DeltArts is an active member of IFAT, the International Federation for Alternative Trade. As such, all of our products are fair trade certified.  

Definition
Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers - especially in the South. Fair Trade organisations (backed by consumers) are engaged actively in supporting producers, awareness raising, and in campaigning for changes in the rules and practice of conventional international trade.

This definition of Fair Trade was developed and adopted in 2001 by FINE, an informal network of the four main fair trade organisations. The name of this informal network, FINE, was created by combining the first letters of the names of each participating organization. 

                                              F airtrade Labelling Organisations International 
                                              I nternational Federation for Alternative Trade  
                                              N etwork of European World Shops 
                                              E uropean Fair Trade Association

Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO)
FLO was established in April 1997 as an umbrella organisation to coordinate the work of the various national Fairtrade initiatives and to run the monitoring programmes more efficiently. A central responsibility of FLO is to collect data and ensure the audit of all Fairtrade-labelled products from the producer to the retail shelf. One of its aims is to see the introduction of a single international Fairtrade label. The national initiatives retain responsibility for marketing and promoting Fairtrade in their respective countries.

International Federation for Alternative Trade (IFAT)
IFAT is a global network of fair trade organisations working to improve the livelihoods and wellbeing of disadvantaged people in developing countries, and to change the unfair structures of international trade. Established in 1989, IFAT now has more than 150 members in over 45 countries. Through IFAT, producers of handicrafts and farm products from developing countries join forces with traders in the North and South to develop a fairer approach to international commerce.

Network of European World Shops (NEWS!)
NEWS! coordinates the cooperation between World Shops throughout Western Europe. NEWS! consists of 15 national World Shop associations in 13 different countries, which together represent about 2,500 World Shops in Europe.  

European Fair Trade Association (EFTA)
EFTA, established in 1987, is an association of 12 Fair Trade importers in 9 European countries. EFTA facilitates cooperation and coordination between its members in the areas of trading with suppliers in the south, advocacy and campaigns work, monitoring of fair trade and marketing fair trade products.