Naturland established new norms in 2005 with its  social standards. Now its assembly of delegates has erected a third pillar of sustainability to provide added support to our organic association’s holistic concept:

 Naturland Fair Trade Standards (pdf-file, 215 KB)

As of new, German and international partners can apply for certification to Naturland fair trade standards in the course of their annual organic inspection, which will save them both time and money.

This opportunity for voluntary certification is the logical development of “Naturland Criteria on Fair Partnerships” which five partners of Naturland already fulfilled in 2006. In co-operation with fair trade organisations such as dwp, a set of rules and standards has been produced which, on the one hand, reflects the interests of smallholders and their co-operatives in marginalised areas, and on the other the concerns of producers and processors in OECD states.

“It is commitment to smallholders which has been the binding factor between us and Naturland for years now. Together we have now drawn up check lists for fair trade certification. This new certification means that our project to have one-stop certification to both organic standards and to those governing fair partnerships can now be put into practice.”

Thomas Hoyer, board member of Fairhandelsgenossenschaft dwp eG