What is Fairtrade?
The Quaich, along with many other businesses in Aberfeldy, use Fairtrade products whenever possible . The FAIRTRADE Mark is an independent consumer label which appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal.
For a product to display the FAIRTRADE Mark it must meet international Fairtrade standards. These standards are set by the international certification body Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO).
Producer organisations that supply Fairtrade products are inspected and certified by FLO. They receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that is invested in social or economic development projects.
Traidcraft is the UK's leading fair trade organisation, fighting poverty through trade. Established in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty, they combine a trading company and a development charity.
Their vision is a world freed from the scandal of poverty, where trade is just, and people and communities can flourish.
Traidcraft pioneers the development of fair trade by:
- building lasting relationships with small-scale producers in developing countries
- supporting people to trade out of poverty
- working to bring about trade justice
- being open and transparent about their practices.
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