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What is FLO and what does FLO do?

April 26, 2017flo

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What is FLO and what does FLO do?

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Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is an umbrella organization that unites 20 Labelling Initiatives (like TransFair USA) in 21 countries and 3 Producer Networks representing Fairtrade Certified Producer Organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia. FLO, based in Bonn, Germany, certifies and promotes Fair Trade products internationally and is composed of two separate organizations: FLO International is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving FLO’s 23 member organizations, producer groups, traders and external experts. FLO e.V. develops and reviews the international Fair Trade standards. FLO-Cert inspects and certifies producer groups in more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. For more information about FLO, please visit their website at www.fairtrade.