Glossary
If you feel that the world of Fair Trade has its very own language – don’t fret! We’ll keep you in the know!
With this glossary we’ll guide you through the common technical terms used by FLOCERT, Fairtrade International and the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO).
Learn about the wor(l)ds of Fair Trade below!
Associate
A Trader Corporate Certification (TCC) certificate holder under one Master Operator.
Associate Audit
FLOCERT audit of an Associate in a Trader Corporate Certification (TCC) set-up.
Assurance
FLOCERT provides independent and impartial assurance services. This requires the following five components:
A three-party relationship – the …
Audit
A process within the Certification to gather evidence, aimed at assessing fulfilment of certain standards by the Customer and/or a product …
Audit Order
Order that contains information regarding the audit to be carried out, including customer details (contact information, products), Terms of Reference …
Audit Preparation Letter
Document that contains detailed information on the scope of the audit, the agenda and which documents the customer needs to prepare before the audit.
Audit Report Evaluation
An evaluation of all the completed Audit Order’s documents and annexes.
Auditor
A person duly qualified to carry out Audits on behalf of FLOCERT.
Learn more about the audits carried out by FLOCERT auditors.
Basic Documentation
Basic Documentation for an audit is defined for each customer individually by the Auditor in the Audit Preparation Letter.
Category 1 trader
New FLOCERT customers (who have not yet had their Fairtrade Initial Audit), as well as customers who:
pay the Minimum Price and/or Fairtrade …
Category 2 trader
All FLOCERT customers who do not fall in Category 1 and are not considered a Small Licensee.
Central Structure
Organisational level in Hired Labour Multi Estates or 2nd/3rd grade Small-scale Producer Organisations that coordinates and manages the overall …
(Fairtrade) Certification
A product certification system where social, economic and environmental aspects of production are certified against Fairtrade Standards for Producers …
Certification Analyst
FLOCERT employee who acts as the point of contact for customers; coordinating and administering Fairtrade Certification for customers in the regions …
Certification body
An independent entity authorised by a specific standard-setter to certify that its clients comply with the requirements of the respective standard.