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2023 FTF Retailer Renewal Questions: Sourcing Exclusively from Wholesalers

Step 1 of 4

25%

Does your business report sales to a taxing authority in Canada or the USA?(Required)
Do you purchase any products that are NOT sourced in accordance with the FTF’s fair trade principles?(Required)
Are at least 75% of your products (as measured by your annual wholesale purchases) sourced in accordance with the FTF’s fair trade principles? This includes both FTF/WFTO members and supplier/producer partners you’ve vetted independently for fair trade practices.(Required)
Does your business purchase any products directly from producers, farmers, or artisans?(Required)
Does your business operate one or more physical retail sales locations open to the public with regular posted hours of operation?(Required)
Does your business also do wholesale sales?(Required)

Cultivate New Market Opportunities for Economically and Socially Marginalized Producers

PRINCIPLE: Fair Trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable development through trading partnerships. Members collaborate with marginalized communities to nurture equitable social and economic opportunities by growing market access. Members place the interests of producers and their communities as the primary concern of their enterprise.
Do you source any products from suppliers who ARE members of the FTF or WFTO?(Required)
Do you source any products from suppliers who are NOT members of the FTF or WFTO?(Required)

Support Safe and Empowering Working Conditions

PRINCIPLE: Fair Trade means a safe and healthy working environment free of forced, exploitative, or underpaid labor. Throughout the trading chain, Members cultivate inclusive workplaces that encourage individuals to participate in the decisions that affect them. Members seek to eliminate discrimination based on religion, race, caste, national origin, disability, gender, sexual/affectional orientation, union membership, political affiliation, age, marital, or health status. Members support workplaces free from physical, sexual, psychological, or verbal harassment or abuse.
Does your organization have a non-disrimination policy for employees/staff/volunteers in the US or Canada?(Required)

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