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Procurement Guide (Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand) PROCUREMENT GUIDE AUSTRALIA YOUR GUIDE TO SOURCING FAIRTRADE CERTIFIED™ PRODUCTS This guide is designed for use by businesses, workplaces, government departments and councils who are looking to source Fairtrade Certified™ products for their office, workplace or organisation www.fairtrade.com.au The Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) is a full and active member of Fairtrade International (FLO) and has the sole right to license the use of the international Fairtrade Label in Australia and New Zealand. Version date: 22/06/2011 The latest version of this document can be downloaded at www.fairtrade.com.au Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand PO Box 306, Flinders Lane PO, VIC 8009 Tel: 03 9662 2919 | Fax: 03 9663 3482 E: [email protected] | Web: www.fairtrade.com.au FAIRTRADE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) is a full and ac- tive member of Fairtrade International (FLO) and has the sole right to license the use of the international Fairtrade Label in Australia and New Zealand. FLO sets the international standards for Fairtrade and governs the use of the Fairtrade Label worldwide. Fairtrade ANZ's work is divided into three key areas in order to grow the Fairtrade market: 1. Promote, position and protect the Fairtrade Label. 2. Increase the range, availability and sales of Fairtrade Certified™ and Labelled products. 3. Provide effective licensing, labelling and certification services. Fairtrade ANZ is a not-for-private-profit member organisation, and Income Tax Exempt Charity, overseen by a board elected by Fair- trade ANZ member organisations & Oxfam New Zealand, Friends of the Earth Australia and Christian World Services New Zealand. The board and membership of Fairtrade ANZ are independent of any commercial interests in the use of the Fairtrade Label. LIST YOUR BUSINESS IN THIS GUIDE If you stock Fairtrade Certified™ products, you can get your free listing in this guide. Contact Fairtrade ANZ with the relevant information about your business. Follow the format of the entries you see in the guide. Please contact FairtradeANZ if you wish to amend any existing entries. PHOTOS: Kokoo Co-op, Ghana, courtesy of Linda Broom. WHAT IS FAIR TRADE? The benefits of conventional trade are not enjoyed by all peo- ple in the world. Fair Trade is an ethical alternative to the con- ventional trading practices which unfairly disadvantage com- munities at the bottom of global supply chains. Fair Trade is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and re- spect, seeking greater equity in international trade. Fair Trade is a global movement dedicated to tackling poverty, promoting sustainable development, and empowering and pro- photograph by Kay Maerits© tecting producers and artisans in developing countries. This is achieved by providing better trading conditions through fair, stable prices for products and resources. The majority of 1.4 billion people living in extreme poverty (less than US$1.25 a day) live in rural areas and depend on agriculture for their economic livelihood. For small farmers, gaining access to market or price information is difficult and as a result, many become increasingly dependent on middlemen and receive smaller and smaller returns for their work. In bad times, many lose their land, and thus, their livelihoods. Similarly many plantation workers endure low pay, unsafe working environments and poor living conditions. Too often, such workers lack the opportunity to participate in decisions that affect their lives. The conventional way in which many goods are produced, traded and consumed is simply unjust, unsustainable and exploitative. This is a major cause of continuing world poverty, and can be ad- dressed through Fair Trade. Fair Trade is about giving disadvantaged people power by: paying producers and workers fair prices for their work; helping them gain the skills and knowledge they need to develop their businesses and to operate sustainably in the global economy; and by challenging unfair trading practices. It is about pro- viding a fair go, not charity. For consumers, choosing Fair Trade provides an easy way to invest in helping these farmers develop their businesses and improve life for their families and community. WHAT IS FAIRTRADE CERTIFICATION? Fairtrade Certification provides farmers and producers with a fair price (the Fairtrade Price) for their produce, helping protect them from damaging fluctuations in world mar- ket prices. The Fairtrade Label is backed by a certification and trade audit system that applies to all companies in the supply chain up to the point of final packaging. This includes Fairtrade Certified™ producers (who comply with Fairtrade standards) and Fairtrade Certified™ importers (who pay a Fairtrade premium). Fairtrade also provides producers with an additional sum of money (the Fairtrade Pre- mium) for investment in social, economic and environmental development - helping them grow their businesses and invest in their communities by building roads, schools and clinics. Look for the Fairtrade Label on products to ensure that the benefits really do go back to producers. photograph by Christof Krackardt© WHAT PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE? There are many Fairtrade Certified™ products on the world market. They range from tea and coffee to beer, soccer balls and bananas. The range continues to expand as support from consumers grows. Currently in Australia the major Fairtrade Certified™ products are coffee, tea, chocolate, cotton and cocoa products. Other products available include sports balls, rice, nuts, quinoa, spices and sugar prod- ucts. The range of products is diversifying as awareness of the issues prompts consumer demand for Fairtrade Certified™ products in Australia. FAIRTRADE AND PROCUREMENT With Fairtrade‟s expansion has come greater ease of sourcing Fairtrade goods. Suppliers are continu- ously becoming more consistent, securely priced, reliable and the products more popular with end- users. FAIRTRADE SUPPLIERS Apart from those listed in this guide, there are also many other suppliers to choose from. This Procure- ment Guide has been compiled to assist you in locating suppliers that meet your needs. You can also visit the Fairtrade ANZ website at www.fairtrade.com.au for more information. HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE The first section of the Guide contains a Quick Guide to help you narrow down the num- ber of suppliers which can meet your needs. Use the Quick Guide to identify which sup- pliers have the specific products you are seeking, and then view the more detailed en- tries in the main section of the directory for the suppliers that meet your needs. Some businesses can deliver Australia-wide or may have offices in several states, so be sure to check the interstate suppliers as well. Descriptions in the listings should give you a good idea as to whether a stockist can meet your needs. Contact businesses or visit their websites if you need more information. If you have any further queries about Fairtrade or this Procurement Guide, contact Fairtrade ANZ or visit the website at www.fairtrade.com.au. Note that many of the listed suppliers stock conventionally traded products as well as Fairtrade Certified™ products, whereas a few sell exclusively Fairtrade products. To be certain you are ordering Fairtrade Certified™, please specify “Fairtrade Certified™” when ordering. PICTURES FROM LEFT: 1 - Picking fair trade cotton, India, courtesy Natasha Lewis - 2 - Picking fair trade cotton, India, courtesy Natasha Lewis - 3 - COOCAFE coffee processing, Costa Rica, courtesy COOCAFE WHY FAIRTRADE IS UNIQUE The huge success of Fairtrade has encouraged other consumer labels and certification systems to con- sider the welfare of the people behind the products. What do these other labels mean and how do they compare to Fairtrade? Through its standards, Fairtrade Labelling is the only certification scheme that sets out to tackle poverty and empower producers in developing countries. Other schemes have as their focus „protecting the environment‟ or „enabling companies to trace their coffee‟. They do not claim to help producers improve the quality of their lives and take more control over their futures. As such, they do not have the systems or standards in place to meet these objectives. The mission of Fairtrade Labelling is to connect consumers and producers through the Fairtrade Label which signifies fairer trade conditions, thus providing more capacity for disadvantaged producers to combat poverty, improve the position of themselves and of their community, and take more control over their future. Twenty years ago Fairtrade Labelling initiatives were set up by major development chari- ties with their core purpose as the alleviation of poverty and sustainable development. Fairtrade stan- dards are designed to address the imbalance of power in trading relationships, unstable markets and the injustice of conventional trade. So Fairtrade standards apply to traders and producers. Fairtrade is unique in a number of ways: 1. Stable Prices: For most products, prices that at least cover the costs of sustainable production – even when world market prices fall. 2. A Fairtrade Premium: The Premium helps producers to improve the quality of their lives. It is paid on top of the agreed Fairtrade price, and producers decide democratically how to use it. Typically they invest it in education, healthcare, farm improvements or processing facilities to increase income. 3. Partnership: Producers are involved in decisions that affect their future. Fairtrade
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