FLO International

Fairtrade International (FLO) is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 24 member and associate member organizations (labelling initiatives and producer networks), traders and external experts. The organization develops and reviews Fairtrade standards, assists producers in gaining and maintaining Fairtrade certification and capitalizing on market opportunities.

FLO is one of the two organizations which resulted from the January 2004 split of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International into FLO, the standards setting and producer support unit, and FLO-CERT, which inspects and certifies producer organizations and audits traders.

Membership

Over 21 Fairtrade labelling initiatives are FLO International members:

These labelling initiatives were joined in 2007 by three Fairtrade producer networks:

• Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores de Comercio Justo (CLAC)
• Network of Asian Producers (NAP)
• Fairtrade Africa

Mission

FLO’s mission is to enable the sustainable development and empowerment of disadvantaged producers & workers in developing countries through Fairtrade certification by:

• setting international Fairtrade standards;
• facilitating and developing Fairtrade business;
• supporting producers in making maximum use of the opportunities offered by Fairtrade certification; and by
• promoting the case for trade justice in debates on trade and development.

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