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The Fair for Life Programme was launched in late 2006 under the name "IMO Social and FairTrade Programme" and was updated in 2007/2008. The current version (Version February 2008) has been the basis for all certification issued according to the "for Life" and "Fair for Life" Standards, including the respective checklist for auditing, verification of compliance and certification. Like all other standards, the Fair for Life Programme must be updated and revised at regular intervals to account for all new developments and requirements in the field of social responsibility, fair and ethical trading and environmental sustainability and sensitivity of production, processing and trade.
In 2010, the Swiss Bio-Foundation as holder of the Fair for Life Programme will undertake to revise the Fair for Life Programme and bring it up to date with the latest developments in the sector. The revision process will be carried out in accordance with the provisions of ISEAL with regard to standard revision processes (ISEAL Code of Good Practice and Guidance for Setting Social and Environmental Standards; P005, Version 4; updates from draft version 5.1 from May 2009 are considered whenever possible). More information...

Control and handling requirements for Fair for Life certified products are presented in chapter 1.2.2 of the Fair for Life Social & FairTrade Certification programme. With a growing number of companies in the Fair for Life programme and increasing complexity of product flows the handling rules had to be extended by additional requirements for brand holder companies. More information...

Exactly three years ago, in September 2006, the Fair for Life Social and Fair Trade Programme was launched by the Swiss Bio-Foundation, in cooperation with IMO. It all started with a handful of relatively small but dedicated companies and their supply chains, who set off to establish a fair trade certification programme that would work independent of the traditional FLO / Transfair Fairtrade system. This new certification programme created an opportunity for all serious fair trade producers and products that had not previously been eligible for fair trade certification. More information...

Fair Trade the White House is a coalition of fair trade vendors and organizations, including IMO (The Institute for Marketecology). We are inviting the First Lady to join the fair trade movement and make the White House a "Fair Trade Home." The purpose of the outreach is to raise greater awareness of fair trade to the American consumer so each person will choose to "Join the Fair Trade Party," and integrate more fair trade purchases into their regular buying habits so that poverty is reduced in America and around the world.
Please help us by showing your support and inviting the First Lady at: http://www.fairtradewhitehouse.com/

The Institute for Marketecology (IMO), one of the first and most renowned eco-certifiers, has been selected as a certifier for The Whole Trade Guarantee program at Whole Foods Market. The Whole Trade Guarantee ensures that products meet Whole Foods Market’s high quality standards, producers receive better wages and working conditions, and care is given to the environment during production. The Whole Trade Guarantee program aims to help end poverty in developing countries through the payment of honest, respectable prices for products bound for Whole Foods Markets.
To achieve these goals, Whole Foods Market evaluated the Fair For Life FairTrade certification program and found IMO to be a reliable and suitable quality assurance partner. More information…