Pacific Region WFTO Conference – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – May 2013

6 Countries – 23 Members Canada USA New Zealand Australia Papua New Guinea Japan

Australia – 4 members 1. Fair Trade Assoc. of Australia & New Zealand (FTAANZ) 2. New Internationalist Publications 3. Oxfam Australia Trading 4. Trade Winds Tea & Coffee

Canada – 3 members 1. Compagnie 2 Ameriks 2. LaSiembra Co-operative 3. Ten Thousand Villages Canada

Japan – 3 members 1. Fair Trade Company – People Tree Japan 2. Nepali Bazaro 3. Shapla Neer

New Zealand – 2 members 1. Peoples Coffee 2. Trade Aid Importers

Papua New Guinea – 1 member 1. Forest Management & Product Certification Service (FORCERT)

United States – 10 members 1. A Fair Trade World 2. Blue Hand 3. Cooperative Coffees 4. Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps 5. Fair Trade Federation 6. Global Fair Trade Crafts 7. Marketplace: Handwork of India 8. Prosperity Candle 9. SERRV International 10. Ten Thousand Villages USA

Board Members 1. Geoff White (Trade Aid, New Zealand) - WFTO Pacific Representative 2. Bob Chase (SERRV International, USA) - Independent Board Director

Pacific Region Contact Tony Hall - Contact for Membership and Monitoring Due to our small membership we do not have an official WFTO Pacific Region office

Economy – weak, unpredictable

Lack of consumer confidence

Growing interest in fair trade Direct Fair Trade Fair Trade Towns Fair Trade Universities

Ecommerce is growing

New Retail Stores

3 New Members Since Mombasa Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps – USA 2. Peoples Coffee – New Zealand 3. Prosperity Candle - USA

WFTO PACIFIC Spanning the Pacific Ocean Dedicated to growing the market for producers and artisans around the world