What are Fairtrade footballs?
Fairtrade sport balls mean that the fairness and respect towards players and fans that is encouraged by football governing bodies is extended to the football makers.
What is Bala sport?
Bala Sport balls are high quality, hand or machine stitched or made with new hybrid and thermal bonding technology and carry the UK’s most trusted ethical certification – the FAIRTRADE Mark.
Is Bala a sport?
About Bala Sport A key role of Bala Sport is to raise awareness of the issues around Fairtrade sports balls and how they help make a difference in the lives of some of the thousands of football makers around the world.
How do I become Fair Trade Certified?
Organizations/companies that receive or handle Fairtrade Premiums must also apply for Fairtrade certification. To use the FAIRTRADE Mark on a consumer ready product, you must have a valid license contract with a National Fairtrade Organization or with Fairtrade International.
Who can use the fair trade logo?
Farmers still receive all the benefits of Fairtrade as with the core FAIRTRADE Mark. This includes the protection of the Fairtrade Minimum Price (where relevant) and the Premium to choose how to invest in their community. Businesses can apply for a licence to use the FAIRTRADE Mark on their approved products.
How much does it cost to get Fair Trade Certified?
Certified organizations such as cooperatives have to pay FLO-CERT a fee to become certified and a further annual fee for audit and continued certification The first year certification fee per unit sold as “Fairtrade certified” varies but has been over 6c/lb with an annual fee of 3c/lb to 3.4c/lb for coffee up to 2006 …
Who found fair trade?
The earliest traces of Fair Trade in Europe date from the late 1950s when Oxfam UK started to sell crafts made by Chinese refugees in Oxfam shops. In 1964 it created the first Fair Trade Organization.