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 Premium Committee
A committee consisting of elected worker members and appointed advisors from the management. Its purpose is the management of the Fairtrade Premium …
Fairtrade Product-specific Standards
Requirements that apply to a specific product category, in addition to the Fairtrade Generic Standards. Product-specific Standards supersede …
Fairtrade Sourced Ingredient (FSI)
A commodity-sourcing approach applicable to all products except bananas.
The model focuses on the sourcing of Fairtrade commodities and is indicated …
Fairtrade stakeholder
Fairtrade stakeholders refers to all those actively involved in the Fairtrade system. This includes, but is not limited to, producers, traders, …
Fairtrade Standards
Fairtrade Standards, comprising Fairtrade Generic Standards and Fairtrade Product-specific Standards, are requirements that producers and traders …
Fairtrade Trader Standard (GTS)
The Fairtrade Trader Standard contains the requirements that traders must meet, irrespective of the product traded, in order to obtain a Fairtrade …
Fairtrade traders
An organisation that buys, sells, and/or manufactures/processes, and that has obtained product certification as per the relevant Fairtrade Standards.
Finance Committee (Fairtrade International/FLOCERT)
The Finance Committees of Fairtrade International and FLOCERT assist and advise the respective Boards on all financial matters within Fairtrade …
First-party audit
Organisations use first-party audits (internal) to audit themselves for internal purposes. They can also be carried out by an external organisation …
FLO ID
A unique identification number assigned to all Fairtrade organisations by FLOCERT. The existence of a FLO ID does not necessarily imply that an …
FLOCERT
FLOCERT is the independent Fairtrade certification body offering Fairtrade certification services to clients in more than 120 countries.
FLOCERT, a …
FLOCERT GmbH (FLOCERT)
FLOCERT GmbH is the independent Fairtrade certification body offering Fairtrade certification services to clients in more than 120 …
FLOCERT Supervisory Board
The FLOCERT Supervisory Board oversees and appoints the members of the company’s Management Board. It also approves major business decisions …
Focused Audit
A Focused Audit may take place in between two Renewal Audits, or an Initial and a Renewal Audit, in order to follow up on Non-Conformities identified …
Follow-Up Audit
A Follow-Up Audit is the result of an Evaluation or Certification Decision.
The goal of a Follow-Up Audit is to follow up on all Non-Conformities …