3. 55 FFAIRAIR TTRADERADE
PPRINCIPLESRINCIPLES
By working in conjunction with marginalized
farmers to promote solidarity and sustainable
development.
By buying products as directly as possible from
farmers in order to maximize their profit margin.
By securing a fair buying price that guarantees
farmers a decent living wage.
By providing clear and complete information on
the product and distribution networks.
By optimizing traditional artisanal farming
methods that result in products of exceptional quality.
SOLIDARITY
DIRECT
FAIR
TRANSPARENT
QUALITATIVE
4. AALTERLTER EECOCO PPRODUCTRODUCT
GGUARANTEESUARANTEES
All our products participate to
the sustainable development
of rural communities while
reducing carbon footprint with
a project of reforestation in
Amazonia in Peru
All our suppliers are subject
to FTA200 quality audits,
a methodology developed by
Alter Eco and approved by
PwC.
All our products are subjected to
stringent quality and hygiene controls:
HACCP, physico-chemical,
micro-biological and organoleptic
tests.
All our products are natural, and the
majority of them are
certified organic by
The products that are not yet USDA
certified are in the process of
obtaining certification.
H A C C P
Our products are
Fair Trade
Certified™
whenever standards
are already in place.
FAIR TRADE
ORGANIC
QUALITY
HYGIENE & FOOD SAFETY
CARBON ZERO
5. CONVENTIONALCONVENTIONAL ALTER ECOALTER ECO
ConventionalConventional
Supply ChainSupply Chain
ALTER ECOALTER ECO
Supply ChainSupply Chain
Value Added in the
country of origin
Producers Organization
Exporter/Importer
Retailer
Sales and US logistics
(distributor and broker)
Producers
3%
+89%
+312%
Premium for producers
Premium for the cooperative
35%
6%
29%
TTHEHE VVALUEALUE AADDEDDDED OFOF FFAIRAIR
TTRADERADE
