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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Fairtrade Certification

A product certification system where social, economic and environmental aspects of production are certified against Fairtrade Standards for producers and traders.

The Fairtrade system monitors the buying and selling of the product until it is consumer packaged and labelled. Certificates are only issued after a physical inspection has confirmed that all relevant Fairtrade Standards have been complied with. Find out more about Fairtrade Certification at: https://www.fairtrade.net/about/certification and https://www.flocert.net/solutions/fairtrade/fairtrade-overview/.

Fair Trade certification refers to certification according to Fair Trade Standards. To find out more visit: https://wfto.com/

Fair Trade certification refers to certification according to Fair Trade standards. To find out more, visit WFTO here.