{"id":1176,"date":"2020-01-20T09:02:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T08:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fairsquared.com\/?page_id=1176"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:31:05","slug":"certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fairsquared.com\/en\/partners\/certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our certificates and labelling partners<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Fairtrade <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fairtrade Labelling Organisation, Fairtrade International, is the umbrella organisation of the national Fairtrade organisations. The association was founded 1997 in Bonn, Germany, with the purpose to unite the many different labels and standards of fair trade. The Fairtrade System consists of two branches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Fairtrade International e.V. develops the conditions and principles that need to be met to obtain a Fairtrade-certification<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • FLOCERT controls the compliance with these principles. It is important to ensure that the meaning of the word \u201cfair\u201d is not just a marketing claim, but actually translates to its true meaning where the label is used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Today, the international Fairtrade-system consists of three producer networks, 25 national Fairtrade-organisations, Fairtrade International e.V. and FLO-CERT. The Fairtrade-organisations allocate the Fairtrade-seal in the respective countries. In Germany for example the Fairtrade Deutschland e.V., in Switzerland the Max Havelaar Foundation and in Austria it is carried out by Fairtrade Austria. The producer networks represent the many different groups of producers in Latin America, Africa and Asia (CLAC: Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Comercio Justo, AFN: African Fairtrade Network and NAP: Network of Asian Producers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Fairtrade seal is according to the opinion of the Fairtrade-forum the most famous and one of the strictest quality marks of fair trade. The products being certified are products that are being produced under fair conditions or that contain ingredients that have been produced under fair conditions. Ingredients such as coffee, bananas, cotton, cosmetics, jewelry, as well as wood and gold.e labels and also the most recognised one. Both fairly traded produce and products produced with fairly traded ingredients can be Fairtrade labelled, there are Fairtrade coffee, bananas, cotton, cosmetics, jewellery and even gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    High amount of recognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    In Europe, the Fairtrade seal is recognized by 90 percent of the population. In addition, a total of 95 percent of the 90 percent think that the seal is credible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    The Vegan Society<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The seal of the international society \u201cThe Vegan Society\u201d is mostly to be found on food products, clothing or cleaning products. It is still quite rare on cosmetic products. FAIR SQUARED products are certified by the English Vegan Society and meet their criteria. Here is an extract from their standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Animal ingredients:<\/strong> The manufacturer and\/or producer may not involve or have involved the use of any animal products or animal by-products in their product or by the manufacturing of their product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Animal testing:<\/strong> The development and\/or manufacture of the product may not involve or have involved testing of any sort on animals conducted at the initiative of the company or that has been carried out by a party\/parties over whom the company has effective control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        • Genetically Modified Organisms: <\/strong>The development and\/or production of genetically modified organisms (GMO) may not have involved concerning animal genes or animal-derived substances. Products containing GMOs must be labelled as such. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Fair Rubber e. V.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Not all raw materials that FAIR SQUARED process are covered by the Fair Label Organisation e.V. (FLO). There are simply too many natural raw materials. One of the raw materials that is not covered by FLO is natural rubber which is produced from the sap of the tropical tree \u201cHevea brasiliensis\u201d. The aim of the Fair Rubber Association is \u201cto contribute to an improvement of the working and living conditions of the primary producers of natural latex by applying the principles of Fair Trade to the trade in products made from natural rubber\u201d. This is stated in their statues. But what does it actually mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fair trade is good for the producers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Fair Rubber is good for the people. Participation in Fair Trade should be a possibility, particularly for the primary producers of natural rubber which are the rubber tree tappers and smallscale rubber farmers. But the low prices paid for raw materials make it impossible for the tappers, plantation workers, and the small-scale farmers to support themselves and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Fair trade premium for improvement of the living conditions abroad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          This is where Fair Rubber comes into play: By paying a Fair Trade premium of 0,50\u20ac per kilo of natural rubber to the primary producers it is ensured that even during periods of depressed world market prices, the costs of production will be covered and the suppliers will have a surplus. Crucially, this would allow them to improve their working and living conditions. The decision of how this premium is to be used remains with the workers: for example by the management board for small-scale farmer associations, or in plantations by a panel consisting of selected employee representatives and delegated management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          FAIR SQUARED products that carry the Fair Rubber association\u2019s label are i.e. condoms and period cups<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          FSC\u00ae (Forest Stewardship Council\u00ae) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          The FSC\u00ae (Forest Stewardship Council\u00ae) is committed to promoting an eco-friendly, socially responsible and economically viable management of forests which meets the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations. The label ensures that only FSC\u00ae certified and controlled materials will be used at any time of the production chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          For the production of FSC\u00ae certified products the following materials can be used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Certified materials along the supply chain <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          FSC\u00ae certified quantities, controlled wood or recycled materials. Depending on the FSC\u00ae label, one can see whether the product is made only with material from FSC\u00ae certified forests (FSC\u00ae 100 %), if it is made with recycled, certified material (FSC\u00ae recycled), or if it consists of a mixture of certified and controlled materials (FSC\u00ae mix).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Halal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Halal is Arabic for \u201callowed\u201d or \u201capproved\u201d. It is for example forbidden for Muslims to consume pork and its by-products and blood, as well as intoxicants (alcohol).
          Muslims can also not eat animals that have not been slaughtered in the proper religious way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          People do however not only consume nutrients by eating them, but also through the skin. For Muslims, it is therefore necessary that cosmetic production is done without these \u201cforbidden\u201c raw materials and that the production sites and machines are uncontaminated. Our production is audited on a yearly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          FAIR SQUARED is one of the few suppliers in Europe that produce halal cosmetics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          In practical terms, this means:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Only certifiable halal-compliant ingredients should be used in the certified product.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Halal-compliant raw materials are not to be mixed with non-compliant raw materials. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Halal-compliant semi-finished goods must not be mixed with non-compliant semi-finished goods. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • There must be no cross-contamination in either the raw material store or the manufacturing facility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Halal-compliant finished products must not be mixed with non-compliant finished products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Detergents and other chemical additives must not endanger halal status.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • All products must be traceable. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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            PeTA Cruelty-free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is the largest animal rights organization in the world and fights among other things against factory farming, animal testing and fur farming. PeTA lists all brands that have given written assurances that no animal testing will be performed or commissioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            PeTA exclusively lists companies with the best guidelines against animal testing in the positive list. These are companies whose corporate policies clearly stand against animal testing and thus help to avoid animal testing and to completely abolish it in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Fairness and animal welfare in cosmetics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

            For FAIR SQUARED, these criteria were not difficult to meet since we actively supported animal welfare right from the start. FAIR SQUARED has stated to PeTA that no animal testing is currently being performed or commissioned, not that it will be so in the future. FAIR SQUARED products contain no ingredients of animal origin, such as animal skin, fur, meat, body parts, honey, bees wax, silk or other by-products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            FAIR SQUARED GmbH and its products have been controlled by PeTA and are allowed to advertise with the PeTA logo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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