Fair Trade

How do I know that the money I pay for Fair Trade goes to the farmers?

The Fair Trade logo on our products is a customer guarantee that small-scale cocoa and sugar farmers are paid a fair above-market price for their crops and that high labour and environmental standards are followed in their production. There are regular third-party audits of both the buyers (La Siembra Co-op) and sellers (the producers we work with) to ensure that the principles of Fair Trade are being followed and that criteria, such as fair prices and safe working conditions, are being met. Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is the international Fair Trade umbrella certification group that ensures Fair Trade criteria are adhered to through auditing. In Canada, you know that a product has undergone the FLO monitoring process when you see the TransFair Canada logo:

In addition to relying on FLO standards and guarantees, La Siembra visits with its producer partners to better understand how premiums are being re-invested into communities and to view first-hand the positive impact that Fair Trade has on farmers and their families. Visit the Fair Trade page for more information about the premiums we pay to our producer partners.