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).

Learn about the wor(l)ds of Fair Trade below!

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Product Form
The processed form of a Product Type.
Product Type
The Product Type is always directly derived from a Fairtrade Standard and describes the different products summarised within one Product Category.
Production Partner Organisation
An organisation or commercial entity that an Artisanal Small-scale Mining Organisation (ASMO) may partner with in the production or processing of …
Project facilitator
(Only applies to the Fairtrade Climate Standard) An external entity that supports the producer organisation in developing Fairtrade Carbon Credit …
Promoting Body
A Promoting Body is defined in the Fairtrade Standards for Contract Production, and describes a legal entity, either trade or non-trade, forming a …
Pure Licensee
Companies that buy and sell finished Fairtrade products and have a License Agreement with a National Fairtrade Organisation or Fairtrade …