Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | Guayaki Yerba Mate Brasil Produção e Comércio LTDA |
Place, Country | Turvo, Brazil |
Contact | https://www.guayaki.com |
Certified Products | yerba mate dried, yerba mate roasted | |||||
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 | 27 | 11 | |||||
3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 233 | 151 | |||||
4 | Respect of the Environment | 185 | 158 | |||||
5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 14 | 9 | |||||
6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 66 | 47 | |||||
7 | Empowerment | 72 | 56 | |||||
8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 19 | 15 | |||||
9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 34 | |||||
Total Score Performance Rating | 493 | |||||||
Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
Impact, special achievements & commitments | Guayaki Yerba Mate Brasil has been working with local communities in southern Brazil for over 10 years, supporting processes of socioeconomic development and ecological regeneration. Since November 2020, the company operates as a processor for dried organic and fair trade yerba mate, with facility based in Turvo, Paraná. Long-term partnerships with 3 indigenous communities and producer groups in the region include the Guarani and Kaingang Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas, Faxinalenses and smallholders in the municipalities of Turvo, Guarapuava and Inácio Martins, connecting important Araucaria Forest remnants and Protected Areas of the Atlantic Rainforest. Guayaki Brasil currently provides 30 direct jobs within the local team and engages with over 300 families from producer partners to harvesters in activities of production/harvest and FT projects on a regular basis. | |||||||
Use of Fair Trade Premium | ||||||||
Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
Percentage | 80 % | |||||||
Date of Certification |
First | 21.08.2014 | |||||||
Last Update | 13.09.2022 | |||||||