Tea & Herb Program

Certification Overview

The Fair Trade Certified™ label is the only independent, third-party consumer guarantee that companies have complied with strict economic, social and environmental criteria for particular products, thereby creating a more equitable and sustainable trade system for producers.
The principal criteria of Fair Trade certification are:

• Direct trade with farmer organizations, bypassing unnecessary middlemen
• Fair prices for farmers, and decent working and living conditions for workers
• Free association of workers and farmers, with structures for democratic decision-making
• Access to pre-financing, and additional premiums for community and business development
• Sustainable agricultural and farm management practices, including restricted use of agrochemicals and no GMOs

When consumers see a product with the Fair Trade Certified label, they are guaranteed that farmers received a fair price and all of the other benefits of the Fair Trade system.  To date, sales of Fair Trade Certified products have supplied nearly $80 million in above-market revenue to over 1 million farmers, workers and their families in over 50 developing countries worldwide.