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Understanding and Implementing Fair Trade Principles
Give practical substance to your fair trade commitments. Connect its principles to partner selection, commercial practices and stakeholders' expectations. Develop reference points for contributing to a responsible approach and explaining its purpose.
- Duration
- 2 days 14 hours
- Code
- RSE02FR Code
Presentation
Africa's wealth of agricultural and extractive raw materials raises the question of how to enhance their value for customers and generate economic, social and environmental benefits for communities and their territories.
The concept of fair trade has emerged over several decades as one possible way to enhance the value of responsible sourcing in West Africa.
This course helps participants understand the main principles of fair trade, its requirements and different movements, and the existing labelling systems and what they cover, enabling them to take ownership of the topic.
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Objectives
Companies can integrate fair trade at 2 levels:
- As raw-material buyers, to meet external requirements or reflect their values.
- As sellers, to capitalise on a growing niche market.
NGOs and rural communities may wish to integrate fair trade principles and obtain product labelling.
The course objectives therefore focus on:
- Understanding the history of fair trade and its different movements.
- Knowing the key fair trade principles.
- Knowing the key fair trade stakeholders.
- Knowing the different labels and understanding each one, including its scope and philosophy.
- Examples of practical implementation in the field.
- An overview of markets and commercial opportunities.
Program
Introduction:
- Welcome and introductions focusing on macroeconomic and local challenges in raw-material supply chains.
- Key concepts of responsible procurement and the place of fair trade within them.
- Key figures.
Part 1: key fair trade stakeholders and principles
- The history of fair trade, its constituent movements and the debates surrounding it.
- Fair trade organisations, focusing on West Africa and each organisation's role.
- Definitions of key fair trade principles.
- An overview of fair trade in West Africa.
Part 2: fair trade labels and their key content
- A global overview of labels for responsible raw-material sourcing.
- Description of key labels, their philosophy, governance and scope.
- Thematic details of how to implement the criteria of the main labels.
Part 3: applying fair trade principles in the field
- Case studies in West Africa and elsewhere: setting up fair trade projects and supply chains.
- Focus on structuring producer organisations.
- Technical support and financing.
Part 4: a commercial approach to fair trade markets
- Key figures for target fair trade markets.
- An overview of fair trade product markets and their development by raw material, sector, sales outlet and more.
- Key stakeholders in selling fair trade products.
- Marketing and the image of fair trade products.
Audience
Anyone with projects or an interest in fair trade.
In particular:
- Senior management and entrepreneurs.
- Procurement directors and buyers.
- Marketing and sales directors and managers.
- CSR and sustainable development directors and managers.
- Quality directors.
- Representatives of NGOs and/or rural communities interested in the topic.
Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites, but knowledge of CSR and sustainable development concepts and the principles of international raw-material trade will help participants understand the topic.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.