Agriculture Justice Project (AJP): Food Justice Certified
Food Justice Certified is based on the AJP standards which were developed specifically for North American food system operations. Many social justice labels in the marketplace today, such as Fair Trade, have been developed to meet the needs of small farmers in the southern hemisphere selling to buyers in the northern hemisphere. Food Justice Certified brings the concept of fair trade to the domestic setting.

The AJP standards were developed with extensive input from stakeholders, including farmworkers, food system workers, farmers, certifiers, processors/manufacturers, retailers, and representatives of indigenous populations. Our highly participatory method for creating this program has allowed us to find the gold standard for social justice in our food system that is functional and achievable for all business types.

Additional pieces of our program that sets AJP apart are:

• Participation of worker representatives in inspections.
• High percentage requirements for labeling multi-ingredient products promotes transparency to consumers.
• Tiered labeling starting at the farm level and highlighting products certified at both the farm and processor level also improves transparency in labeling for consumer.

For more information about AJP, please visit their website: www.agriculturaljusticeproject.org

Fairtrade International (FLO)
Fairtrade International (FLO) is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 25 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.

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

For more information on FLO, please visit their website: www.fairtrade.net. 

IMO Fair for Life
“Fair for life” is a brand neutral third party certification programme for social accountability and fair trade in agricultural, manufacturing and trading operations. The programme complements existing fair trade certification systems. Social accountability and fair trade have become important indicators to select business partners in a global market place. Existing systems unfortunately exclude many agricultural, manufacturing and trading operations worldwide that practice social responsibility and fair trade from independent verification and certification of their performance. The Fair for Life Social & FairTrade Certification Programme offers operators of socially responsible projects a solution for objective inspection and certification by a highly qualified external verifier. It combines strict social and fair trade standards with adaptability to local conditions. The system is designed for both food and non food commodities (cosmetics, textiles etc.).

For more information on IMO’s Fair for Life program, please visit their website: www.fairforlife.net

Small Producers’ Symbol (SPS)
The Small Producers’ Symbol is an initiative launched in 2006 by the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Small Fair Trade Producers (Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores de Comercio Justo—CLAC), with support from the Fair Trade and Solidarity Economy movements in a number of continents. To guarantee the appropriate use of the Symbol, small producers’ organizations created FUNDEPPO (Foundation of Organized Small Producers), with the aim of ensuring that this Symbol truly benefits small producers, communities and consumers. FUNDEPPO works with skilled professionals and entities to independently and reliably certify compliance with the Symbol’s standards.

For more information on the Small Producers’ symbol, please visit their website: www.tusimbolo.org 

Cooperative Coffees
Cooperative Coffees is a green coffee importing cooperative, comprising 23 community-based coffee roasters in the USA and Canada, who are committed to building and supporting fair and sustainable trade relationships for the benefit of farmers and their exporting cooperatives, families, and communities. Cooperative coffees strives to promote transparent Fair Trade and sustainable development alternatives in both the North and the South, while
continuing to sell the highest quality coffee on the market.

For more information, please visit Co-operative Coffees website: www.coopcoffees.com

Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA)
The Domestic Fair Trade Association is a collaboration of organizations representing farmers, farmworkers, food system workers, retailers, manufacturers, processors, and non-governmental organizations. Internationally, the Fair Trade movement has united farmers, workers, traders and consumers with a message of fairness, equity and environmental stewardship in trade with producers in marginalized countries. Increasingly, we can see that the challenges faced by rural communities are very similar around the world.

For more information about the DFTA, please visit their website: www.dftassociation.org

Fair Trade Federation
The Fair Trade Federation (FTF) is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty.

Fore more information, please visit FTF’s website: www.fairtradefederation.org

World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)
The WFTO is a global authority on Fair Trade, not because we say so, but because our membersmake it so.

Membership of the WFTO is limited to organizations that demonstrate a 100% Fair Trade commitment and apply its 10 Principles of Fair Trade. WFTO members who are monitored against these Principles are listed in the FT100 index of world-leading Fair Trade brands, businesses and organisations. Not just the pioneers of the movement but the innovators of the market.

The WFTO represents Fair Traders from grassroots through to the G8 and is the authentic voice of Fair Trade, having driven the movement for 20 years. It is the only global network whose members represent the Fair Trade chain from production to sale.

For more information, please visit WFTO’s website: www.wfto.com