As part of the social compliance auditing and certification services, Control Union Certifications can offer companies based in The Netherlands auditing services for two well-known organisationsL Max Havelaar (based in The Netherlands) and FLO-CERT GmbH, which is the globally operating certification body for the Fair Trade Labelling Organisation. Currently we can only offer auditing for these services in The Netherlands, whereby Control Union carries out the audits on behalf of Max Havelaar and FLO-Cert, and the two respective organisations take the certification decision based on the audit results.
For both programmes it is necessary for Dutch companies to contact Max Havelaar, resp. FLO-CERT for an application to become certified. These organisations will then notify Control Union Certifications for an audit.
Max Havelaar
The Max Havelaar Foundation awards a quality label to products that have been produced according to principles of fair trade. Through fair trade, it contributes to improving the living and working conditions of small farmers and agricultural workers in disadvantaged regions. The Max Havelaar Foundation is a member of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) and complies with their international Fairtrade standards. The Max Havelaar Foundation was founded in 1992 by the Swiss aid organizations. It is a non-profit organization and has been self-financing since 2001. The Foundation's headquarters are in Basel.
Fair Trade Labelling (FLO-CERT)
FLO-CERT GmbH is an independent International Certification Company offering Fairtrade Certification services to clients in more than 70 countries. As such a company they assist in the socio-economic development of producers in the Global South and help to foster long-term relationships and good practice with traders of Certified Fairtrade products.
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