fairtrade Climate Standard) The end-buyer of Fairtrade Carbon Credits is an organisation or individual that purchases Fairtrade …
Climate Standard Producer Organisation
(Only applies to Fairtrade Climate Standard) Organisation producing Fairtrade Carbon Credits. This producer organisation may be a Small-scale …
Climate Standard Trader
The first buyer taking legal title of the issued Fairtrade Carbon Credits after the producer organisation must be certified against the trader …