 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Mate Revolution Inc. DBA EcoTeas | | |
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| Place, Country | | | Ashland, United States | ||
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| Contact | | | www.ecoteas.com | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | Fair Trade Buyer and Handler | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | Buyer and handler of yerba mate products | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Yerba Mate | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.1.1 | Trade Relationship | 34 | 30 | ||||
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| 4.1.2 | Pricing and FairTrade Premiums | 19 | 14 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 53 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 0 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): - | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | It is evident that EcoTeas has made continual efforts to establish and develop a fair trade relationship with their primary, long time mate producer. The relationship with their other certified producer is new but EcoTeas has visited the producer and has been in contact with them and also responsive to them regarding changing market conditions. Prices paid to producers are significantly higher than market prices. EcoTeas appears to be committed to fair trade relationships and continues to try to understand how to best proceed to develop these relationships, while also doing their best to educate their producers when asked. | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 16.07.2009 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 16.07.2009 | ||||
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