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2026 FTF Renewal Questions: Retailer Sourcing from Various Wholesalers
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First Name
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Last Name
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Contact Email
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Public Business Name
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Registered Business Name (only if drastically different)
How many people does your organization employ in the USA/Canada (please use whole numbers)?
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How many volunteers work for your organization in the USA/Canada (please use whole numbers)?
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Does your business report sales to a taxing authority in Canada or the USA?
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Yes
No
If no, please explain:
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Update the FTF staff: Has your organization undergone any major changes in the last year (relocated, rebranded, added a producer group or product category, changed the products you sell, etc.)?
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In your brick and mortar location(s), are at least 75% of your products (as measured by your annual wholesale purchases) sourced in accordance with the FTF Code of Practice? This includes both FTF/WFTO members and supplier/producer partners you’ve vetted independently for fair trade practices.
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Yes
No
Do you purchase any products that are NOT sourced in accordance with the FTF Code of Practice?
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Yes
No
Code of Practice
Please explain why you source and sell these products.
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What percentage of wholesale products do you source from the USA, Canada, and/or Europe? Please measure by the value of annual purchases.
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Does your business operate one or more physical retail sales locations open to the public with regular posted hours of operation?
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Yes
No
By Appointment Only
Please specify how many locations.
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I have confirmed that my retail address is still correct on the member website. If not, please update below.
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Search for your business location here: https://fairtradefederation.org/browse-ftf-members/
Does your business also do wholesale sales?
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Yes
No
If yes, what percentage of your total annual sales are from wholesale?
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FTF Logo & Partnerships
We encourage all FTF members to proudly display the Fair Trade Federation Verified logo as a symbol of the high bar of fair trade practices that you and the entire FTF community have committed to.
Our business currently uses the new verified FTF logo on website, hang tags, and/or packaging.
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Yes, we use the new logo
No, we don't use it at all
If no, why do you not use the logo? How can FTF support you in doing so?
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Are you a People and Planet First Double Badge Member?
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Review here: https://peopleandplanetfirst.org/complementary-badges/
Yes
No
I am interested in it. Please connect me with more information.
If yes, please describe your legal and financing structure that protect and lock-in purpose long term.
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Meaning, as a fair trade business share if and how your mission-driven structure will continue beyond your ownership or remain through a succession.
We have a structure or financing that does not protect purpose, e.g. profit-maximising ownership, subsidiary of profit-maximising company. No plan to change structure.
We have a public commitment to locking-in purpose. Plans to update governing documents or registration. Current financing and ownership does not prevent future lock-in.
We have clauses in governing documents to protect purpose through periods of transition including changes in management, changes in ownership, and dissolution.
We have structural arrangements to protect purpose through periods of transition (e.g. democratic governance, hybrid model with key assets under protected structure).
We have government regulated structural arrangements or an embedded democratic governance model to protect purpose through periods of transition (e.g. registered under a protected structure, controlling shares owned by a protected structure, democratic member control)
I/we give the FTF permission to use images and other content from our web and social media sites for educational and promotional purposes. FTF will always credit images and will tag and/or link as appropriate. Please note: this is not a requirement of membership; feel free to decline for any reason.
(Required)
Yes
No
Additional Comments:
Develop Transparent and Accountable Relationships: Consent
The Code of Practice states, “members share processes and techniques used by suppliers/artisans/producer groups to create their products, as well as producers’ stories, when accompanied by informed consent. Members understand that consent is fluid, and regularly check in with producer groups to ensure their safety and understanding of where any individual images or story elements are being used.”
Do the businesses you source from currently obtain consent from individual suppliers/artisans/producer partners to share any of their personal information before it is shared?
Yes
No
If yes, describe how you know the artisans have consented.
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If no, explain why.
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Do the businesses you source from explain the different methods and media by which an artisan/producer’s information could be shared, the potential reach it may have, and the amount of time for which that information may be publicly available, when obtaining consent to share personal stories, images, etc.?
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If yes, describe how you know. If not, explain why.
After obtaining consent initially, do the businesses you source from ever check in with producer groups to ensure their safety and understanding of where any individual images or story elements are being used?
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Describe how you know.
Additional comments:
Ensure the Rights of Children
PRINCIPLE: Fair trade means that all children have the right to security, education, and play. Throughout the trading chain, FTF Members respect and support the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as local laws and social norms. Members disclose the involvement of children in production, and recognize that individuals often pass down their skillsets and traditions through generations, so there may be circumstances in which children are involved in production. Members have open communication with suppliers/producers about ways children may be involved and ensure that this does not conflict with educational opportunities when this occurs. Members do not support or in any way enable child trafficking or exploitative child labor.
Are any individuals under the age of eighteen involved in production with any supplier/producer partners you source from?
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Yes
No
If yes, please describe their role in production in detail.
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If yes, how does your organization determine if children involved in production are enrolled in school and have time for their studies as well as play?
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Does your organization employ individuals under the age of sixteen in the USA or Canada?
Yes
No
If yes, describe their role(s) and how your business ensures this does not interfere with educational opportunities.
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Additional comments:
Business Goals for Continuous Improvement. How Can FTF Help You?
How can the FTF community support you as a fair trade enterprise in 2026? Do you have a business goal for this next year ?
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Please confirm renewal contact email address below, where you will also receive an email confirmation of your responses.
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Would you like any additional members of your team added to our membership hub and/or Monthly Fair Trade Business Development email?
It will include invites to events, workshops, and tips for business development and growth.
Yes, please add us to get updates on new business support opportunities.
No, thank you we are content without updates.
If yes, please include their emails here:
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