Sustainable Partners: Industry Alliances and Collaborations

Our Partners in Sustainability and Social Responsibility

At Fair Trade USA™, we believe that meaningful change is best achieved through collaboration. We partner with a diverse range of organizations—from industry associations and certification bodies to retailers and nonprofits—who share this commitment to sustainability, social impact, and ethical sourcing. Discover our strategic partners, categorized by their unique contributions to advancing our mission.

Industry Association Memberships

Aligned thought partners focused on driving change within the industry:

Global Coffee Platform

Cascale

Ethical Charter Implementation Program

Fair Trade USA is also ISEAL Code Compliant. Our system has been independently evaluated against ISEAL’s Codes of Good Practice.

Third Party Certification Acceptance

Programs that accept the Fair Trade Certification audit in lieu of all or part of their own audits:

Regenerative Organic Alliance

Fair for Life

Recognition

Fair Trade USA accepts these certifications and audits in lieu of all or part of Fair Trade Certification assurance processes:

Fairtrade International

Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Whole Foods Market Quality Standards for Farmed Seafood: Salmon, Other Finfish, and Shrimp

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Better Work

Social and Labor Convergence Program (SLCP)

Programmatic Partnerships & Collaboration

Organizations that help inform the direction and maintain relevancy of the Fair Trade USA standards and other programmatic interventions:

Global Living Wage Coalition

Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

FishChoice

FishWise

Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)

Wholechain

(en)visible

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

CSR Initiatives

Industry initiatives that recognize the Fair Trade Certified program as counting towards their goals or membership requirements:

1% for the Planet

BCorp

Philanthropic Partners

Visit our philanthropic partners page to view a list of institutions that play a pivotal role in funding projects to drive Fair Trade forward.