Once you’ve submitted your application online, the next step is to patiently wait for the WFTO team to review and assess your submission. This process may take some time, but rest assured that your application is being carefully evaluated.
To create your member profile, click the ‘Create Member Profile’ button. You’ll be redirected to an online form where you can fill in all the necessary details about your organization.
Once completed, your profile will be instantly published and featured in WFTO’s ‘Source Fair Trade Products’ searches. After this, you’ll be directed to your Member Hub dashboard, where you can view or update your profile anytime.
In your Member Hub dashboard, you can create up to four brand profiles. To get started, navigate to the left-hand side menu and click on ‘Create Brand.’ You’ll be redirected to an online form where you can enter details about your brand.
Complete the form to create your first brand profile. To add more brands, simply repeat this process for each one.
To update your contact details, go to your Member Hub dashboard and click on the ‘Update Your Contact Details’ link in the left-hand navigation menu.
The default contact information will be for the Main Contact Person, who will receive all communications.
If you wish to add more contacts, select the number of additional users from the select field and fill out their details.
You can also customize which types of notifications each additional contact will receive.”
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All trading members of WFTO. This includes all organisations that have more than half of their income and/or more than €100,000 in income from trade.
An organisation whose primary mission is to support Fair Trade and/or provide services to organisations that are or want to become Fair Trade Organisations.
An organisation which is an association of organisations committed to Fair Trade.
Individual Associates are supporters of the Fair Trade movement with limited rights. The WFTO Guarantee System does not apply to them.
Associate Organisations are organisations that align with the WFTO’s 10 Principles of Fair Trade. They may be/are donor organisations, national or international agencies that support or campaign for more just trading conditions, and organisations that align with the WFTO Principles but do not yet fulfil the requirements to apply for membership.
Candidates have been conditionally approved for membership but have not completed their first monitoring cycle under the WFTO Guarantee System. They have limited rights within WFTO. They may not use the WFTO Member Mark and Product Label or claim that they are monitored by WFTO.
Guaranteed members have met the WFTO Membership requirements and are monitored under the WFTO Guarantee System.
Organisations that have no or little income from trade go through a reduced version of the WFTO Guarantee System that does not include criteria related to trade. These organisations may use the WFTO Member Mark but cannot use the Product Label for any products they may be trading to support their mission. This status only applies to Fair Trade Networks (FTN) and Support Organisations (FTSO).
Members who are in the process of renewing their guaranteed status and are overdue on some requirements retain full rights while they work to meet the demands of the Guarantee System on an administrative or compliance level.
