1. Fair prices that cover sustainable production costs & protect farmers from market downturns
2. Fairtrade Premium, paid in addition to the selling price, to fund local social, economic or
environmental projects
3. Access to advance credit to finance the production and harvest
4. Decent working conditions according to ILO conventions for hired labour
5. Stable long term trade relationships
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Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade International CEO
HOAC Cooperative PNG
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Find the wide range of Fairtrade Certified
products available here or talk to your account
manager to see what Fairtrade alternatives are
available. There are Fairtrade Certified
products available in the following categories:
• Tea
• Coffee
• Hot chocolate
• Sugar
• Bananas
• Chocolate
• Soft Drinks
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Fairtrade delivers economic, environmental, and
social benefit to farmers. These benefits add
commercial value to workplaces supporting
Fairtrade by way of sustainability reporting
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Fairtrade benefits entire communities by
supporting business development and
environmental initiatives
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The supply chain is independently audited and
transparent
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Increased staff morale
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• Once registered you can use a fairtrade
graphic for your website and CSR
communication.
• We can calculate the impact your workplace is
having in developing communities in the form
of Fairtrade Premium.
• You can cite sourcing Fairtrade products
within multiple CSR frameworks.
• You can order free resources.
• You can get involved with Fair Trade Fortnight
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Set up in 2003 to bring a legal voice to 2600 small coffee farmers in the
remote Okapa region of Papua New Guinea
The Co-op covers 32 villages benefiting 12,000 family members. This
region is in a remote location with very poor infrastructure.
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Improvement of roads and infrastructure
Six new elementary schools built
Support for four health centres
Purchase of 260 coffee pulpers which improves coffee quality
Improving access to clean water
HOAC have purchased a disused mill to mill their own coffee ready for
export.
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Talk to your office supplier about swapping your
coffee, tea and hot chocolate to Fairtrade
Certified alternatives. Most large office
suppliers in NZ have a great selection of
Fairtrade products available.
Talk to your purchasing manager about
sourcing Fairtrade Certified products. See a
product list here.
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