At the end of 2011, Fair Trade USA (FTUSA) withdrew its membership from Fairtrade International (FLO), so is no longer representing the international Fairtrade system in the United States. Companies in the USA are encouraged to stay within the FLO Fairtrade system to benefit from being part of a strong international system of standards and certification, governed by ISEAL’s standard setting code, and from the power of a globally recognized FAIRTRADE Certification Mark.
There are many ways to engage your staff members around Fair Trade. Here are a few suggestions.
Get your staff up to speed
It can be as easy as distributing our one-page handout at your next staff meeting. For more in-depth training, consider a presentation, video or guest speaker from the local Fair Trade community. Contact us at retailfairtrade [dot] ca for the resources you need.
Here you'll find a few ideas on how to promote your Fairtrade certified products to consumers. Because after all, more Fairtrade certified product sales means you’re doing good for your business and for farmers and workers around the world.
Interested in adding Fairtrade certified products to your inventory? Browse our list of registered companies. Many of the companies listed offer both Fairtrade certified and non-Fairtrade certified products, so make sure you specify it’s their Fairtrade certified products you’re looking for.
Fair Trade is an opportunity to do good while doing good business, and Fairtrade certification is the simplest way for you and your customers to know if something is genuinely Fair Trade.
We're always ready to hear any feedback you have for us about Fair Trade and Fairtrade certification, but it's often hard to figure out where best to direct your ideas and the occasional complaint. In fact, Fairtrade certification being such a big endeavour, sometimes we're not even the right people to hear what you have to say.
Below is a list of companies that are registered with Fairtrade Canada to trade in unfinished Fairtrade certified products, to use a Fairtrade certification mark on finished products, or both.
