5 star rating May 30, 2008 Jenn A.
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More than just good coffee...

TransFair is the company that manages the certification of thousands of companies and farmers in the Fair Trade program. Fair Trade is more than just ensuring workers rights, it's about ensuring that the entire process is fair. This appeals to my 70s upbringing, blue collar pro-union roots and Quaker values imparted by my maternal grandfather.

TransFair USA, a non-profit organization, is the only independent, third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the U.S. and one of 20 members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO). A rigorous audit system tracks products from farm to finished product and verifies industry compliance with Fair Trade criteria. TransFair allows U.S. companies to display the Fair Trade Certified label on products that meet strict Fair Trade standards

Fair Trade Certification is currently available in the U.S. for coffee, tea and herbs, cocoa and chocolate, fresh fruit, sugar, rice, and vanilla.

Fair Trade principles include:
* Fair price
* Fair labor conditions
* Direct trade
* Democratic and transparent organizations
* Community development
* Environmental sustainability

TransFair USA enables sustainable development and community empowerment by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers, workers, consumers, industry and the earth.

Jenn's keywords: transfair, sustainability, fair trade, community empowerment, worker rights, coffee, tea, herbs

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