Who we are ?
Who we are ?
An international standard
Fair for Life, the key Fair Trade label, is based on a set of standards designed to establish and assure people-centered, ethical, and responsible commercial partnerships over the long term within supply chains.
Broken down into 8 main themes, the standard demands rigorous social and environmental performance from all those involved in these supply chains.
Who offers guarantees
Fair for Life is the only international fair trade standard to demand rigorous social and environmental performance from traders and buyers.
Compliance with these requirements is verified by regular audits carried out by an ISO 17065-compliant certification body, which ensures that the relationships maintained by the organisations with their upstream and downstream partners, as well as internally, scrupulously comply with the established standards.
Support capacity
Our standards certify respect for fundamental rights and the principle of fairness throughout the value chain, from production to processing and marketing.
But they are also support tools for players who choose to commit to an approach to sourcing and management that is genuinely more virtuous with regards to the stakeholders involved in their activities.
Who generates impact
Our programmes are designed to have a tangible, positive, long-term impact on organisations and industries facing real challenges in terms of fairness and social responsibility, particularly in terms of access to better living and working conditions for workers and their families.
Because they are designed to apply to contexts with different realities, they are by nature adaptable and evolving.
Our difference
A different philosophy of commitment
A deep-rooted commitment that makes everyone involved responsible for the sustainable structuring of supply chains.
Since its creation, Fair for Life has made commitment one of its fundamental values. This commitment is only meaningful if it is deep-rooted, long-term, involves all the actors in the chain, and is motivated by resolutely human principles.
So committing to a Fair for Life certification programme is not a trivial step: becoming a driving force for change requires a real investment, which cannot only be on the surface. It implies that each actor acknowledges his or her responsibility within the sector and makes a real effort, which is the only way to engage far-reaching improvements.
Our standard is therefore aimed at those who share this philosophy of commitment. Those who wish to undertake a genuine review of the way in which they conduct their activities and their impact. Those who choose to make equity their own and make it a central, structuring element of their business model. Those who wish to embark on a shared adventure aimed at the conscious and continuous improvement of practices and the development of benchmarks, for a fairer world, in the long term.
Over time
At Fair for Life we are aware that change is subject to a certain amount of inertia and that real, lasting impact can only be measured over time.
Because experience in the field has shown that it is by making a long-term commitment to specific volumes and prices that a supply chain can be made more secure, the supply contracts signed through our programmes set out a framework for collaboration between commercial partners for a minimum period of 3 years.
With the entire value chain
A chain is a series of connected elements or links, forming a continuous whole. If one of these links is missing or fails, the chain is broken.
At Fair for Life, we believe that commitment is only meaningful if it is fully shared by all the players in the value chain. That’s why our programmes apply to sectors where all operators, from production to brands, have chosen to get involved.
The reality on the ground
At Fair for Life, we know that there are as many sectors as there are realities, that each context is unique and depends on a multitude of factors.
So we believe that a commitment is only meaningful if its impact is in line with the constraints and needs actually encountered. This is why we guarantee the beneficiaries of our programmes a free and democratic choice regarding the use of the development funds generated by them.
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