European Fair Trade Association
The European Fair Trade Association (EFTA) is a Dutch association established informally in 1987.Gepa3 Fair Handelshaus and Traidcraft. EFTA's aim is to support its member organizations in their work and encourage cooperation and coordination.
Fair trade importing organizations buy food and
worldshops, local groups, wholesalers and mail order catalogues. Fair trade importing organizations also play an important role in awareness raising and in educating consumers and public authorities on fair trade and trade justice
issues.
EFTA is based in Culemborg, in the Netherlands, with an office in Bolzano in northern Italy.[2]
A three-year (2007–2010) project led by EFTA to promote action for Fair Trade
Public Procurement (FTPP) aimed to encourage public authorities within the European Union to systematically include fair trade criteria in their public tenders.[3]
References
- ^ European Fair Trade Association, EFTA - European Fair Trade Association, accessed 19 August 2021
- ^ EFTA website, accessed 19 August 2021
- ^ European Fair Trade Association, Public Affairs: Mobilising action for Fair Trade Public Procurement, accessed 19 August 2021
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