 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Earthoil Kenya Producer Group | |  |
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| Place, Country | | | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
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| Contact | | | www.earthoil.com | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | FairTrade Company Contracting Smallholder Producer | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | The products are processed to oil by an own processing unit. | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Tea tree leaves, palmarosa, geranium and sunflower seeds | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.1.1b | Transparent Administration and Relation with Farmers CONTRACT PRODUCTION | 27 | 22 | ||||
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| 3.1.2 | Pricing and Producer Payments | 14 | 14 | ||||
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| 3.1.3 | Non-discrimination and Gender Aspects | 12 | 10 | ||||
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| 3.1.4 | Internal Control System | 28 | 24 | ||||
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| 3.2.1 | Child Labour and Young Workers | 20 | 16 | ||||
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| 3.2.2 | Working Conditions Producer Farms | 47 | 44 | ||||
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| 3.3.1 | Basic Labour Rights Group Staff | 31 | 32 | ||||
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| 3.3.2 | Employment Conditions Group Staff | 31 | 32 | ||||
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| Total Score Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 210 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 194 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Social Issues, Smallholder Groups): 214 | |||||||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.2.1 | Trade Relations | 20 | 20 | ||||
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| 4.2.2 | Additional FairTrade Obligations Producer Groups | 28 | 28 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 48 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 48 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): 46 | |||||||
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| Environmental Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Environmental Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.4.1 | Internal Monitoring Environmental Aspects | 5 | 4 | ||||
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| 3.4.2 | Environmental Performance Producers | 24 | 20 | ||||
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| 3.4.3 | Environmental Performance Processing | 32 | 22 | ||||
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| Total Score Environmental Issues | 61 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Environmental Issues | 41 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Environmental Issues): 59 | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | The Earthoil Kenya Producer Group presently consists of 534 smallholder farmers in five main regions who produce Tea tree leaves, palmarosa, geranium and sunflower seeds, which is processed to oils by their own Earthoil Kenya Pty EPZ Ltd processing factories. Earthoil Kenya farmers are represented by the KOOFA Board, where three representatives of each farming region are actively engaged. Farmers are paid FairTrade prices (agreed between Earthoil Kenya and the Koofa Board) and there is a FairTrade Policy in place. | ||||
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| Use of FairTrade Premium | | | FairTrade Premium included in Producer Prices. From 2010 onwards, the Premium will be paid separately into a Premium Fund | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 12.02.2009 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 13.04.2010 | ||||
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