Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | Canaan Fair Trade |
Place, Country | Jenin, Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
Contact | www.canaanfairtrade.com |
Certified Products | olive oil, almonds, jojoba oil, freekeh, almond oil, maftoul, olives, carob syrup, carob seeds, tomatoes dried, spice mix, freekeh, olive oil basil, olive oil chili, olive oil garlic, olive oil lemon, olive oil thyme, maftoul, caper tomato tapanade, almond pesto | |||||
Certification Programme | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification |
Performance Rating |
Chapter | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | Maximum | Rating | |||||
1 | Core Principles and Values | 12 | 12 | |||||
2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 23 | 16 | |||||
3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 227 | 176 | |||||
4 | Respect of the Environment | 185 | 116 | |||||
5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 14 | 12 | |||||
6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 67 | 47 | |||||
7 | Empowerment | 64 | 57 | |||||
8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 44 | 38 | |||||
9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 38 | |||||
Total Score Performance Rating | 512 | |||||||
Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
Impact, special achievements & commitments | Canaan Fair Trade is an innovative company in Palestine that exists since 2004 and has been devoted to implementing the principles of fair trade from the beginning, as is also reflected in its name. The company provides very good and well paid employment opportunities to workers in the Jenin/Berqin area with a high standard of social responsibility and team spirit. In addition, Canaan Fair Trade - through its partner PFTA - reaches out to more than 1.100 farmers and members of women cooperatives and their families, providing income for many households throughout the North or Palestine. Many of the company's products are certified organic (various organic certifications), which ensures a high level of product quality and integrity, achieves good product prices (fair trade prices and organic premium to farmers) and has a positive environmental impact. In addition, Canaan is active in promoting research in agriculture and implementing agricultural and environmental projects through its research subsidiary CORE. | |||||||
Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
Percentage | 83 % | |||||||
Date of Certification |
First | 21.12.2006 | |||||||
Last Update | 21.05.2021 | |||||||