Pacific Region

WFTO Conference – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – May 2013

6 Countries – 23 Members

Canada

USA

New Zealand

Australia

Papua New Guinea

Japan

Australia – 4 members1. Fair Trade Assoc. of Australia & New

Zealand (FTAANZ)2. New Internationalist Publications3. Oxfam Australia Trading4. Trade Winds Tea & Coffee

Canada – 3 members1. Compagnie 2 Ameriks2. LaSiembra Co-operative3. Ten Thousand Villages

Canada

Japan – 3 members

1. Fair Trade Company – People Tree Japan2. Nepali Bazaro3. Shapla Neer

New Zealand – 2 members

1. Peoples Coffee2. Trade Aid Importers

Papua New Guinea – 1 member1. Forest Management & Product

Certification Service (FORCERT)

United States – 10 members1. A Fair Trade World2. Blue Hand3. Cooperative Coffees4. Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps5. Fair Trade Federation6. Global Fair Trade Crafts7. Marketplace: Handwork of India8. Prosperity Candle9. SERRV International10.Ten Thousand Villages USA

Board Members1. Geoff White (Trade Aid, New Zealand)

- WFTO Pacific Representative2. Bob Chase (SERRV International, USA) -

Independent Board Director

Pacific Region ContactTony Hall - Contact for Membership and

MonitoringDue to our small membership we do not have

an official WFTO Pacific Region office

Economy – weak, unpredictable

Lack of consumer confidence

Growing interest in fair trade

Direct Fair Trade

Fair Trade Towns

Fair Trade Universities

Ecommerce is growing

New Retail Stores

3 New Members Since Mombasa 2011

1. Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps – USA

2. Peoples Coffee – New Zealand

3. Prosperity Candle - USA

WFTO PACIFICSpanning the Pacific Ocean

Dedicated to growing the market for producers and artisans around the world