1. USFT Convergance March 2011 Fair for Life Programme Laura Johnson, Program Manager IMO-US

2. Overview  History of Fair for Life  Fair for Life (FFL) Programme  Summary  Key Features  About IMO

3. Which of these is a fair trade supply chain?

4.  International Certification Body for Certification of eco-friendly products, social responsibility, and organic agriculture since 1990  Active in 95 countries  About 450 staff members & representatives in over 40 countries  In country / Local offices  IMO “Knows the Farmer”  Thousands of certified small holders  Known for its high quality and acceptance in all markets  Underlines its approach and service profile by non-profit status  One of the first and most experienced certifiers for organic and sustainable products About IMO

5. IMO Audit / Certification Services Private Organic Standards, GLOBALGAP, UTZ Certified, NaTrue, Hand in Hand... Social Responsibility & Fair Trade Sustainable Forest Management Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Organic

6. IMO World-wide 15 IMO offices More than 450 staff and auditors 18 IMO representatives & partners About 60 employees at IMO CH Head office: IMO Switzerland Ca. 1200 clients in 95 countries

7. Fair for Life (FFL) Programme: History  Developed by Bio-Foundation and IMO in 2006 as complementary FairTrade certification system upon client request  Based on key baseline standards: ILO conventions, FLO Fairtrade Standards, SA8000 and IFOAM Social Criteria.  Fair for Life: Generic programme – wide range of product  It can be applied to All types of FairTrade oriented operations world-wide  In 2008 accepted by Whole Foods Market in the Whole Trade Guarantee Progam as one of only three certifiers.  Member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association

8. IMO Social & FairTrade Programme Social Responsibility Certification Social Responsibility & FairTrade Certification IMO Offers Individual Performance Evaluation

9. IMO Social Responsibility Certification  Company respects core labour rights as expressed in the ILO conventions such as absence of child labour, non-discrimination, etc  Good working remuneration, health & safety aspects, social security conditions: reasonable working hours and good work environment  Smallholder groups: transparent organisation, fair relations with farmers & good working conditions for producer group staff

10.  Smallholder groups: extra focus on fair relation between farmer organisations/contracting company and individual farmer  FairTrade Buyer Certification: ensure fair-trade relation and product traceability  Fulfilment of all social criteria  Additional fair trade practices: fair price, fair trade premium administration and use, reach out to marginalized groups, trade relationships in which all act as partners IMO Fair Trade Certification

11. Agricultural Operations Smallholder producer groups:  farmers associations/cooperatives  manufacturers contracting farmers for production (contract production)  groups of handicraft producers, etc.  Smallholder Group Situation Photo 16 Plantations, Estates  Hired Labour Situation

12.  IMO is expert in the field of smallholder group certification; presently more than 350 smallholder farmers groups worldwide.  Groups vary in size from 20 to 25,000 farmers & produce a great variety of crops.  Certification as a group with their own Internal Control System (ICS) and a simplified external inspection procedure.  IMO also offers ICS and quality awareness trainings for groups or internal group staff. Smallholder Group Certification

13. Key Feature: Supply Chain Audits Producer Certification: Positive impact on beneficiaries Social responsibility Environmental sustainability Empowerment of farmers / workers FairTrade Price and Devel. Premium Handler Certification: Full physical traceability Responsible trade relations / communication Commitment to producers FairTrade Price and Development Premium Social Responsibility towards own workers

14. Key Features: Transparency and Traceability  Rating approach vs. Pass / Fail  Transparent chain of custody certification & composition rules for multi-ingredient products.  FairTrade premium use can be decided upon by committee including buyer. Premium use documented, checked & published (Internet profile).  Certified operations available on website with detailed performance rating on social impact: www.fairforlife.org

15. Certified Operations on www.fairforlife.org

16. General Programme with 9 Modules: Module 1: Labeling and Control Module 2: Hired Labour Operations Module 3: Producer Groups Module 4: Fair for Life Handling Module 5: Processing and Artisian Groups Module 6: Wild Collection Module 7: Mining Operations Module 8: Touristic Services Module 9: Integrated Production Criteria Programme Changes 2011 Logo Change

17. Fair for Life Certified Products

19. Summary: Key Features of IMO SFT Programme  Quality brand-neutral third party certification.  Transparent certification system, including use of FairTrade Premium.  Rating system with annual audits throughout supply chain.  Generic programme; wide range of products.  Combined inspections with audits for organic or other standards.  Fair trade relations and commitment to producers.  Fair for all – also for workers in North.  Audit & certification cost; no license fee.

20. Questions? IMO-US Kerry Hughes: kerry@imo-control.org Laura Johnson: laura@imo-control.org IMO Switzerland Wolfgang Kathe: wok@imo.ch Julia Edmaier: jue@imo.ch IMO Headquarters: Institute for Marketecology (IMO) Weststrasse 51 8570 Weinfelden Switzerland Phone +41 71 626 0 626 Fax +41 71 626 0 623 THANK YOU ! IMO-US Office: 1350 Hayes St., Suite A-13 Benicia, CA 94510 USA Phone: (707) 644-2354 Fax: (707) 644-2575