List of Fairtrade seals
Fairtrade seals are used to identify goods and companies. Fair Trade label should be a form of quality mark or seal of approval of the Fair Trade promote. The various providers are often affiliated with the Association of Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International . The World Fair Trade Organization defines ten principles and provides a label for organizations that are based on certain standards. Consumer advocates in Germany criticize the lack of legal criteria.
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- Products
| Surname | Explanation | Illustration |
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| Fairtrade seal | This seal is widely used. Only about half of the products on offer come from organic farming. In 2011, the admission criteria were relaxed: The proportion of fairly produced ingredients must be at least 20% per product. |
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| GEPA - The Fair Trade Company (GEPA) | GEPA is an importing company. His seal is considered strict. It has a low distribution. |
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| Rainforest Alliance | The Rainforest Alliance is an international certification organization based in New York. The seal emphasizes sustainability and the improvement of production. Sustainability has slipped into the background in recent years. | |
| UTZ | The seal is widespread among discounters. His criteria are loose. |
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- Organizations
| Surname | Explanation | Illustration |
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| World Fair Trade Organization | The seal was introduced in 2013. |
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Maximilian Becker: Fairtrade chocolate: which seal can I trust? In: Chip online, May 17, 2018
- ↑ NN: Fair trade: consumer advocates consider fair trade to be a fraudulent label. In: Zeit online, October 5, 2014
- ↑ Christiane Manthey: We need a legal definition of fair trade. In: Südzeit, No. 61, June 2014