Fair Trade USA

About Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the leading certifier of fair trade products in North America. Offering award-winning, rigorous, and globally recognized sustainable sourcing certification programs that improve livelihoods, protect the environment, and build resilient, transparent supply chains, its trusted Fair Trade Certified™ seal on a product signifies that it was made according to stringent fair trade
standards. Fair Trade USA is building an innovative model of responsible business, conscious consumerism, and shared value to eliminate poverty and enable sustainable development for farmers, workers, their families, and communities around the world.

Responsible Production & Consumption | Fair Trade USA

New Fair Trade USA™ Consumer Report – Conscious Consumerism Goes Mainstream

Feb 16, 2023 10:08 AM ET

Fair Trade USA™ has released its new 2022 Consumer Insights Report: An Investment in Trust: Conscious Consumerism Goes Mainstream Despite Economic Headwinds. The report examines the continuing drive of today’s consumers in their ethical quest to purchase fair trade products.

Videos

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy | Fair Trade USA

The Fair Trade Difference is Impactful to Communities and Individuals

Dec 18, 2019 9:35 AM ET

Individually we make a choice. Together we make a difference. Whenever you buy a product with the Fair Trade Certified™ seal, farmers, workers, and fishermen earn extra money to uplift their communities.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement | Fair Trade USA

Video: CEO Spotlight - The Case for Fair Trade

Oct 23, 2018 7:00 PM ET

Since Fair Trade USA's launch in 1998, more than 1,250 companies have committed to a world-changing way of doing business through Fair Trade.

Responsible Production & Consumption | Fair Trade USA

Video: Fair Trade USA Celebrates 20 Years of Impact

Oct 11, 2018 4:20 PM ET

Twenty years ago, Fair Trade USA’s Founder and CEO Paul Rice brought an idea from his field work in Nicaragua to a one-room office in Oakland, California. What started with coffee and conviction – and not much else – is now the leading market-based model of sustainable production, trade and consumption.

Responsible Production & Consumption | Fair Trade USA

Fair Trade USA and Flor de Caña Partner to Bring Fair Trade Certified™ Rum to the Global Community

May 23, 2018 10:00 AM ET

Fair Trade USA, the leading certifier of Fair Trade products in North America, welcomed Flor de Caña premium rum to the Fair Trade community after certifying that the raw ingredients used in the production of the Nicaraguan rum are produced under rigorous social and environmental standards - covering areas like safe working conditions, protection of fundamental human rights and environmental best practices. Flor de Caña is proud of its partnership with Fair Trade USA to bring Fair Trade Certified rum to the global community by mid 2018.

Media & Communications | Fair Trade USA

The Fair Trade Difference Campaign Launch

Oct 16, 2017 6:00 PM ET

Today we release a powerful 5-minute documentary video to kick off the Fair Trade Difference campaign and pledge drive. The purpose of the video and two-week campaign is to tell the story of Fair Trade in full color, and to inspire commitment to shopping Fair Trade by signing a pledge.