Fairtrade New Zealand

About

Fairtrade seeks to ensure the farmers behind products we buy are able to get improved terms of trade. This means better prices and empowerment.

Story

The Fairtrade Mark is your independent guarantee that products are certified against international standards.

Fairtrade seeks to ensure the farmers behind products we buy get a better deal and also more meaningful trading relationships. This means a fair price that covers costs and a Fairtrade Premium that is invested into local community projects.

We work with our farmers to encourage sustainable practices including organic farming and reducing the use of pesticides to ensure a good future for you, them and our Earth.

We work closely with our farmers to improve the quality of their crops so you get higher quality ingredients. Fairtrade is a way for all of us to identify products that meet our values so we can make choices that have a positive impact on the world.

Mission

Fair Trade is a different way of doing business. It's about making principles of fairness and decency mean something in the marketplace.

It seeks to change the terms of trade for the products we buy - to ensure the farmers and artisans behind those products get a better deal. Most often this is understood to mean better prices for producers, but it often means longer-term and more meaningful trading relationships as well.

For consumers and businesses, it's also about information. Fair Trade is a way for all of us to identify products that meet our values so we can make choices that have a positive impact on the world.

Products

Products: Common Fairtrade Certified & Labelled products in New Zealand include coffee, tea, chocolate, sugar, bananas, ice blocks, soft drinks and cotton.