TRANSFAIR USA
1901 HARRISON STREET NO 1700, OAKLAND, CA 94612 www.fairtradecertified.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FAIR TRADE USA ENABLES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT BY CULTIVATING A MORE EQUITABLE GLOBAL TRADE MODEL THAT BENEFITS FARMERS, WORKERS, CONSUMERS, INDUSTRY, AND EARTH.

TO EARN THE LICENSE FROM FAIR TRADE USA TO USE THE FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED LABEL ON THEIR PRODUCTS, BUSINESSES MUST BUY FROM FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED FARMS, AGREE TO PAY FAIR TRADE PRICES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PREMIUMS, AND SUBMIT TO A RIGOROUS SUPPLY CHAIN AUDIT. FAIR TRADE USA'S MORE THAN 1,400 BUSINESS PARTNERS RANGE FROM SMALL, MISSION-DRIVEN COFFEE ROASTERS, PRODUCE FARMERS, FACTORY WORKERS, FISHERMEN, TO SOME OF THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL BRANDS AND RETAILERS. IN 2019, FAIR TRADE USA'S BUSINESS PARTNERS ONCE AGAIN DROVE RECORD IMPORTS TO SATISFY THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN CONSUMER DEMAND FOR MORE THAN 12,000 FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE IN VIRTUALLY.

TODAY FAIR TRADE HAS GROWN INTO A LEADING MARKET-BASE MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, TRADE AND CONSUMPTION, AND IS APPROACHING AN INFLECTION POINT. IN 2019, THE SALE OF FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED PRODUCTS IN THE US REACHED AN ESTIMATED OF OVER $6 BILLION FROM OUR 1,250 LEADING PARTNERS AND RETAIL SELLS. A TOTAL OF 60% CONSUMER AWARENESS IN 2019, ALONG WITH 120 NEW PARTNERS. WE HAVE GENERATED CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF $740 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL INCOME FOR FARMERS AND WORKERS IN MORE THAN 47 COUNTRIES THAT MEANS THAT EVERY DOLLAR WE'VE SPEND BUILDING THE FAIR TRADE MARKET, HAS GENERATED $4.0 IN IMPACT FOR THE HARDWORKING FAMILIES WHOM WE SERVE. THIS SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS EXTRAORDINARY, BUT IT'S NOT ALL WE MEASURE. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY.

IN 2014, WE LAUNCHED THE WORLD'S FIRST FIR TRADE SEAFOOD PROGRAM. OUR STANDARDS SAFEGUARD AGAINST TRAFFICKED LABOR, IMPROVE WORKERS SAFETY AND REQUIRE SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES. THE INDUSTRY ALSO PAYS A PREMIUM BACK TO FISHERMAN FOR IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INVESTMENT IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, CLEAN WATER, AND INCOME DIVERSIFICATION.OUR FIRST PILOT WAS A COOPERATIVE OF 116 YELLOW FIN TUNA FISHERS IN INDONESIA. SINCE THEN. WE EXPANDED CERTIFICATION TO NINE WILD-CAPTURE FISHERIES IN FIVE COUNTRIES AND TRAINED HUNDREDS OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERS IN HOW TO MEET RIGOROUS FAIR TRADE STANDARDS. AS OF 2019, FAIR TRADE CERTIFIED ALASKAN SALMON, MEXICAN SHRIMP, NEW ENGLAND SCALLOPS, AND MALDIVIAN SKIP-JACK TUNA ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND PARTS OF EUROPE. OVER 3000 FISHERMAN AND WORKERS BENEFIT FROM FAIR TRADE AND HAVE RECEIVED OVER $1.9 MILLION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS SINCE THE PROGRAM INCEPTION. HALF OF GLOBAL FISH CONSUMPTION COMES FROM FARMED FISH, OR AQUACULTURE.

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