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Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Fair Trade Organization - Europe (WFTO-Europe)
EU Transparency Register
725848610338-68 First registered on 18 Dec 2012
Goals / Remit
WFTO-Europe, formerly known as IFAT Europe (International Federation for Alternative Trade), represents the European branch of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO). It is currently formed by 74 members from 15 countries, amongst them Fair Trade Organizations, Fair Trade Networks and Support Organizations.
WFTO-Europe stands by WFTO global network’s vision and mission.
WFTO’s vision: a world in which trade structures and practices have been transformed to work in favour of the poor and promote sustainable development and justice.
WFTO’s mission: to enable producers to improve their livelihoods and communities through Fair Trade. WFTO will advocate for Fair Trade, ensuring producer voices are heard. The interests of producers, especially small farmers and artisans, should be the main focus in all the policies, governance, structures and decision-making within the World Fair Trade Organization.
In its status of regional branch, WFTO-Europe has four strategic aims:
1. Support the growth and consolidation of WFTO global network.
2. Be the reference for Fair Trade in Europe, its representative organ and its voice.
3. Protect the noble values of Fair Trade and the 100% commitment to it.
4. Support Fair Trade policies and support the legality of the office.
In this respect, one of the most important initiatives of WFTO-Europe is that of facilitating a framework for producer assistance and product development, by:
- Supporting the monitoring process and WFTO system;
- Serving as a facilitator between members who want to work on producer assistance and product development in a structured and articulated way. Also by facilitating bilateral and multilateral work between them;
- Facilitating and bridging other initiatives and actors working on these key issues (WFTO global and other regional offices, Fair Trade Organizations, other civil society organisations) and informing southern Fair Trade partners on market tendencies in a structured and articulated way.
WFTO global network’s aims at large, to which WFTO-Europe shall contribute from a regional level, are to improve the livelihoods of marginalized producers and workers, especially in the South. To change unfair structures of international trade, mainly by means of Fair Trade, to improve and co-ordinate the co-operation of its member organizations and to promote the interests of and provide services to its member organizations and individuals (Source: The Constitution of the World Fair Trade Organization)Main EU files targeted
WFTO-Europe has been following the EU directive on public procurement as well as the main communication and initiatives related to Fair Trade via the Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO).
Address
Head Office
Rue Washington, 40
Bruxelles 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Francesca Giubilo (Coordinator)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Francesca Giubilo (Coordinator)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
WFTO-Europe is one of the five regional branches of the World Fair Trade Organization global network, the other four being: WFTO-Africa/COFTA (the Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa), WFTO-Asia (World Fair Trade Organization - Asia), WFTO-LA (World Fair Trade Organization – Latin America) and WFTO Pacific Rim. Together, the five WFTO regional networks come together as regional chapters to represent over 450 members within 75 countries worldwide, that are committed 100% to Fair Trade and its principles.
For a detailed view on the WFTO global network, its members and structure, please visit WFTO global website at: http://www.wfto.com/
At European level, WFTO-Europe is a member organization of the Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) in Brussels. The FTAO is a joint initiative of World Fair Trade Organization – Europe (WFTO-Europe), Fairtrade International (FLO) and the European Fair Trade Association (EFTA). Through these three networks the FTAO represents an estimate of 2.5 million Fair Trade producers and workers from 70 countries, 24 labelling initiatives, over 500 specialised Fair Trade importers, 4.000 World Shops and more than 100.000 volunteers. The Fair Trade Advocacy Office speaks out for Fair Trade and trade justice with the aim to improve the livelihoods of marginalised producers and workers, especially in the South.
For a detailed view on the FTAO’s activities, please visit its website at: http://www.fairtrade-advocacy.org/
WFTO-Europe is a member of the European inter-network of ethical and responsible initiatives (IRIS, www.irisnetwork.eu), a network create by European networks and organisations, aimed at promoting synergies between them, in order to implement solidarity economy initiatives and to fight against poverty and social exclusion, through a sustainable development and responsible economic approach. IRIS represents different families of responsible economic initiatives: responsible finance (FEBEA, INAISE), Fair Trade (WFTO-Europe), responsible consumption (ASECO), local partnerships between farmers and consumers (URGENCI) and Social Integration Enterprises (ENSIE), with the participation and support of institutional partners (Council of Europe and the Trento Autonomous Province, Italy).
WFTO-Europe is also a member of the "Federation of European & International associations based in Belgium" (FAIB).Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
45,584 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
The Contributions from members also include the fee, provided by WFTO Global for our services to the members and the application fee we ask to process a new membership application.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
WFTO-Europe is currently involved in one project at European level: "Food Smart Cities for Development".
Other activities
Project with local authorities
Meetings
Meetings
None declared