Fair Trade Resources and Links

International Fair Trade Association - The global network of Fair Trade Organizations, IFAT works to improve the livelihoods and well being of disadvantaged producers by linking and promoting fair trade organizations, and speaking out for greater justice in world trade.

Fairtrade Labelling Organization Producer Support Network - Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 23 member organizations (Labelling Initiatives and Producer Networks), traders and external experts. The organization develops and reviews Fairtrade standards and provides support to Fairtrade Certified Producers by assisting them in gaining and maintaining Fairtrade certification and capitalizing on market opportunities.

The Fair Trade Federation - (FTF) is the trade association that strengthens and promotes North American organizations fully committed to fair trade. The Federation is part of the global fair trade movement, building equitable and sustainable trading partnerships and creating opportunities to alleviate poverty.

Fair Trade Resource Network - is an information hub designed to grow the fair trade movement. together, we can create a market that values the people who make the food we eat and the goods we use.

TransFair USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is one of twenty members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. We audit transactions between US companies offering Fair Trade Certified™ products and the international suppliers from whom they source, in order to guarantee that the farmers and farm workers behind Fair Trade Certified goods were paid a fair, above-market price. In addition, annual inspections conducted by FLO ensure that strict socioeconomic development criteria are being met using increased Fair Trade revenues.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community. CRS is also committed to educating the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our global brothers and sisters by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.

Co-op America is a nonprofit consumer education organization for environmentally wise purchasing and investing, located in Washington, DC, with over 52,000 members throughout the country.

EcoLogic Finance is a nonprofit offering affordable financial services to community-based businesses operating in environmentally sensitive areas of Latin America and Africa. Targeting the rural credit market, EcoLogic Finance provides loan capital to support low-income communities whose business activities foster environmental conservation and grassroots economic development.

Global Exchange , headquartered in San Francisco, is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.

Lutheran World Relief is the humanitarian relief and development arm of the Lutheran Church in America. LWR envisions a world in which each person and every generation lives in justice, dignity, and peace, and works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters. With people in the U.S., LWR works for justice for those they serve.

Organic Consumers Association The OCA promotes food safety, organic farming, and sustainable agricultural practices in the U.S. and internationally.

Oxfam America is dedicated to creating lasting solutions to hunger, poverty, and social injustice through long-term partnerships with impoverished communities around the world. Oxfam's web site contains information on the Fair Trade Coffee Campaign, including profiles on coffee-growing cooperatives and information for activists.

United Students for Fair Trade (USFT) A national student-led umbrella organization working to promote awareness and increase demand for Fair Trade on university campuses.