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.
Certification
Formal procedure of confirmation, by which an authorised person or agency assesses and verifies the attributes, quality, qualification, status of …
Certification Analyst
A FLOCERT employee who is the point of contact for customers. Certification Analysts coordinate and administer Fairtrade Certification for customers …
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.
At FLOCERT, one …
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 …
Certifier
At FLOCERT, Certifier refers to the staff member who – in contrast to an Evaluator – has the authority to take Certification Decisions. The term …
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 …
Closing Meeting
Held at the end of the audit, during which the auditor explains to the customer:
any Non-Conformities identified,
the Development Criteria score …
Closing Report
Signed by the operator, the Closing Report is the outline of Non-Conformities identified during the audit and presented by the auditor during the …
Code of Conduct
In the context of ethical trading, a Code of Conduct (or code of practice) is a set of rules concerning labour practices adopted by a company. The …
Complaint
A formal expression of dissatisfaction with the quality of services delivered by FLOCERT. A complaint can be registered by any third party or …
Compliance Criteria (CC)
A translation of the Fairtrade Standards requirements, binding guidance documents and FLOCERT certification policies into verifiable control points. …