FairTSA – Fair Trade Sustainability Alliance
FairTSA has recognized Control Union as one of the certification bodies allowed to conduct audits and certifications to the Fair TSA standard (Version 4.13).
FairTSA standard
About the certification
It was created to provide a practical standard that defines strict and meaningful conditions to give all stakeholders in the program confidence in products displaying the FairTSA logo.
- FairTSA’s Fair Trade standard covers agricultural products, processed foods, wild collected plants, textiles and personal care products and cosmetics.
- The standards have been designed to comply with the requirements of the International Standardization Organization (ISO) and the following existing Fair Trade and relating standards have been considered during the development of the FairTSA Standard.
Control Union Fair Choice • Ecocert Fair for Life • Fair Trade Labeling Organization (FLO) • Fair Trade USA • IBD Fair Trade • International Labor Organization Conventions • ISEAL Alliance Recommendations • ISO 26000 (Guidelines for Social Responsibility) • Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (UN) • Naturland Fair • Rainforest Alliance / UTZ’s Sustainable Agriculture Network • Social Accountability Standard SA 8000 • United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainability Goals.
- Control Union plays an important role that Cooperating Certification Agencies (CCAs) have in the partnership with the FairTSA Fair Trade program.
The certification agencies receive and process client applications, carry out inspections and make the certification decision.
How you benefit
The FairTSA standard was designed to work with certifiers that comply with the principles of the ISO 65 guide. For the structure of this standard and the necessary documentation, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) has been used as a model. Control Union is one of the auditing companies recognised by FairTSA as a preliminary accredited certifier (PAC).
How can I help you?
Are you looking for a certain service, do you have any questions about or do you want to apply for the certification program? Let me know. My name is Chathura Weerasinghe and I am glad to help.