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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Decertification
Under certain circumstances (e.g. non-fulfilment of Corrective Measures, non-payment of fees), the certificate of a customer may be withdrawn.
After …
Derogation
A generic or product-specific requirement in the Fairtrade Standards that describes a deviation from a Fairtrade principle or aim.
Derogations are …
Desktop Audit
Evaluation of compliance if a physical audit is not possible due to regional conflicts, natural disasters, outbreaks of disease, or other high-risk …
Development requirements
The continuous improvements that producers within Small-scale Producer Organisations and Contract Production set-ups must make. Average scores are …
Domestic Processing Plants
Micro-enterprises and part of the family economy, which may – due to their size and characteristics – not require formal public registration, …
Draft Standard
A proposed version of a Standard available for stakeholder comment.
This term is used as “Draft Fairtrade Standard” related to Fairtrade, and …