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Sustainable Partners: Industry Alliances and Collaborations

Our Partners in Sustainability and Social Responsibility

At Fair Trade USA™, we believe that meaningful change is best achieved through collaboration. We partner with a diverse range of organizations—from industry associations and certification bodies to retailers and nonprofits—who share this commitment to sustainability, social impact, and ethical sourcing. Discover our strategic partners, categorized by their unique contributions to advancing our mission.

Industry Association Memberships

Aligned thought partners focused on driving change within the industry:
Global Coffee Platform Logo
Global Coffee Platform

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Cascale Logo

Cascale

ECIP logo
Ethical Charter Implementation Program

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Fair Trade USA is also ISEAL Code Compliant. Our system has been independently evaluated against ISEAL’s Codes of Good Practice.

Third Party Certification Acceptance

Programs that accept the Fair Trade Certification audit in lieu of all or part of their own audits:
Rengenerative Organic logo
Regenerative Organic Alliance

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Fair for Life logo
Fair for Life

Recognition

Fair Trade USA accepts these certifications and audits in lieu of all or part of Fair Trade Certification assurance processes:
Fti logo
Fairtrade International
Best Aquaculture Practices logo
Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)
Aquaculture Stewardship Council logo
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Whole Foods Market logo

Whole Foods Market Quality Standards for Farmed Seafood: Salmon, Other Finfish, and Shrimp

MSC logo

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

BetterWork logo

Better Work

Social & Labor Convergence Program logo

Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP)

Programmatic Partnerships & Collaboration

Organizations that help inform the direction and maintain relevancy of the Fair Trade USA standards and other programmatic interventions:
GLWC logo

Global Living Wage Coalition

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch logo

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

FishChoice logo

FishChoice

FishWise logo

FishWise

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership logo

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)

Wholechain logo

Wholechain

(en)visible logo

(en)visible

SBTi logo

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

CSR Initiatives

Industry initiatives that recognize the Fair Trade Certified program as counting towards their goals or membership requirements:

1% for the Planet logo

1% for the Planet

B Corp logo

BCorp

Philanthropic Partners

Visit our philanthropic partners page to view a list of institutions that play a pivotal role in funding projects to drive Fair Trade forward.

Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD)

Fair Trade USA’s Agricultural Production Standard (APS), Capture Fisheries Standard (CFS), and Factory Production Standard (FPS) integrate key principles of HREDD, a framework designed to help businesses proactively identify and address adverse human rights and environmental impacts. Learn more.