Tag: certification

Regenerative Organic Certification Program Approves SCS Global Services as Certification Body

Stuart Mitchell

SCS Global Services (SCS), a pioneer and global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced it has been approved by the Regenerative Organic Alliance as an authorized certification body to the Regenerative Organic Certification Standard. The standard is a holistic, high-bar agriculture certification standard for food, textiles and personal care products. Using the USDA Organic standard as its baseline, the Regenerative Organic Alliance aimed to establish a new standard of excellence by developing and incorporating advanced criteria under three pillars – soil health,…

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Fairtrade adds new certification requirement for cocoa and coffee to boost farmer incomes

Stuart Mitchell

In a move to deepen benefits for farmers, Fairtrade International has announced a new requirement for cooperatives and traders applying for cocoa or coffee certification. The requirement, which takes effect 1 June 2020, obligates cooperative and trader applicants to have commitments in place for new Fairtrade sales volumes in order to be eligible for certification. The commitments must be confirmed by the end buyer, whose products bear the FAIRTRADE Mark, and validated by the respective national Fairtrade organization. It will also be possible for new producer organizations to become certified,…

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Fairtrade International and U.S. Chapter Fairtrade America Named Top Certification in Its Category

Stuart Mitchell

Fairtrade International, the original and global leader in fair trade certification, was recognized as the gold standard for fairtrade certification by a recent analysis of fair trade labels conducted by Fair World Project, an independent advocacy group promoting fair trade for small-scale producers and labor justice for workers around the world. The new report, entitled International Guide to Fair Trade Labels, scored eight fair trade and ethical labels on their effectiveness in order to help consumers and companies navigate the increasingly cluttered world of sustainability and ethical certifications. Fairtrade earned…

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Fairtrade launches new commercial services to complement traditional certification

Stuart Mitchell

Traditionally known for supporting companies to source commodities such as bananas, coffee or cocoa on Fairtrade terms, companies are now able to work with Fairtrade on bespoke programmatic work or take advantage of Fairtrade’s expertise to gain a better understanding of their supply chains. Fairtrade revealed the suite of innovative new ways of working with business at a high profile conference at the Crystal building in East London on October 10. The new services allow companies greater insight into where they source their raw materials while bringing enhanced benefits to…

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