Stichting Fair Trade Advocacy Office
Budget
€700 — €0
EP Access
6
accredited persons
Staff
7
6.5 FTE
EU Grants
€361,704
Mission & Goals
The Fair Trade Advocacy Office catalyses collaboration within the international Fair Trade movement on policy, advocacy and campaigning activity; facilitates knowledge co-creation and sharing on Fair Trade policies and practices; and leads advocacy work on European Union legislation, policies and their implementation.
EU Legislative Interests
EU Trade policy Eco-design Unfair Trading Practices Directive Targeted amendments to the CMO Social Economy Action Plan Public Procurement Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence EU Regulation on Deforestation-free products EU Sustainable cocoa initiative EU Forced Labour Regulation Eu Organic Regulation
Communication Activities
An overview of our statements and communication activities related to EU policies can be found here: https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/work
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CSO network for sustainable public procurement EU CSO Food Policy Coalition EU Cocoa coalition Tropical Forest Alliance Green Trade Network TSD Platform European Trade Justice Coalition
Organisation Members
The FTAO is a foundation that was set up by European Fair Trade Association Network of European Worldshops World Fair Trade Organization Fairtrade International The Board of Directors is the ulitmate beneficiary and decision maker of the organization. Currently the Members of the Board of Directors are: Mr Richard Adams (Chair), Mr. Marc Bermann (Vice-Chair), Mr. Prassana Kumar GN (treasurer), Ms. Tamara Cobussen, Ms. Heidi Hautala, Mr. Juanjo Martinez
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.