Findings of The Questionnaire On Ethical Finance, Fair Trade and Responsible Consumption

DCIII DCS (2004) 09
FINDINGS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON

ETHICAL FINANCE, FAIR TRADE AND
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION
ALBANIA, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, CROATIA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE,
GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LIECHTENSTEIN, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, MOLDOVA,
NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UNITED
KINGDOM
[bold: answers from State Ministries (23 countries)]
[cursive: information from networks and internet (7 countries)]
Council of Europe
DG III, Social Cohesion Development Division
ALBANIA
Activities
FAIR TRADE
Fair trade initiatives of Oxfam
Legislation
Organisations
FAIR TRADE:
Oxfam: Fair trade initiatives in Tirana, oxfam@oxfam.org.uk
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION:
Organic Agriculture Association
Albanian Permaculture Association
ARMENIA
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Armenian Habitat (member of Habitat
International): financial assistence for housing (e.g. to
finish the construction of a house or to buy an
appartment) - micro credits and credits without interests
for long term - 20/25 years)
World Vision Armenia: projects for sustainable
development for 2 regions in Armenia (Shirak and
Tavush) micro-credits (with high interests) for the
creation or assistence of small family-enterprises,
humanitarian assistence
GTZ (German Technical Assistance): projects of
development in the region Tavush humanitarian
assistence, projects of assistence for agriculture,
development of irrigation systems (infrastructure),
micro credits for the creation or assistence of small
businesses
UMCOR: humanitarian assistance, microcredits
for agriculture and for the creation, assistence of small
enterprises
Legislation
Organisations
GENERAL
Law of the Republic Armenia for non governmental
organisations
GENERAL
International organisations, for example with regard to
development
Law of the Republic of Armenia for furtherances
Armenian agency of development
Through these laws certain organisations who are

engaged with humanitarian projects (projects of
development count as humanitarian or furtherances
projects, because they do not allow profit) are
supported by the state. These organisations do not
pay certain types of taxes. For example : Valued added
tax -VAT (20% of the price of the products) and customs
tax (10% of the price of the products, which are exported
or imported).
Governmental organisations (Government of the Republic

of Armenia with all its ministeries)
Law of the Republic of Armenia concerning the rights

of consumers
Law of the Republic of Armenia for trade unions and
syndicats
Non-governmental organisations with humanitarian

objectives
Local foundations with humanitarian objectives
Commission of furtherances projects (at the government of
Armenia)
Different syndicats
Association of the right of consumers
Association of producers
Other different associations
other initiatives in ethical finance sector

GENERAL
Between the government and different NGOs (more
than 100 NGOs are integrated in the consultative
organ Social League) on questions e.g. of public
welfare or questions of development
AUSTRIA
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
GUT (Platform Ethical-ecological funds, supported by the life
ministry), service function in the field of ethical financing
Development of a Index for sustainability: ATX EASEY,
Project Fabrik der Zukunft
Voluntary Certification from OEGUT for pension funds, who
invest sustainable (3 of 9 pension funds received it)
More then of employee severance pay and pension funds are
comitted to ethical investment
Oeko-Invest Verlag, publishes information concerning ethicalecological investments, oeko-invest@teleweb.at
Rating Agencies
ETHICAL FINANCE
Strategy for sustainable
development: envisages to support the
sector
No Pension Disclosure Regulations
e.g. in the BMVG or in company or
private pension schemes (Proposal of
platform OEGUT exists nevertheless)
Guidelines for green funds to
receive the Austrian UmweltzeichenLabel (BMU)
OEGUT-Standard for declarations and
reports concerning sustainability
Legislation related to SRI is quite
unfavourable as far as sustainable
investment is concerned. Certification
regulations form a severe obstacle to
companies offering direct investments e.g.
in wind power projects.
ETHICAL FINANCE
Grnes Geld: information about offers of green money (shares,
investment funds, loans, life insurances, saving forms);
www.gruenesgeld.at; susanne-hasenhuettl@oegut.at; +43-1-31563-93-20
Oikocredit Austria: ethical investment of reserves and savings;
promotion of economic independence of disadvantaged people;
www.oikocredit.org;
GUT platform: office@oegut.at, Vienna
Austrian Life Ministry, Service function; GUT-platform Ethicalecological funds; brochure Added value ecological investment;
www.lebensministerium.at
Interessenverband fuer Anleger, Verein fuer
Konsumenteninformation, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank
P&F Portfolio- und Finanzmanagement GmbH, Info AG
FAIR TRADE
Resolution of Austrian Parliament
(Nov. 2000): promotion of fair trade as
part of the Austrian development policy;
Fair Trade products may be allocated out
of public money.
Various resolutions of regional
parliaments in favour of fair trade
(Vorarlberg, Styria, Salzburg, Upper and
Lower Austria, Vienna)
Report of the Austrian Government
concerning the promotion of fair trade
Federal Allocation Law (July 2002)
When allocating goods out of public
money, socio-political concerns may be
taken into consideration.
Expert opinion concerning the
introduction of fair trade products into
public procurement
FAIR TRADE
Fair Trade: 1993; labelling initiative; PR and marketing
initiatives; member of FLO; www.fairtrade.at; office@fairtrade.at
Fair Trade Forum- Arge Weltlden: 1982; co-ordination of
about 82 world shops (Weltladen, Eine -Welt-Laden); service
function; awareness raising and marketing initiatives; international
co-operation; www.weltlaeden.at, http://members.aon.at/weltlaeden;
arge.weltlaeden@aon.at
Eine-Welt-Handel, www.eine-welt-handel.com, eine-welthandel@aon.at ; TransFair Austria www.transfair.or.at,
office@transfair.or.at
EZA-Zusammenarbeit mit der Dritten Welt GesmbH: import,
marketing and distribution of fair trade products; www.eza3welt.at;
office@eza3welt.at
Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Development Cooperation), Public information and awareness raising; co-ordination
with other public institutions; www.aussenministerium.at,
office@bmaa.gv.at
KommEnt, www.komment.at; funding and monitoring of NGO
initiatives
FAIR TRADE
Campaigns: Austrian Development Co-operation promoted Fair
Trade in the context of two public TV and poster campaigns in
2001 and 2002.
Subsidies and grants:
- Since 1979 the Austrian Development Co-operation has funded a
number of NGO initiatives in the field of fair trade and
responsible consumption.
- Since 2000 the Austrian Development Co-operation has funded a
large-scale fair trade marketing initiative (funding: 2001-2003
EUR 720.000,-). A decision on the continuation of funding as of
2004 2006 is still under positive consideration.
Further activities: Austrian Development Co-operation plans to
further support public and private fair trade campaigns and
initiatives.
Federal Chancellors Offices, office of the President, Ministry
of Interior, Foreign ministry, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry,
Environment and Water Management, Ministry of Social
Security and Generations and Consumer Protection, Finance
Ministry, three parties of four in the Parliament, consume fair
trade products (coffee, tea..). The Federal State government of
Upper Austria has decided to offer at all presentations and
receptions fair traded coffee (Darboven-coffee with the seal of
approval of fair trade).
Consumer protection award of the Caf Organico (best selling
fair trade product) by the regional government of Salzburg
In the field of fair trade a workshop, where representatives of
public institutions and NGOs met for an exchange of information,
took place last on 30 March 2003 (see www.komment.at).
Austria picked fair trade out as a central theme in the EU
(e.g. Cotonou Convention)
Concepts for the implementation of a fair local procurement
(Municipality Villach, Play school Villach), peter.resch@villach.at
The Federal Chamber of Labour will continue its service function
for consumers interests
Label Gentechnikfrei erzeugt: for food products which are
free of genetically modified substances, www.gentechnikfrei.at
Criteria catalogue for environmentally friendly procurement
to serve as a detailed guide for both public and private purchasers,
www.oekoeinkauf.at
Concepts for the implementation of a fair local procurement
(Municipality Villach, Play school Villach), peter.resch@villach.at
Public Ecolabel for environmentallyfriendly products, www.umweltzeichen.at
Motion for a resolution: against
genetically modified organisms (Antrag
373/A(E); Auschussbericht 535 d.B.)
National Strategy on Sustainable
Development (30/4/02): Committee for
Sustainable Austria, Committee of
provincial sustainability co-ordinators,
Forum for Sustainable Austria
Development Co-operation Law
(Feb. 2002), Promotion of sustainable
economy (1/3)
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility: balance of economy,
ecology and the social affairs; sustainable forms of production and
consumption; Contact: www.csr-austria.at; office@csr-austria.at
Clean Clothes: information about ways of production in the
global textile sector; urgent actions; international campaigning for
social standards; www.oneworld.at/cck; cck@oneworld.at;
Respect: information on and promotion of responsible tourism
and eco-tourism in developing countries; Contact: www.respect.at;
office@respect.at;
Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour, service and controlling
function; information about production issues, products groups and
products; www.konsumentenschutz.at
Suedwind Agentur: www.suedwind-agentur.at,
step@oneworld.at, label for handmade carpets (fair working
conditions, no abuse of child-labor, ecological production).
BELGIUM
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
government Walloon Region: has created a financial
association of social trading economy, SOWECSOM, in 1996
in order to take part and provide loans with an advantageous
rate; Brussel Region: has created in 2001 similar a financial
society, BRUSOC, which offers micro-credits for individual
persons and capital for enterprises with a social purpose;
Flamande Region: has participated in 2001 in the creation of
a capital-risque society for social economy next to privat
shareholders and associations; finally, at federal level
Belgium government: Participation Fund fund for social
and sustainable economy (micro-credits and credits for
persons without works at avantageous conditions), fund for
social and sustainable economy with 75 mill. , offering a
garanty and a fiscal advantage (til 250 per person);
Mr Wasseige (+32-81 240132)
different ethical products: Savings Cigale (Banque Fortis
Cfr RFA), Savings Dynamo (Triodos), Sicav Dexia
sustainable (Cfr Crdal and Hefboom)
A group which includes persons of different initiatives of
ethical finance in Belgium will be existent in a more formal way
in the near future
25 responsible funds (20 since 1998), negative and
positive screening; broad spectrum of issues (ethics, social,
environmental, sustainable development, democracy)
Socially Responsible Investment Funds Label
ETHIBEL (private)
ETHICAL FINANCE
Law for Pension Funds, chapter
VIII/Art.42, 47 (13/3/2003): obligatory annual
report: pension funds are required by law to
disclose their ethical, social and environmental
investment policy.
Law of the 8 April 2003:
enables the creation of funds of social and
sustainable economy
Regulations concerning the ethical
screening of investments
Plans for fiscal regulations on green
investments: in discussion
Investment fund for the social economy
sector (75 Mio. )
ETHICAL FINANCE
FEBEA: Europ. Federation of Ethical and Alternative banks and financiers,
www.febea.org, febea@pi.be; Crdal SC, Mr Michel Genet, www.credal.be,
credal@credal.be; SOWECSOM, Mr Michel Colp, Namur, mcolpe@sciw.be;
Rseau Financement Alternatif (RFA), A. Hlne Lulling, Namur,
anne.helene.lulling@rfa.be, info@rfa.be, +32 81711571, provides regularly updated
information on funds, as well as on ethical savings and social and co-operative
finance institutions ; Hefboom, Mr Dirk Dalle, www.hefboom.be,
hefboom@hefboom.be; PIVOT, Mr Andr Baguette, Dison; LAube, Marcel Paris,
Lige; Les Ecus Balladeurs, Ms Diana Cavallero, Ottignies; rating agency Ethibel:
screens third generation funds and grants a quality label to those that meet their
criteria (since 1992), info@ethibel.org, +32 22061111
Netwerk Vlaanderen, Ms Kristin Vermeersch, Bruxelles, network@knooppunt;
actie@netwerk-vlaanderen.be
Banque Triodos, managing money in a social conscious way, Mr Olivier
Marquet, Bruxelles, info@triodos.be, www.triodos.be
Carolidaire, Charleroi, 071/20.29.41; Cogep SC, Seraing, Tel. 04/385.95.25
Oberservation of credits and of encumbrance; www.observatoire-credit.be
Services of mediation of debts
FAIR TRADE
Co-Financing of the project of a survey of EFTA (2/2001)
by the EC, DG Development with the objective to provide a
comprehensive up-to-date picture of Fair Trade activities in
Europe.
Belgian Parliament, several Ministries and other public
authorities have introduced Fair Trade coffee and tea into
their canteens
Many public authorities are engaged to support fair
trade: many muncipalities like dAnvers, Bruxelles, Gand,
Marche-en-Famenne, Schaerbeek, Flobecq, Vis, OttigniesLLN, Charleroi; the Flemish Community, Walloon Region, the
Senat and the chamber, the Brussel Parliament, different
ministeries, the Belgian king Albert II and the queen Paola
Official financial support for fair trade by the national
authorities (e.g. sensibilisation campaigns)
FAIR TRADE
National Strategic Note for the support of
fair trade
Resolutions (Region Brussel and local
municipalities) for the consumption of fair trade
products
National Plan for Sustainable
Development 2002-04 (contains concept of
Fair Trade)
FAIR TRADE
EFTA: European Fair Trade Association www.eftafairtrade.org,
efta@eftadvocacy.org
Max Havelaar www.maxhavelaar.be ; Centre Fair Trade: www.commerceequitable.be; www.koopfairtrade.be; Oxfam Fair Trade: www.madeindignity.be,
www.oww.be; Miel Maya: www.maya.be; Banana Action Net:
http://bananas.agoranet.be; Magasins du Monde - www.mdmoxfam.be; Oxfam
Wereldwinkels www.oww.be
International Federation of Fair Trade: http://www.ifat.org; New Internationalist:
http://newint.org; FLO: http://www.fairtrade.net
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development,
http://www.ictsd.org
subsidies of the Minister of Agriculture of Flamand for one
year for the organisation, structure of Voedselteams
no direct government support of CSA but farmers adopting
the model receive indirect support in the form of training
through 3 Non-governmental agencies 1 organisation in each
of the 8 Flemish provinces promotes Food Teams. A number
of these are adult education centres (3-4 meetings)
Food Teams want to form a national co-ordinating body in
order to reach government support
GENERAL
regular dialog between governmental institutions/ different
initiatives; project: technical assistance for social economy
enterprises to know better the reglementation of public
markets; insertion initiatives (programme SINE); state fund to
stimulate the developement of proximate services
Government organised in November 2001 a conference
for CSR to ascertain how governments at national level could
encorugage global adoption of CSR strategies
RESPONSIBEL CONSUMPTION
Law concerning the social label,
27/2/2002: products which have been
produced under certain conditions (ILO)
Public Procurement Law : insertion of
social and environmental clauses (9/11/2001
basic accord of the Council of Ministers)
Law project: Prohibition of deceiving
advertising with regard to social conditions
of production
Federal Plan for sustainable
development 2002-2004
Website of the State Secretary of Energy
and Sustainable Development:
www.guidedesachatsdurables.be: has the
statut of a circular letter, is for the orientation
of public administrations to buy products which
have been produced under social and
environmental conditions
Subvention for CPAS (Centre Publics
daide Sociale), Art. 60, 7 Law (8 July 1976)
CPAS: encourages socio-professional
insertion
VOEDSELTEAMS (Foodteams): 100 farmers with different group of consumers,
http://www.voedselteams.be, voedselteams@vredeseilanden.be,
Lieve.vercauteren@vredeseilanden-coopibo.ngonet.be
VREDESEILANDEN: Belgian, independent, pluralistic NGO for development
cooperation, specialized in food security; info@vredeseilanden.be,
www.vredeseilanden.org
ULB (free university of Brussel): http://www.ulb.ac.be, Mr Ecwin ZACCAI, Ms
Ariane Godeau
CRIOC: center of research and information of the organisations of consumers,
www.oivo-crioc.org, crioc-oivo@oivo-crioc.org
More than 100 consumer schools (e.g. Charleroi Tel: +32 71 208340)
REAJC: network association of young consumers; www.reajc.be
responsible consumer network: www.rcr.be
Federal Ministry for social integration and social economy (Interministerial
working group on ethical clauses for the public market)
GENERAL
Subventions for pilot projects and
innovative experiences in the sector of social
economy
GENERAL
Rseau Ides: info@reseau-idee.be,
Brussel (environmental education);
IEW: www.iewonline.be (environment);
SOS Faim, www.sosfaim.be;
Terre, www.terre.be;
CNCD (Centre National de Coopration au Dveloppement, 11.11.11),
http://www.11.be/cncd.htm;
ACODEV, association for development, www.acodev.be;
Federal Ministry for social integration and social economy (Working group on the
social responsibility of enterprises);
Federal Council for social economy: represents the sector of social economy for
the federal state
BULGARIA
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
GENERAL
Different programmes of the Ministry of
Labour and Social Policy to overcome social
inclusion and to integrate the vulnerable groups
such as:
- social benefits
- targeted social protection for low wages
people heating
- assistance for families with children
- protection of children through a transition
from institutional to family environment cares
- integration of people with disabilities
- re-socialisation of other vulnerable groups
- measures for disadvantaged groups on the
labour market
Legislation in the organic agriculture sector
- Ordinance Nr 22: Organic Production of Plants, Plant products and
foodstuffs of plant origin
- Ordinance Nr 35: Organic production of livestock, livestock products
and foodstuffs of animal origin
www.mzgar.government.BG/MZ_eng/default.asp
Draft Agro-ecological Programme: provides financial advantages for
agriculture producers in order to encourage them to keep applying agricultural
practices aiming the preservation of the environment National Agriculture and Rural Development Plan:
www.mzgar.government.bg/MZ_eng/officialdocuments/programs/programs.ht
m
- Draft Rules on Best Agriculture Practices: shall be obligatory for
implementation by all the participants in the National Agriculture and Rural
Development Plan
Agroecological Programme Ministry of Agriculture and
Forestry v.stefanova@mzgar.government.bg
The Consumers Federation in Bulgaria (fcb@mobikom.com)
The National Associat. for Consumer Information and
Counseling (nspisg@mail.orbitel.bg)
Bulgarian Academy of Consumers (bap@mail.orbitel.bg)
Labour Conditions, Management of Crises and Alternative
National Service Directorate (MLSP)
General Labour Inspectorate to the MLSP
(mladenov@mlsp.government.bg)
Ministry of Environment and Waters
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests: sustainable
agriculture development in compliance with the best
ecological practices (press@mzgar.government.bg)
Bulgarian Association of alternatif tourism
Bulgarina Association of Rural and Eco Tourism
Ministry of Agricultrue and Forestry collaborates in the
frame of the National Agro-Ecological Plan with the following
public authorities and NGOs:
regular meetings between

government/networks concerning the Safety
and Health at Work Act
GENERAL
2001 Social Investment Fund Act - to support projects, programmes
included in the National Plan for Economic and regional development
2003 Social Investment and Employment Promotion Project (finance of
micro-projects, municipal infrastructure, employment of vulnerable groups)
Labour legislation (safety and health of workers)
2003 National Strategy for fighting against Poverty and Social Inclusion for
the period 2003-2006 (Council of Ministers): general objective is poverty
decrease and prevention of the risk for social exclusion
2003 National Employment Strategy for the period 2004-2010 (Council of
ministers): based on the European Employment Strategy objectives
National Strategy for the Encouragement of Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises for the period 2002-2006 (development of SME sector): e.g. Art.
25; (www.asme.bg/en/legal/sme_law.htm -Act)
Act on the Safety and Health at Work (2003): projects worked out by
enterprises supported by the state
Bill on Disabled People Integration (Sept 2003 Council of Ministers):
advantages for employers which create favorable conditions for disable
people at the work place
- import of motor vehicles by people with disabilities:
free of landing charges, no subject of levying of value added tax
- financial support to the child and the family for the purposes of prevention,
reintegration and childs growing up by relatives or adoptive families
- fiscal advantages, if social orientation
Art. 41, Art. 49, Art. 59 Valued Added Tax Act
Art. 23 of the Corporate Income Tax Act
Art. 28 Personal Income Tax Act
Ministry of Environment and Water; Ecopharm Association; The SwissBulgarian Programme on Biodiversity Preservation BSNCP; The
Natural Park Vitosha Directorate; The World Wildlife Fund WWF;
Bulgarian Association for Bird Protection; The bioagriculture FoundationBioselena; The Agrolink Association, etc.
GENERAL
Social Protection Policy and Strategy Directorate (Ministry of
Labour and Social Policy=MLSP)
Labour Market Policy Directorate (MLSP)
Pre-accession Funds and International Programmes and
Projects Directorate (MLSP)
Bulgarian Association of Regional Development AgenciesBARDA (barda@barda.net)
he National Association of the Small and Little Business
(nsmsb@nsmsb.org); Firm Level Assistance Group
(info@flag.bg)
The Union for Private Enterprise (e-mail:office@ssi-bg.org)
Innovation relay center Bulgaria (irc@online.bg)
Employment through Business Support Project JOBS
(office@jobs-bg.org)
The EBRD Business Advisory Development (BAS)
Programme (office@basprog.com)
Social Investment Fund to the Minister of Labour and Social
Policy (office@sifbg.org)
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Agency
(office@asme.bg)
CROATIA
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
MikroPlus microfinance programme:
- US based NGO, started operating under the auspices of Catholic Relief Services,
serving approximately 2,200 clients (micro entrepreneurs) primarily in the areas of
special state concern
- local financial institution in the form of a savings and loan cooperative (SLC).
Savings and loan cooperatives are member based institutions that can provide
services to their members only.
- Current legislation allows to SLCs to receive donations from international donors
and organisations to further the cooperative activities.
- work with a large number of clients through an inappropriate type of institution
presents a governance challenge.
- The micro credit NGO law (created by the working group organised by MikroPlus)
would allow for two types of advantages in Croatia:
(1) clients could receive services from MFIs, and would not need to be bothered
with institution building they have no interest in, and
(2) MFI NGO could receive donations to enlarge its loan fund, would fall under a
different type of taxation rules, thus enlarging the amount available for work with poor
clients.
- Mission of the organisation is to improve levels of economic and social justice in
Croatia by providing access to appropriate financial services to micro entrepreneurs,
through a local sustainable MFI.
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
Draft: Microfinance legal framework
Public environmentally-friendly label
with regard to the environmental performance
of products
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Microfinance Institutions
CZECH REPUBLIC
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Cooperatives with different activities: employment of handicapped
and vulnerable people
Ministry of Agriculture
Programme Ecological agriculture propagation and diffusion:
to spread ecological reports, to take part in environment protection and
participate directly
Programme Ecological Alternatives: to promote economy of
energy, sources of alternative energy and reduction of the emission of
carbon dioxide
GENERAL
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
support for small and medium companies (though the Department of
labour service)
financial support to create new social jobs
support for cooperatives and companies with regard to the employment
of handicapped people through: tax reduction concerning revenue;
allocations for companies, which employ 50% of handicapped persons;
investment grants for e.g. machines, buildings; allocations for employment
creation and for the protection of work stations; allocations for protected
sheltered workshops
Ministry for Regional Development
supports the housing of vulnerable groups: Support Programme for
housing construction for persons with limited incomes; Programme for
grant-aided housing construction
Ministry of Environment
National Programme of labelled ecological products (1993) through
the agency for ecological products, which is settled at the Czech
Ecological Institute
State Funds for environment created by low 388/1991: support for
the following programmes for example: water protection programmes,
atmosphere protection programmes, nature and landscape protection
programmes, waste management , programme for the formation and
promotion of environment, programme for restructuring inundated
territories in 2002, projects for renewable energy sources
Council for sustainable development and a working group for
sustainable development at the Ministry of Environment
Legislation
Organisations
The government adopted a law concerning
the support of the development of sales and the
utilisation of ecological products
(Decision Nr 720)
ETHICAL FINANCE
Union of Czech and Moravian Production Cooperatives
(SCMVD) (cooperations of agriculture and consumption and
of housing), Prague, www.scmvd.cz
Law concerning ecological agriculture and

labelling of biological food
(242/2000)
GENERAL
Certain regulations concerning the
employment of handicapped persons (1/1991)
e.g. 21, 24, 30
Labour Code 1/10/1999
UNEP CZ: Association of Non-Profit Organisations
STEP
Other organisations, which work for the protection of
consumers
Governmental Council for sustainable development
founded in August 2003, established a Working Group for
sustainable consumption. This group coordinates the
creation and realisation of 10-year programmes for
sustainable consumption and production.
Czech national committee UNEP, www.unep.cz
Association of consumption organisations of the
Czech Republic, www.consumer.cz
Members of this association:
- Civil association of consumers TEST, JUDr. Ida
Rozova, Prague, Tel. 02 22 13 52 36,
test_rozova@mbox.vol.cz
- Centre of Consumption, Relation and consumer
protection, Ivan Vojtek, Tel. 06 18 805 129, 06
18 805 126, cspv@iol.cz
- Centre of consumer protection in Nymburk,
Karel Feller, Nymburk, Tel. 03 25 512 414, 03
25 501 247, mail@oku-nbk.cz
- Centre of consulting and consumer protection,
Vaclav Krejcar, Hradec Kralove, Tel. 049 585 3111
- Service of consulting and consumer
information, Petr Brynda, Prague, Tel.02 2410
9331, brynda@spotrebitel.cz
DENMARK
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
No coordinated initiative in Denmark (similar to the Ethical trading initative in the UK)
pensions firms, who do not invest in weapon industries etc. or earmark a smaller sum to e.g.
sustainable investment
Ethical banks operate countrywide
FAIR TRADE
Prominent institutions like the Ministry of Environment, Danish Parliament use fair trade
products (coffee, tea)
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
Tax credits regulations : tax
credits for certain projects (wind power
etc.) in the past
Pension Disclosure regulation in
discussion
Certain enterprises have to make an
environmental and social report
GENERAL
coordinated public approach on CSR: April 2003 : Danish Ministry of Economics and
Business Affairs launched a CSR-project. The background for the project is the worldwide
tendency that CSR is becoming an important issue for businesses. Some of the largest
Multinational Companies in the world choose to report on CSR-topics and demand of their
suppliers to do the same.
The first and present stage of the project is analytical. This includes a survey among Danish
companies in the supply chain as well as a survey among Multinational Companies about their
CSR-demands to their suppliers. The Ministry cooperates with the Confederation of Danish
Industry on these surveys. The first results has shown, that a majority of the larger companies
are presented for demands to document their work with environment and workings environment
issues - and close to half of the medium sized companies. The surveys also show, that many
Danish companies ask their own suppliers to document CSR-issues.
The purpose of the surveys is to get a general view of the needs of Danish businesses. The
next phases will include the development of tools, that can facilitate Danish companies work
with CSR-issues.
The CSR-project within the Danish Ministry of Economics and Business Affairs will cooperate
with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry for Employment (under which the Copenhagen
Centre belongs) about the future and more concrete stages of the project.
ETHICAL FINANCE
Oikos www.oikos.dk, Cooperative
Bank, especially dedicated to thirld world
relations.
Merkur Cooperative Bank
www.merkurbank.dk,
pehrson@merkurbank.dk, financing of
environmental, social and cultural
projects.
FAIR TRADE
Many small organisations deal with fair
trade, but on a small un-coordinated scale
Butik Salam www.salam.dk,
FairNet salam.kbh@get2net.dk;
Max Havelaar www.maxhavelaar.dk
U-Landsimporten www.ulandsimporten.dk
U-Landsforeningen Svalerne Tel.
+45 8612 9701
The Danish government is very supportive of community based initatives, the CSA
Landbrugslauget project has received some funding.
Biodynamic Associaton and permaculture groups promote the concept of CSA in Denmark
Advanced initiatives for green procurement
The aim of the project is to improve the competitiveness of Danish busineses by making it
easy for Danish businesses to live up to CSR-requirements and to report on their CSRactivities. Another aim is to coordinate reporting requirements from Danish authorities with
international standards and conventions. The project includes both small and large companies,
but places special focus on SME's in the supply chain.
Organisations
Public Social Index: voluntary selfevaluation tool for companies for the
compliance with social responsibilities,
Danish Ministry of Social Affairs,
www.detsocialeindeks.dk
Documentation of ethical labour
practices of businesses
ASC - Agriculture Soutenue par la
Communaut ; cooperative of consumers
(500) with a litmited liability, which share a
countryside, the knowledge of organic
agriculture, the harvest; develops still,
www.landbrugslauget.dk,
info@landbrugslauget.dk
3 biodynamic CSA farms: Christian
Coff, personal communications
CSA farm Gule Reer: project from the
Vesterbro district of Copenhagen, 26
members
Danish Consumer Council
Nepenthes (deals with tropical wood)
Copenhagen Centre: to help foster
social partnerships and further supports
research, www.copenhagencentre.org
FINLAND
Activities
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
In 2002 the Committee on International Investment and
Multinational Enterprises (MONIKA) arranged a seminar with a title
'Ethical Investment in Europe - Changes and Challenges'.
The Church (Evangelican Lutheral) has published guidelines
for ethical financing. www.evl.fi/english
Finnish trade-union movement is interested in this field
Public environmental label
Nordic Swan-Label (for
Scandinavia) for products and
services, which are less damaging to
the environment
www.svanen.nu/ecolabel.htm
The Chamber of Commerce has
published Principles for Social
Responsibility in Importing;
http://www.kauppakamari.fi/keskuskau
ppakamari/index.cfm
FAIR TRADE
Europes only Fair Trade ship
Finnish Parliament uses fair trade products (coffee)
Finnish Ethical Forum : promote interaction between business,
consumers and organisations and offer them a place to discuss
CSR, www.eettinenfoorumi.org/english.shtml
Finnish forest industry is well developed in the areas of
environmental protection, eco-management and efficient use of
energy and raw materials.
Public campaign for the State as an employer (CSR policies for
public authorities Copenhague Center), www.jussemper.org
GENERAL
Committee on International Investment and Multinational
Enterprises, with the aim to support the OECD guidelines (Decree
335/ 2001); promotion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by
the public authorities is a key element in the work of the committee.
multinational companies are actively applying CSR in their
actions according the OECD guidelines ILO`s core labour
standards and UN Global Compact, (e.g. Elisa Corporation, Metso
Corporation, Nokia, Sampo, Sonera and StoraEnso)
A special governmental CSR programme including the
promotion of ethical financing, fair trade etc. has been introduced in
February 2003 by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
multi-stakeholder dialogue
GENERAL
Confederation of Finnish Industry
and Employers (TT) published a
guide on corporate responsibility 2001 (self-evaluation and
development for the companies)
construction industry branch
and Finnish Bioindustries have also
published their own principles on
corporate responsibility and
business ethics
Finnish insurers reached
agreement on a common set of
principles on social responsibility
2000 (self-assessment questions,
business practices)
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Church (Evangelican Lutheral)
Finnish trade-union movement is interested in this field
FAIR TRADE
Finnish Fair Trade Association. An NGO, part of the international fair
trade movement. Provides information on ethical trading and responsible
consumption, gives out fair trade labels to products. For more information:
www.reilukauppa.fi; reilutviikot@reilukauppa.fi
Maailmankauppojen Liitto ry www.maailmankaupat.fi; Reilun
kaupan edistaemisyhditys ry www.reilukauppa.fi
Kuluttajat-Konsumenterna: NGO that works to improve the consumers'
protection and gives out information also on responsible consuption.
www.kuluttajat-konsumenterna.fi; kkry@kuluttajat-konsumenterna.fi
Finnish Consumer Association (Suomen kuluttajaliitto). An NGO that
provides information for consumers. www.kuluttajaliitto.fi
Ethical Forum - a network of various stakeholders (governmental,
NGO's). www.eettinenfoorumi.org; auri.aaltonen@formin.fi meets on
ad hoc basis in different forms to discuss different topics, senior expertise level.
GENERAL
Finnish Business & Society - a network to promote CSR.
www.businessandsociety.net; offers also forms of gathering that are open
to everybody. Publication of Tool Kit: dealing with responsible human
resources policy, stakeholder dialogue, existing best practices, new ways
to improve practices.
FRANCE
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
FINANSOL (1995): Collective of representation of ethical financing
in France
Private Label for socially responsible investment funds
FINANSOL: allows savers to distinguish social and solidarity funds
from traditional financial products
Social responsible Label by CIES: Label for saving products with
socially responsible criteria
CIGALEs Federation - Investors Club for Alternative and Local
Management of Savings (1986): regroups 80 active clubs; activities
of capital-risk in preference of local projects with added human value
(alternative, cultural and ecological character, social interest of
products, integration of unemployed persons), investor can deduct
25% from his investment from individual income tax, Tel: +33 1 49 91
90 91
Ethical funds have appeared in France in the 1980s to respond to
the demand from religious communities. Presently 35 responsible
funds, representing 800m in assets. Majority of these funds (24)
have been created since 1999 and close to 80% rely on the research
of ARESE (VIGEO). This agency rates CAC40 companies and other
companies in the Euro zone using a set of five stakeholder-based
criteria: corporate performance in their relations with the environment,
employees, customers and suppliers, shareholders and civil society.
ETHICAL FINANCE
Law concerning invested salary savings
(19/2/2001) and pension reserve fund
(17/7/2001): report of social, environmental
considerations, tax incentives
Law concerning pensions savings
(2003)
Plan voluntary partenarial of salary
savings; Plan voluntary partenarial of salary
savings for the pension must obligatory
offer the possibility to invest in a common
funds for solidary enterprises (5-10% of the
active are used for solidary projects)
Law No 2003-709 (1 August) concerning
tax credit for investments in small non
quoted companies
Law N 2003-721 (1 Aug) concerning tax
credit for donations generated by solidartiy
savings
Law No 2001-420 (15 May) relative to new
economic regulations, Art. 116 for certain non
lucratif associations (e.g. lADIE); direct loans
for the creation of enterprises (through
unemployed people e.g.); annual report:
social, environmental consequences
ETHICAL FINANCE
Different institutions of solidary finance:
- Adie
- Autonomie et Solidarit,
- Caisse Solidaire Nord-pas de Calais (caisse-solidaire@caissesolidaire.org)
- Fdration des Cigales
- Cofides Nord Sud
- France Active
- Garrigue
- Habitat et Humanisme
- Ides,
- CIES
- La Nef , www.lanef.com, (jblanc@lanef.com)
- Love Money pour lEmploi
- Oiko Credit
- Racines, Sidi, Sifa
- Femu Qui, Corsica, www.femuqui.mic.fr, (femuqui@mic.fr)
- CDC IXIS Asset Management / Caisse des dpts et consignations,
Caisse dEpargne
- Crdit Coopratif (www.credit-cooperatif.coop)
- Crdit Mutuel, Ethys
- Rating agency ARESE (VIGEO) (member of SIRI group)
- Finansol - mathilde.mandonnet@finansol.org, Tel.+33 1 53 36 80 60,
Observatoire dEthique des Entreprises
FAIR TRADE
State has recognised officially the organisation Max Havelaar
French Platform for Fair Trade (PFCE) (1997): differents fair trade
actors in France, who promote the development of fair trade in the
North and South, plate-forme@commercequitable.org, +33 1 48 91 20
75
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: finances the associations of fair trade
through a 3-year program for the development of fair trade (increase
of producers and benefited workers) for regions, where solidarity is
needed most (ZSP).
Interministerial delegation for social innovation and social
economy (DIES): presides the first commission of standardisation on
fair trade with AFNOR (French Association for Standardisation,
member of ISO [International Standarisation Organisation]) and all the
stakeholders; DIES is regularly invited to intervene in certain projects
of fair trade or ethical finance; DIES made a public campaign to
sensibilise the public actors for fair trade
Financial support for the fair trade sector through the state
(campaigns)
Fair trade products are used in the French Parliament, the French
Senate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the offices of the Prime
FAIR TRADE
dispositions of the public market law
favour products of responsible consumption
for public institutions.
Declaration of local collectives in
Johannesburg to promote ethical public
purchases
Resolutions for Fair trade at regional and
local level
Award ot the label campagne dintert
gnral through the Premier Minister for the
Max Havelaar association
FAIR TRADE
Importers : SolidarMonde www.solidarmonde.fr, Artisal
Retail importers: Artisanat-Set (VPC), andira, Azimut-Artisans du Nepal,
Andines, Alter Eco, Artisans du Soleil, Boutic Ethic, Ethic.org, Lilah
distribution, Sira Kura, www.commercequitable.com
Shops : Artisans du Monde (over 120 shops)
www.globenet.org/artisans-du-monde, Artisans du Soleil, Artisal, Bb en
Vardrouille, IDEO, Ti ar Bed, Couleurs du Sahel, Guayapi.
Associations, which promote fair trade: Aspal (Association of Solidarity
with peoples from Latin America), Equiterre, Yamana
Label association Max Havelaar www.maxhavelaarfrange.org,
webmaster@maxhavelaarfrance.org
Minister and of the President of the Republic

Since 1999 Max Havelaar initiates the Quinzaine du Commerce
Equitable, financially supported by the Ministery of Education, Youth
and Research, the foreign Ministry and local authorities
General Councils (3), Regional Councils (5), towns and local
authorities (about 137) are engaged for fair trade
AFNOR works on a norm for fair trade
Financial support (2001-2003: 133.000 ) of the Provence-AlpesCte dAzur Region for the development of AMAP, www.cr-paca.fr,
Mr Chesneau, Tel. +33 491 57 50 57
Public environmental label NV ENVIRONNEMENT: label for
products with certain ecological criteria
Regular meetings to evolve agreements/conventions, to define the
main strategic interventions of public authorities in the 3 sectors of
economic solidarity
Public procurement law : social and
environment obligatory conditions are
established within the framework of public
market (Article 14)
Loi relative aux jardins collectifs (14 Oct
2004, N 2, 2003-2004)
Convention for the financing of
chauffe-eau solaires individuels
(Partnership Conseil Regional dAlsace et
lADEME Alsace et la Banque Populaire
dAlsace)
GENERAL
Charte of social economy 1980:
members are associations, mutual social
insurances, cooperatives, fair trade
organisations
Legal support for solidarity companies
AMAP Association pour le Maintien de lAgriculture Paysanne
29 Associations; edith.vuillon@urgenci.net; www.urgenci.net
Alliance Ecologists, Farmers and Consumers : alliance@globenet.org,
www.alliancepec.org
More than 80 Different Gardens Jardins des cocagnes (Jardins
which work on the principle of AMAP: Jardins de Gaa :
lepetitjardinier@wanadoo.fr, Tel : +33 490781045; www.jardinons.com,
jardinsamelie@club-internet.fr, Strasbourg, asso.jmv@wanadoo.fr Les
Jardins de la Montagne Verte ; Les Jardin de Gaa,
courriervpc@jardinsdegaia.com
Association Consommation, Logement et Cadre de Vie (CLCV)
Association Lo Lagrange: defense of the rights of consumers
Tourisme solidaire: FITS@tourisme-solidaire.org, Arvel Voyages
Strasbourg, E-changeons le Monde Sundhoffen, Alsace-Makhana
Soultzmatt, CroqNature Argeles-Gazost, Djemb Paris, Mass
Education S.M.E. Bouffemont, Taddart Morsang/Orge, Tourisme et
Dveloppement Solidaire Aubais, Vacances Bleues Voyager
Autrement - Paris
DIES (Interministerial delegation for social innovation and social
economy) (1981) Ministry of social affairs, of labour and of solidarity :
supports the development of the different sectors of social and solidary
economy (cooperatives, mutual insurance associations, associations);
coordinates public policies in this area; Paris, Tel. +33 1 40566201,
caroline.perrin@sante.gouv.fr
YAMANA: contact@label-step-france.org, label for handmade carpets
(fair working conditions, no abuse of child-labor, ecological production).
GERMANY
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Most of the German funds (approx. 15) are green funds that invest in environmentally friendly
technologies, pollution reduction, renewable energies and organic food. They manage DM3 billion ( 1.5b)
today, compared to DM 500 mio. in 1998.
Alternative or co-operative banks, such as GLS-Gemeinschaftsbank and Umweltbank, also place the
main emphasis on lending and investment in environmental projects. The social dimension is only starting
to emerge and the main rating agency (Oekom Research) has recently developed a Corporate
Sustainable Assessment that includes both social and cultural criteria. Pension funds will be required as
of January 2002 to disclose the ethical, social and environmental components of their investment strategy.
A green index - the Natur-Aktien-Index NAX was launched in 1997 by two German-speaking
ecological press agencies: the Munich-based Natur and the Vienna based ko-Invest.
Verbraucherinitative has published a position paper concerning Consumer protection and
standards for ethical investments; www.verbraucher.org
Enquete commission of the Bundestag: recommendation to further ethical investments,
http://www.bundestag.de/gremien/welt/glob_end/downloads.html
Muenchen Fond for ethical, ecological financial investments established by the City Council of
Muenich et Agendakoordination Eine Welt, was in discussion in 2001/2002 - initiative was called off,
because there were already enough initiatives, instead they provided a brochure promoting all the
different offers
DZ Bank Mikrofinanzfonds GbR mbH Frankurt, Finanzierung von Kleinkrediten an Frauen in Afrika
zum Aufbau einer Existenz, www.service-eine-welt.de
Oikocredit, Westdeutscher Foerderkreis: giving cheap loans for co-operatives and enterprises in poor
countries, www.oikocredit.org/sa/westdt, oikocredit.bonn@t-online.de
Town Neuss (April 2004), first local authority, who is Member at Oikocredit Westdeutscher
Foerderkreis, with 1500 Euro, oikocredit.bonn@t-online.de , www.oikocredit.org/sa/westdt
FAIR TRADE
Campaigns: Currently, the German Development Cooperation is financing a large scale public
information campaign fair feels good about principles, structures and backgrounds of Fair Trade
(funding: 2003-2005 EUR 3.3 mio.). This support is part of the Program of Action 2015 which
describes the the German Governments contribution towards having extreme poverty worldwide. The
campaign is implemented by the Verbraucherinitative in cooperation with TransFair and
Weltladendachverband (non-governmental organisations). Aim is the duplication of the sale of fair trade
products.
Campaign for the marketing of fair trade products 2001-2003 launched by Federal Ministry for the
Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Campaign for the introduction of the TransFair Label in Germany 2002-2004 by BMU
Campaigns supported by the Federal States of Bayern, Saarland, NRW, Niedersachsen, SchleswigHolstein or certain regions (e.g. towns of Ruhrgebiet)
Subsidies and grants: Different ministries of the German Government have funded in the past NGO
initiatives in the field of fair trade (e.g. international Fair Trade label, studies).
Further activities: Handbook for the cooperation of fair trade initiatives (BMU)
Different ministries of the German government plan to further support public and private fair trade
initiatives
Financial Support of fair weeks and of fair trade campaigns in certain federal states
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development holds regular meetings with
TransFair, Weltladendachverband and other Fair Trade organisations (forming part of the consultative
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
law on private pensions
Altersvorsorge-vertraege Zertifizierungsgesetz ( 7 Abs. 4),
Gesetzesentwurf
Alterseinkuenftegesetz Art. 5:
companies have to give information
about social and ecological criteria
Pensions reform: Law on company
pension scheme,
Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz ( 10a
Abs. 1, Appendix D, III, 2cc): cerified
private and occupational pension
schemes have to inform about social,
ethical and ecological criteria
(disclosure regulation), since 1/8/2001
Renewable energy Act: its effect is
more or less limited to wind power
ETHICAL FINANCE
Banks: Bank fr Sozialwirtschaft,
Germany) www.sozialbank.de,
a.lenz@sozialbank.de,
GLS Gemeinschaftsbank www.glsbank.de; info@gemeinschaftsbank.de;
Umweltbank www.umweltbank.de,
service@umweltbank.de
Rating agencies: Oekom Research,
IMUG etc.
FAIR TRADE
Coalition Agreement 2002 of the
new elected German Government in
2002: support of fair trade
Program of Action 2015 (The
German Governments Contribution
Towards Halving Extreme Poverty
Worldwide): Creating Fair Trade
Opportunities for the Developing
Countries
Initiatives of the Parliament to
further the import of agricultural fair
trade products from developing
countries
Initiatives of the Parliament to
privilege fair trade products in the
public procurement (Buendnis 90/DIE
GRUENEN 2002)
Decision of the Lower House of the
German Parliament (Bundestag) to
FAIR TRADE
FLO Fair Trade labelling Organisation
International www.fairtrade.net;
www.fairtrade.org; TransFair: labelling
initiative, Mr. Overath,
d.overath@transfair.org, www.transfair.org
Dritte-Welt-Partner
www.dritteweltpartner.de; EI Puente
www.el-puente.de; GEPA
www.gepa3.de; Transfair Germany
www.transfair.org; Weltlaeden
Dachverband www.weltlaeden.de,
m.frieauff@weltlaeden.de; Fair Trade
e.V. www.fairtrade.de
Verbraucherinitiative:
georg.abel@verbraucher.org
www.verbraucher.org
Forum Fairer Handel: Hamburg
Tel.: 040/ 219 88 365, antjeedler@gmx.de
GTZ, peter.kocks@gtz.de
committee of campaigns)
Numerous joint activities of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development with the
Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt: the contribution of town Councils to extend fair trade
(resolutions?); how to motivate communes to take into consideration at the public procurement also fair
trade criteria; City cafeterias and fair trade
Town Neuss was in 2001 capital of fair trade in Germany
Implementation of the Competition: Capital of faire Trade (2003: Dortmund), financed by different
ministries
Activities of the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture with the Food and
Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
many prominent personalities and institutions use fair trade products (coffee, tea) like conference
centres, university canteens, the City Council of Hamburg, the regional Parliaments of Bavaria and
Thuringia, the national Parliament (Bundestag) and the President of the Republic
government Social Democrats and Greens (1998): Fair Trade has a higher profile among political
decision-makers; NGOs, fair traders are included in the dialog, dicussion is centred on the intention to
create an official eco and fair label; increasing demand to bring fair trade and organic foods together
lower house of German Parliament has asked the federal government to further the voluntary
agriculture-environment/social certifications in developing countries (DS 14/4802) at national and
international level; certifications of fair trade or oeko-products are e.g. supported concerning legislation
and certifying bodies
BMVEL: supports west african farmers for fair products and oeko products 1,1 Mio. (certification,
turnover); BMU supports fair trade products and ecological produced products from developing countries
for the german market;
BMU support for the handbook Im Zeichen der Nachhaltigkeit Verknuepfung von Oeko- und Fair
Trade Initiativen; follow up: Internet Platform www.oeko-fair.de is supported with 50.000 (2003/2004)
and gives a first survey of Oeko- and Fair Trade Initiatives
140.000 for analyses of the German Market and of succesful european Fair trade campaigns
(important preparatory work for the actual communication campaign)
BMU supports the introduction of the international Fair Trade/Transfair label in the German market
(2002-2003: 150.000 and 2004-2005: 200.000 )
BMVEL plans to support the communication campaign for fair trade with financial means til 700.000
Enquete commission of the Bundestag: recommendation to further fair trade
use fair trade products in its

gastronomic institutions
Request of the FDP-Party
concerning fair trade activities of the
government - Answer of the State
Secretary Mr Erich Stather
Decisions of Municipalities to
support fair trade
Decision of the Munic City Council
17 July 2002): certain procucts e.g.
orange juice, carpets etc. have to be
tendered with the criteria of repect of
the ILO-Convention 182
Decision of the town Rheinstetten
to favour fair trade products;
sibylle.fluri@rheinstetten.de
www.gtz.de
Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen
Welt: michael.marwede@inwent.org
www.service-eine-welt.de
Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Mrs.
Habel, habel@bmz.bund.de; Federal
Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food
and Agriculture,
Ludwig.nellinger@bmvel.bund.de; Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU),
www.bmu.de; Federal Environmental
Agency, www.uba.de, www.oeko-fair.de
Packaging Ordinance of 1991/98:

Deposit requirement for drink
packaging if targets for market share
of reusable packaging are not met.
Requirement to take back used
packaging.
Battery Ordinance: Take back
requirements for used batteries
Used Oil Ordinance: Take back
requirements for used oil and oil
products.
Regulations for green public
procurement - Law for the
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft
Buschberghof: 21493 Fuhlenhagen,
40km von Hamburg, +49 40 6564984,
post@buschberghof.de
About 500 vegetable box schemes
with organic agricultural products
Federal Associations of EVGs
(Erzeuger-Verbrauchergemeinschaften)
www.foodcoops.de,
info@lebensmittelkooperativen.de ,
www.bremer-evg.de/charta, +49 421
3499077, www.tagwerk.net , tagwerk-
http://www.bundestag.de/gremien/welt/glob_end/downloads.html
Market share of fair trade coffee: 0,7%, Orange juice less than 0,1%
Municipalities: after a survey 16% have fair trade activities, 5% have cafeterias with fair trade coffee,
3% consume fair flowers
Fair coffee in the churches; tina.gordon@eed.de; www.eed.de
National dialogue process for sustainable consumption and production (SCP): Response to the 10year framework of programmes for SCP of WSSD.
Blue Angel labelling scheme: Put into place more than 25 years ago meanwhile there are 3.700
products in 80 product groups which are covered by this scheme, www.blauer-engel.de
Viabono: Brand for environmentally sound tourism as an initiative of Federal Government, tourism,
environmental and consumer organisations.
Label online: Virtual consumer information platform on more than 300 labels, set up by Die
VERBRAUCHER Initiative e. V. in co-operation with the Federal Ministry of the Environment and the
Federal Environmental Agency, covering environmental and social information for a wide spectrum of
products and services (www.label-online.de).
Bio-Siegel: Set up by the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture in December
2001 on a legislative base, the governmental Bio-Siegel postsignes food products which are produced
under EG-ko-Verordnung (www.bio-siegel.de).
Green Public Procurement: Handbook Green Public Procurement and Website (www.beschaffunginfo.de). Initiatives on several levels to promote green public procurement.
Many German towns and cities have their own guidelines and criteria for environmentallyfriendly procurement
EMAS in public institutions: Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt) was the first public
institution which was certified according to EMAS II.
Sustainable Goods Project (Nachhaltiger Warenkorb): A communication initiative set up by the Council
for Sustainable Development to promote sustainable consumption practice within the general public
(http://www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/projects/sustainable_goods/index.html).
ko-Tex labelling scheme: Label for environmentally sound clothing put into place in 1992. More than
32.000 certificates for 4.500 companies so far.
Von der Agrarwende zur Konsumwende?: (project example) Research regarding the change in
agricultural policy and new sustainable consumption patterns
www.fona.de : Homepage to present research findings and to foster networking for sustainability
including sustainable consumption (relaunch together with)
Research Programme for applied sustainability concepts: Will set the framework for research and
education for sustainability within 4 main areas of action, of which one includes sustainable
consumption patterns (planned for mid 2004).
The Sustainable Shopping Basket: Project launched by the Institute for Market, Environment and
Society (imug) on behalf of the German Council for Sustainable Development in 2002; further
developed by the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture since 2003; objectives:
improvement of consumer information, facilitating the search for sustainable alternatives by showing
possible ways of behaviour in relevant fields of consumption.
CSA: Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Buschberghof, CSA farmbased initatives of biodynamic farms
About 500 CSA Erzeuger-Verbrauchergemeinschaften (EVG) with about 15 000 members:
producer-consumer associations (food-co-ops);
EGV receive some support from state governments for marketing and publicity if they are organised
through schemes such as farmers co-operatives.
box schemes, vegetable bags (fruits vegetables)
Label Hand in Hand for fair trade products, which derive from ecological agriculture (Rapunzel)
Label for buildings with particular low energy requirements concerning heating (RALGUETEZEICHEN NIEDRIGENERGIE-BAUWEISE, environmental, energy label (privat)
RUGMARK Label: no child labour label for carpets and rugs which are produced without child labour,
www.rugmark.de
Blumen aus menschen- und umweltschonender Produktion: Label for lowers out of socially
acceptable and environmentally-friendly production
Town Bamberg: they consume flowers if possible from the region, otherwise out of fair production,
suppliers are before informed about this practice
Fire Department Duesseldorf: demands at a tender for clothes a description of the conditions of
production; for offeres which the same price the one is favoured which can prouve that the suppliers keep
social minimum standards of ILO
Town of Bonn: prefers products in the public procurement where child labour is not involved
NABU Price for sustainable construction and renovation, www.nabu.de, nabu@nabu.de
Rat fuer Nachhaltige Entwicklung (Council for sustainable development), German Republic and
the Federal State Berlin: Document Snap-Shot: Society and Sustainability,
www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de, info@nachhaltigkeitsrat.de
Local Renewables 31 May 2004: International Meeting of Mayors for renewable energies,
financial support from German Ministries, www.localrenewables2004.de, claudia.moll@inwent.org
21. June 2004: Conference concerning sustainable development of the 1. Mayor of Hamburg
Forum Formation for a sustainable development, joerg-robert.schreiber@li-hambrug.de
1.-2. July 2004: 1. European Congress for environmental officers of local authorities
Solar energy, www.solarbundesliga.de
promotion of recyling management

and safeguard of environmentally
friendly waste disposal, BGBl I
1994, Nr. 2705, 27.September: 37
Closed Cycle and waste management
law
Blue Angel environmental labelling
scheme
Federal State Label Bio label BadenWuerttenberg (environment),
www.baden-wuerttemberg.de
Federal State Label Oeko Punkt

Sachsen (environment)
Appointment of an EnqueteCommission of the Bundestag for
questions of globalisation (Resolution
15. December 1999)
zentrum@t-online.de ;
Information concerning local organic
production: www.allesbio.de
Federal Ministry for the Environment,
Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
www.bmu.de; Federal Ministry of
Consumer Protection, Food and
Agriculture.
www.verbraucherministerium.de; Federal
Ministry of Education and Research:
www.bmbf.de; Federal Ministry for
Economic Cooperation and Development,
Mrs. Habel, habel@bmz.bund.de; Federal
Environmental Agency.
www.umweltbundesamt.de
Council for Sustainable Development.
www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de
Jury Umweltzeichen (Blue Angel).
www.blauer-engel.de
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband.
www.vzbv.de
Die VERBRAUCHER Initiative e. V.
www.verbraucher.org
Stiftung Warentest www.stiftungwarentest.de
ko-Tex Zertifizierungssystem.
www.oeko-tex.com
Friends of the Earth Germany.
www.bund.net
Informationszentrum IZEP
Entwicklungspolitik: izep@inwent.org,
www.inwent.org/izep
The Round Table Codes of Conduct
Secretariat, Tel. +49 (0)6196 79 1465
Fax: +49 (0)6196 79 80 1465, info@cocrunder-tisch.de, www.gtz.de
Procura+ 18 European local
authorities establish a campaign for a fair
and environmental public procurement
(Germany: Town of Ravensburg),
www.procuraplus.org
GREECE
Activities
Legislation
FAIR TRADE
In Greece, where development co-operation is less well known
than in other EU countries, fair trade has a similarly low profile.
implementations of EU Directives
concerning the hygiene of foods, the
quality of water etc.
Consumer Protection Law
Nr. 2251/1994
Cosmos Art is the only importing and wholesaling organisation

(private, profit-oriented) specialising in handicrafts produced in
Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Four years ago Cosmos Art adopted fair trade principles in their
business and was supported in this by the Dutch importing
organisation Fair Trade Organisatie. The two organisations cooperate through joint orders from fair trade co-operatives and in
providing feedback to the producers on the requirements of the
Greek market. Cosmos Art have produced a good variety of
information material about fair trade as well as on local traditions
and production techniques. Cosmos Art have about 300
customers all over Greece although there are no fair trade shops.
Green Peace created the Network of consumers against
genetically modified products
GENERAL
dialog between EFET and the Union of Consumers
public authorities have regular meetings with the ecological
NGOs, the Union of Consumers and the Scientific Community
(viable production, profits from the use of organic biological
products, change of models of consumption, dangers in food)
Organisations
FAIR TRADE
Cosmos Art : info@cosmosart.gr, cosmoart@internet.gr, Athens
many consumer organisations which are occupied with the question of
responsible consumption, protection of interest of consumers (law 2251/94)
EFET comestible authority www.efet.gr : food controlling system,
evaluation of alimentary dangers, protection of the health of consumers.
INKA: non profit NGO, General Consumers Federation, www.inka.gr,
inka@inka.gr, Tel. +30 210 3632443
Ministry of agriculture www.minagric.gr
Ministry of growth www.ypan.gr
Ministry of health, general chemical laboratory of state
www.mnec.gr
National committee of bioethic
HUNGARY
Activities
FAIR TRADE
1996: The first fair trade shop in Hungary
opened.
Go local programme initiative 1997
Quality Hungarian Foods lablling since
1998 (if one or more quality indicators of the
products prove considerably higher standard
in quality than as specified in the relevant
legal regulations )
Initiative to establish a uniform ECO
trademark in order to strengthen consumer
confidence
Environment friendly, environment saving
label
Agriculture, tourism and partnership in
regional development programme, VillanySiklos wine road
Legislation
Regional Farm Building Programme
Sub Programme supporting the development and market introduction of excellent quality
Hungarian products and specialities
Programme for micro regional farm development
Agriculture and Rural Development Act 74/2004: Operational Programme 2004-2006,
rules of procedure of ecological requirements for the manufacturing, distribution and labelling of
agricultural products and food products
Order no. 1/1999. (I. 14.) FVM about the realization of act no. XXVII of 1998 on gene
technology activities in the areas of agriculture and food industry
Order no. 41/1993. (VI. 11.) OGY about the strengthening on the labour control in the
area of agriculture (Geneva, 25th June, 1969, ILO)

Decision no. 73/2001. (XI. 7.) OGY (Parliament), about the acceptance of the report of
the Council of Public Procurements on the activities about the experiences concerning the
transparency and clearness of public procurement carried out in the period between 1st
January 31st December, 1998
GENERAL
Government order no. 2146/2000. (VI. 30.), about the concept of electronical public
procurement system and the measures needed to its realization The Common direction
no. 10/1986. about the agricultural activity done in sanitary and social institutions and about
the ruling of the special financial interest connected to it
Government order no. 10/2001. (I. 30.) about the acceptance of the methods and conditions
of participation of the Republic of Hungary in the LIFE (financial means of the environment)
Common order no. 18/2004. (II. 24.) about the appointment of the contributory
organizations in the realization of the Environment and Infrastructure Operative Programme
Act no. VII. of 2003., about the modification of the Act no. LXIV. of 2001 on the protection of
cultural heritage
Personal Income Tax Act: social organisations are receiving 1% personal income tax
propositions who undertake public activities (social activity, family care, education and training,
cultural activity, environment protectin, suuporting the social equal opportunity of socially
disadvantaged groups, protection of human and citizenship rights, consumer protection, etc.)
Non-profit Act (Act CLVI/1997): non-profit organisations have tax exemptions for certain
activities; individual that uses this service is exemted form paying personal income tax on the
offered service
Act on National Civil Core Programme (L/2003): budgetary support for the operations and
activities of civil organisations (social organisations and foundations with certain activities)
National Rural Development Plan: grants for unfavourable regions
Act IV/1991: governing employment support and allowances for unemployed individuals;
organisations responsible for public activities should whenever possible select staff from
unemployed inidviduals.
National Employment Public Fund
Organisations
FAIR TRADE
Weltladen
Hungarian Products Club
Associaton (HPCA), underlying national
economic values of national products and
services
Environment-Friendly Public
Association
IRELAND
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
different initiatives available
FAIR TRADE
many fair trade promotional activities (e.g. hosting
of the Finnish Fair Trade Ship in Dublin)
local authorities, the national broadcasting company
RTE, the National University of Ireland and the Dail
Restaurant in the Irish Parliament use fair trade
products
Excellence through people: Label for national
standard for human resource development,
www.fas.ie
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Sustainable Ireland,
www.sustainable.ie/resources/money/art07.htm
Christian Ethical Investment group,
www.sustainable.ie/resources/money/art07.htm
FAIR TRADE
Association of Fair Trade Shops wdcentre@tinet.ie; Fairtrade Mark
Ireland www.fair-mark.org; Oxfam Ireland www.oxfamireland.org ;
Dakini; Fairs Fair
ITALY
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
There are 3.8 million under
responsible management today in Italy
(0.8% of total investments), for a total of
15 funds, the majority of which are
invested in bonds. A third of these are
only ethical in the sense that part of the
revenues is used as grants to charities.
Another group is based essentially on
exclusion criteria and the third group is
largely focused on the environment.
Since February 1999, Banca Etica - a
virtual bank with 14'000 shareholders and
a social capital of 7.5m - has been
investing exclusively in social and
environmental projects.
In January 2001, a Finance
Monitoring Organisation (Osservatorio
FINETICA) was created by two academic
institutions.
ETHICAL FINANCE
Parliament Resolution concerning ethical finance (7-00275),
3/7/2003: manifests the aim to support the ethical finance sector
Legislation on pension funds introduces to some extent barriers for
the SRI-development; but Pension Disclosure regulation in
discussion
Partnership Region Trento/ Cassa Centrale concerning ethical
finance
ETHICAL FINANCE
Banca Etica, www.bancaetica.com, posta@bancaetica.com
Etica SGR: www.eticasgr.it (financial management enterprise,
works with Banca Etica)
Etimos: www.etimos.it, etimos@etimos.it, microfinance
Fondazione Culturale Responsabilita Etica: promotion of ethic
finance
SEFEA Societ Europea Finanza Etica e Alternativa: product of
FEBEA, www.etimos.it/site/news/sefea.pdf ; sefea@etimos.it
MAG2 Finance: http://web.tiscalinet.it/mag2; magfin@tiscalinet.it
MAG4 Piemonte: http://www.mag4.it; info@mag4.it
MAG6 Servizi : www.comune.bologna.it/iperbole/mag6-b;
info@mag6.it
Cassa Centrale Casse Rurali Trentine, modena@uctsriva.it
Microcredit Coop: attiva nel campo della finanza etica scon
sede a Brescia
Rating agency: Avanzi (member of SIRI group); www.avanzi.org
FAIR TRADE
1999 National Fair Trade Forum
Commercio Equo; 120 Italian
organisations signed a charter for fair
and social trade with their own criteria
(email discussion process)
prominent institutions like the bar of
the Italian Parliament and the FAO
offices of the UN use fair trade products
(coffee, tea)
300 schools (100 000 children) have
organic school meal schemes (proactive
public sector catering initatives built on
priority for local and organic food)
Network Lavoro Etico social Quality
Label: label for products, which have
been produced in accordance with
socially responsible criteria and norms,
www.lavoroetico.org
Last Minute Market: preventing waste
(food, non-food),
www.lastminutemarket.org
FAIR TRADE
1999: regional Parliaments (Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Lazio)
passed resolutions and legal texts regarding Fair Trade
March 2003: National Resolution of the Senat for fair trade
Law Proposal on favour of sustainable development, incentives for
fair trade and for the promotion of the social responsibility of
enterprises (XIV Legislatura, 14 April 2003, Camera dei Deputati N.
3892)
Fair Trade organisations are campaigning to have Fair Trade included
into the law regarding international cooperation (in order that it will
be eligible for support from the offical authorities)
Law on social enterprises, November 2003
system of social clauses, after which certain markets are reserved
for enterprises, which respect certain criteria or have added-value for
the society (aims: favour development of social economy, resinsertion..)
law in the Toscana region, which supports financially the
consumption of agricultural, biological products in public schools,
universities and hospitals
GENERAL
Law concerning the organisations for voluntary service 1991 (fiscal
advantages: no tax for donations, heritage, activities of the organisation,
marginal economic activities); regional contributions
Law for social cooperatives 8/11/1991: contribute for the general
interest (fiscal advantages)
Law concerning ONLUS -Organisations Non Lucrative of social
utility Decree 460/1997, fiscal advantages, Art.13 and 29
Law 31.1.1992, Nr. 59: Social Cooperatives, Art.8 and 11
Decree 8 June 1999, Nr. 328, Regulation concerning Art.29 of the
decree 460/1997, Art. 1-4
Law 30 July 1990, Nr. 218 : Disposizioni in materia di ristrutturazione
e integrazione patrimoniale degli Istituti di credito di diritto pubblico
Law 448/98 Art.51 Agevolazioni per le cooperative sociali;
www.sviluppoitalia.it
FAIR TRADE
Associazione Botteghe del Mondo www.assobdm.it; CTM
altromercato www.altromercato.it; info@altromercato.it;
TransFair Italy www.equo.it, www.transfair.it; info@transfair.it;
Commercio Alternativo - www.4net.com/comalt; Roba dellAltro
Mondo RAM www.robaweb.com/link/link.htm;
RIOCES Italian Register of Fair Trade Organisations in Italy
with own criteria, aim: spread idea and products of fair trade,
adapted charta for fair and social trade
social tourism: EU-Project "Progetto Loisir" in Kalabrien
NGOs: CRIC www.cric.it; CESVI www.cesvi.?org;
www.cuoreamico.org;
CAES Cooperativa Assicurativa Etico Sociale
www.cooperativacaes.it, Insurance
Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo: coord@cnms.it;
http://www.citinv.it/associazioni/CNMS/vuk/welcome_uk.html ;
dignity in labour
Rete Lilliput: http://nodi.retelilliput.org/lodi/ ; members: e.g. Amici
del Maraj, Amici di Serena; Associazione culturale Adelante;
Banca Etica; Cooperativa Nord-Sud; Gruppo 29 Aprile; Laboratorio
degli Archetipi; Legambiente; Libreria lEquilibrista; Movimento Lotta
contro la Fame nel Mondo
Fabricaethica: www.fabricaethica.it; questions of CSR/other
LIECHTENSTEIN
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Many banks have rules (ethical guidelines) concerning ethical financing; guidelines
exist also from the Liechtensteinischen Bankenverband (Bankfederation of

Liechtenstein); employees are familiar with the principles; not only the clients, also the
employees themselves are in the centre of fairness in the business
Liechtensteiner federation of banks has drafted a guideline for financial analysts in
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Sorgfaltspflichtgesetz: banks have
the duty to examine the party of the
agreement, the financial authority and
the origin of the money (ethical claim to
take no criminal money)
ETHICAL FINANCE
Hypo-Investmentbank: forces
ethical-ecological investment (not only
profitability is in the foreground but also
other important values);
FAIR TRADE
1987: Statement of the princely
government for a "Petition for fair trade
with the third world" (initiated from 4
organisations)
FAIR TRADE
Verein Welt und Heimat: Ms. Gerda
Bicker, 9495 Triesen, bicker@adon.li
Liechtensteinischer
Entwicklungsdienst: works for
development aid (also fair trade)
led@lol.li
www.hypo.li; www.hib.li
which principles of self-regulations in favour of investors and the seriosity of the

investment consultation are contained
FAIR TRADE
The association "Verein Welt und Heimat" is the best known NGO in Liechtenstein
that promotes fair trade, ethical financing and responsible consumption since the
seventies. Their main activity is the "Welt- and Naturlada" in Schaan, a shop with a wide
variety of fair trade and organic products from all over the world and the region.
The foundation "Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst" (LED) implements on
behalf of the Government of Liechtenstein development aid. It has also the mandate to
raise public awareness about the situation in third world countries and the impact of unfair
trade relations on these countries. The activities of the years 2003 and 2004 are
dedicated to the topic "fair trade".
In the year 2003 the "Welt- and Naturlada" got a subsidy of CHF 5'000 for its
educational work regarding fair trade.
In the year 2002 the LED gave a grant of CHF 200'000 to "TransFair Austria" to
support their national campaign for promoting the consumption of fair trade products.
Within the country networking (the dialogue) is easy. As a general policy the LED
coordinates all its awareness raising activities with relevant organisations and groups - in
the case of fair trade mainly with the "Verein Welt und Heimat".
in the year 2003 coffee was the topic of the fair trade campaign around the World
Food Day in Octobre. LED and "Verein Welt und Heimat" organised events in the house
of government and on public places for tasting the different high quality fair trade coffees
(information materiales produced by "Erklrung von Bern").
Many activities and initiatives within the country are coordinated with Swiss
organisations like Claro and Erklaerung von Bern
The Swiss NGO "Arbeitskreis Tourismus und Entwicklung" (Basel) got a grant of
CHF 10.000.-- for its campaigns on fair tourism
LITHUANIA
Activities
GENERAL
Employment Fund resources are used for Ethical financing
(implementation of projects related with local employment initiatives; loans
to unemployed who want to set up their own business)
Projects relating to local employment initiatives: creation of new jobs
facilitating the concentration of local community social economic partners
efforts to increase employment of the groups of individuals in different
municipalities and to develop local social economic infrastructure
Own business organisation programme: aims to orientate individuals
towards private initiative (creating their own business)
Creation (adaptation) of subsidised jobs: aims to provide assistance to
groups of unemployed entitled to additional guarantees in the labour market
which are unable to compete on equal terms in the labour market
Employment subsidy employers who place into jobs the unemployed
entitled to additional guarantees in the labour market referred to them by
the labour exchange receive employment subsidies in the established
amount from the Employment Fund during the period of employment of
such persons
Public works: works organised for temporary employment of the
unemployed and other persons enrolled with a territorial labour exchange in
the established manner by territorial labour exchanges
Enterprises for disabled. Enterprises established by disability NGOs
receive tax relief and subsidies from the national budget for state social
insurance and energy, as well as reduced taxation levels, discounts on
rental costs and personal income tax from municipal councils.
Specialisation and perspectives of state enterprises established under
the auspices of correctional labour colonies
Public supplies, services or works contracts: simplified negotiated
procedure without publication of a contract notice, if supplies, services or
works are produced or delivered by the penitentiary institutions founded by
the Ministry of Interior or the Ministry of Justice, if over 50% of the
employees are inmates, or by undertakings if over 50% of their employees
are disabled, or by health care institutions, if at least 50% of the employees
are occupational therapy patients. Institutions financed from the state
budget must spend on those goods and services no less than 10 % of all
the expenses on those goods and services.
Legislation
GENERAL
At the moment a law on social
enterprises is being drafted. New work
places at social enterprises will be
created and expenses on wages will be
compensated; enterprises of the
disabled and enterprises at the
correctional institutions and medical
institutions will be supported.
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Hansabankas, jurate.eideniene@hansa.lt
National Council for Consumer Protection (state)
GENERAL
Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Prisons Department (Ministry of Justice)
Law on Support of the Unemployed

of the Republic of Lithuania
Procedure for the Implementation of
Local Employment Initiatives (Order
No 67 of May 2001 of the Minister of
Social security and labour of the republic
of Lithuania)
Law of the Republic of Lithuania on
Public Procurement entered into force
as of 1 March 2003.
Public Procurement Office

Lithuanian Council for the Affairs of the Disabled
Lithuanian Labour Exchange
LUXEMBOURG
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Etika Initiativ fir Alternativ Finanzierung asbl in
partnership with the saving bank of the state of
Luxenbourg: promotes savings and alternativ credits
A microfinance Round Table has been set up to better
share information between actors involved into microfinance
including Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance,
Luxembourg Cooperation agency, ATTF and various NGOs.
ADA is a non-profit organization based in Luxembourg.
Since 1994, ADA has been working with Microfinance
Institutions (MFIs) in developing countries through the
LUXMINT programme, an investment non-profit
programme, and CEREM, the Center for Research and
Documentation in Microfinance. www.microfinance.lu
Ministry of Foreign Affairs finances ADA initiativesinvestment programme for microfinance institutions in the
South (www.gouvernement.lu)
ETHCIAL FINANCE
Proposal of a law (by party Dei
Greng) which favours ethical, social
and ecological investments (2001)
ETHICAL FINANCE
Etika Initiativ fir Alternativ Finanzierung asbl: economic development
and ethical investment of reserves and savings, information how to invest
savings into financial products, Contact : www.etika.lu, contact@etika.lu, 55,
avenue de la Libert, L-1931 Luxembourg, 00352 29 83 53; Etica plans to
create a network with persons, who are interested in ethical financing.
ADA Appui au Dveloppement Autonome (Support for autonomous
development), Contact: www.microfinance.lu, adainfo@microfinance.lu,
Luxembourg, Tel. 00352 45 68 68 1
Dexia Microcredit Fund was created in September 1998 by DEXIA BIL
and is managed by BlueOrchard Finance (www.bluorchard.ch), a Swiss
asset management company specialized in the management of investments
funds targeting the microfinance industry. Contact: info@blueorchard.ch
responsAbility Global Microcredit Fund was launched end of 2003 in
Luxemburg and is managed by ResponsAbility, a social investment platform.
http://www.responsAbility.ch/fr/index.html
FAIR TRADE
Since 1995, the ministry of foreign Affairs, cooperation and
human action has financed projects in the field of fair trade and
initiatives of Transfair Minka.
In 2000 the ministry financed an initiative of Transfair Minka called two weeks of chocolate.
In the field of fair tradeTransfair makes local collectivities
and consumers aware of responsible consumption, fair trade
products and Human Rights, rights of children
Transfair and ADA are members of the circle of the
cooperation of NGOs of development, which represents and
coordinates NGO lobbying towards the government and the
EU; www.ongd.lu
Use of TransFair chocolate in seven bakeries and in the
traditional Santa Claus gift bags provided by municipalities for
all schoolchildren; Use of TransFairchocolate at public events
(Minstry of Foreign Affairs, TransFair Minka)
FAIR TRADE
No specific laws yet, but Transfair
and other NGOs have asked the
government of Luxembourg to
introduce ethical criteria in the public
market law (July 2002);
www.transfair.lu/coal.htm
FAIR TRADE
Trans Fair-Minka a.s.b.l (non for profit association) : licences for fair
trade (e.g. coffee producer and merchant, chocolate producer and seller);
Oetrange; Tel. 00352 35 07 62, www.transfair.lu ; info@transfair.lu
shops of the Third-World : distribution of South artisan products and
products, which are labelled with a Fair Trade label;
www.drettweltbutteker.lu
Transfair: http://www.transfair.Lu/comm.htm
Public environmental label ECOLabel for products and services,
www.emweltzenter.lu
MALTA
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
FAIR TRADE
Koperattiva Kummerc Gust v_caruana@email.com, Tel. +356 244865
MOLDOVA
Activities
GENERAL
Syndicate Confederation of Republic of Moldova: aims to
develop, promote and respect legal acts of human rights; it gathers
syndicate centres at national and sectorial level to defend
professional interests, social and economic rights
Work Institut, founded by the Syndicate Confederation: makes
researches e.g. in the following domaines: motivation, organisation,
salaries, syndicate management, social protection, development of
the infrastructure of the labour market, security and labour
protection, legislation framework of social policy. It assures the
formation of syndicate staff, programmes for the inclusion of
unemployed workers.
Department of European Integration: aims to coordinate
European integration
Government: aims to develop small and medium enterprises,
increase of public assistance to promote the idea of enterprises,
competitiveness, culture and ethical code of bussines, formation of
young people to build enterprises, to improve the access to financial
sources, to external markets and to services of informations.
Projects:
- State programmes support of small business by Funds for
development of enterprising
- to create modern systemes of transparent public administration
- to promote policy of innovation and competitivesness for
economical development
- to create a social security system
- to fight against corruption, criminality
- realisation of territorial reintegration and integration to EU
Legislation
GENERAL
Organisations
GENERAL
Indirect state support through:
fiscal code
budget low
Funds of subsidy and stimulation of rural producers

credit (1999)
The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova
Funds of support to little business (1994)
legislation acts, which adherence international

treaties of human rights and which respect human
rights and basic liberties
Funds of support to export (2003)
legal framework to assure economical, culture, social

rights
Funds of social support (2000)
The Parliament of Republic of Moldova created an

Institut of parliament lawyers and Centre of Human
Rights
Ministry of Economy: anti-monopoly legislation
Locals and Nationals EcologicalFunds (1998)
NETHERLANDS
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Ethical Financing Driving Forces in the Dutch SRI
market are the large pension funds ABP and PGGM,
as well as the trade unions FNV and CNV. Besides
these parties other leading advocates are rating
agencies, research institutes, consultancy firms, NGOs
and government agencies.
There are 25 green (groen) and sustainable
(duurzaam) funds
Major banks are now also offering ethical funds
As a result of fiscal incentives provided by the Dutch
government, green investment has increased 125% in
2000 to reach fl2.25billion (approx 1b, 1.2% of total
investment).
Dutch trade unions are pressing pension funds to
adopt an ethical code
Government agencies, ministries and municipalitites
are buying climate certificates e.g. from Triodos to
offset their CO2 emissions
Carbon Disclosure Project: ethical investment firms
and banks urge multinational companies to make their
CO2 emissions transparent and the actions they
undertake to reduce them; www.cdproject.net
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
tax facility for Green Projects Scheme (1995): Green Savings
and Investment Plan (wind and solar energy, organic farming);
green projects must meet certain investment criteria to get tax
breaks (1995-2001: 1.500 environmentally friendly projects);
extension of the programme 1996: inclusion of sustainable
building projects; since 1997 the financial products (funds) can
also receive an ecological label
Regulation on the issue of green certificates for projects
abroad 2002, Decree of January 2, 2002, no.
DGM/SB2001137299: extension of the programme 1998: inclusion
of projects in Aruba, the Dutch Antilles and in Eastern Europe;
companies obtain cheaper loans, private investors have attractive
rates; until 2001 investors did not have to pay any income tax on
the dividends or interest paid by these funds; the new tax system
(from 2001 on) includes a special deduction to ensure a similar
result for a maximum amount of 47.000 per person; at least 70%
of the capital in a green fund must be committed to green projects
as the special status of green investment funds and projects with a
green certificate are continued under the new tax system
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
ABP Pension Funds: www.abp.nl; Pension Funds
PGGM: www.pggm.nl; Trade Unions FNV and CNV:
www.fnv.nl and www.cnv.nl; TRIODOS Bank: managing
money in a social conscious way; www.triodos.nl (also in
Belgium and UK)
Rating Agencies (i.e. DSR, SNS Asset Management),
Research Institutes (i.e. Nyenrode University/European
Institute for Business Ethics), Consultancy firms (i.e. DHV,
KPMG), NGOs (i.e. VBDO); Ethibel: analyse the social,
environmental, ethical added value of companies, they
provide the label Ethibel for ethical funds;
Oekokrediet: financing of micro-credit banks and fair
trade, www.oikocredit.org
Favourable fiscal regulations concerning cultural

investments and investments in the socio-ethical field
Certain enterprises have to make an environmental and social
report
FAIR TRADE
Activities of the different networks (Max Havelaar,
Fair Trade Goede Waar&Co; HIVOS, Fair Food, EFTA)
Many public institutions use fair trade products
(coffee, tea, hot drinks) like schools, majority of Dutch
municipalities, departments of ministries, Dutch
Parliament
FAIR TRADE
Max Havelaar: www.maxhavelaar.nl,
peijnenburg@maxhavelaar.nl, +31 30 2337070; Fair Trade:
organisation fighting for fair prices for products form
developing countries and better circumstances for
employees www.fairtrade.nl; De Evenaar www.deevenaaar.nl; Wereldwinkels lvww@wereldwinkels.nl;
EFTA efta@antenna.nl, www.eftafairtrade.org;
www.fairtrade.org; NEWS - Network of European
Worldshops www.worldshops.org
Other organisations: raising awareness on trade and
CSR (e.g. Goede Waar & Co, HIVOS, Fair Food,
http://www.mvo-platform.nl/index_leden.html;

Driving forces are the Consumentenbond (Dutch
Consumer Association), Goede Waar & Co and Max
Havelaar.
The Dutch Consumer Association is developing, for
instance, a CSR Index. This Index will soon enable 3
million members to form a picture of the CSR aspects of
a product or manufacturer (initiative is financially
supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Environmental Affairs and Development Co-operation).
The Dutch Government: In the Netherlands the
discussion of the 3 sectors of economic solidarity is part
of the discussion on Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR). Each department has their own
issues on CSR. The Ministry of Economic Affairs acts
as a co-ordinating department due to the fact that the
Minister of Trade (Secretary of State of the Ministry of
Economic Affairs) is CSR co-ordinating member in the
cabinet. Support of the Global Reporting Initiative
(Amsterdam).
Report 2000: Corporate Social Responsibility, A
Dutch approach
The Ministry of Economy provides a platform for
interdepartmental exchange of views. All other ministries
are invited to attend these meetings.
Ministry of Development Co-operation stimulates
the promotion and implementation of CSR in developing
countries; support of projects that stimulate fair trade
(e.g. campaigns)
Intensive regular contact between Gov (within
departments) / with networks and organisations and civil
society (e.g. business, labour unions, NGOs, pension
funds)
Public environmental label Milieukeur for products, which are
less damaging to environment, www.milieukeur.nl
Code of Condutct for Dutch companies (similar social label
Beligum)
Since the year 2000 organic farms are eligible for a tax free
allowance for sustainable producers. For this 20 million Guilders
(9.1 million Euro) have been made available for the year 2000.
Organic farmers and producers of organic products who
obtain at least 70 percent of their turnover selling organic products
can deduct up to 22,500 Guilders (10,227 Euro) from their income
taxes.
Consumentenbond (Dutch Consumer Association),
National Committee for International Co-operation and
sustainable development (NCDO) supported by the Dutch
government
Goede Waar & Co, Max Havelaar
6 CSA farms with about 600 members:
Strohalm and Pergola Association: promote CSA in NL;
www.strohalm.nl/bookmarks/alles, 0571 27 69 09
Green guilders system: 1000 guilders prepayment,
consumer can choose the vegetables/fruits/products what
he/she takes and when.
100 producer-run box schemes (vegetables, dairy
products)
Platform Biologica (http://www.platformbiologica.nl).
GENERAL
Dutch Ministries: Developing Co-operation; Environment;
Social Affairs; Agriculture-Nature & Food Quality; Internal
Affairs; Health-welfare & Sport; Transport- public works &
water management.
CSR Knowledge and Information Centre: independent,
promotes transfer of knowledge and information about CSR
on national and international level, responsible for dialog
between gov/NGOs/governments and citizens
VBDO (Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable
Development), AM CULEMBORG; MVO-Platform , Coalition
of Dutch CSOs & Trade Unions: actively promoting CSR
NORWAY
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Government created a separate Environmental Fund, which invests ethically
Parliament is to discuss ethical standards for the Petroleum Fund in spring
2004.
Larger investors such as life assurance companies and pension funds are
taking much more interest in the issue of ethical financing
FAIR TRADE
Parliament, Norwegian Ministries, some universities, some local authorities use
regular fair trade coffee
Minister of Consumer Protection (Department for family issues) is engaged
with social standards, fair trade products and furthers discussion with local
communities, local businesses
Max Havelaar Norway, Association for Promoting Fair Trade, FLO
Norwegian office, Max Havelaar Norge (The Association for Promoting Fair Trade)
was founded in 1997 by 12 NGOs and grassroots organisations. Members: e.g.
Norwegian Church Aid, Save the children, The Royal Norwegian Society for
Development. Aims: improve North-South economic interactions and Norwegian
consumers' awareness in living conditions of family farmers and agricultural
workers. Promotes the sales and the consumption of Fairtrade labelled products.
The association certifies that participating traders are following fair trade
guidelines
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) gives
financial support to Max Havelaar since 1998 and IEH since 2000.
IEH, Ethical Trade Initiativ, intitiatives
Fairtrade got financial support from NORAD.
Max Havelaar believes that the EEA-agreement allows local communities to
ask in their tenders for e.g. social standards or Fairtrade qualities
Consumer Ombudsman (CO) is an independent administrative body with the
responsibility of supervising measures in the market and seek to exert influence
on traders to observe the regulatory framework. The CO considers cases upon
complaints from consumers and traders, but will also at his own initiative look at
marketing measures.
Guidelines for how to promote products as ethical .
http://www.forbrukerombudet.no/index.db2?id=990&frontpage=990&asset=1&sub
cat=5
NHO - Confederation of Norwegian Business and Industry have made
guidelines for CSR.
GENERAL
Regular meetings/exchanges between government and networks. Forum is
(nearly always) present on international conferences as a member of the official
delegation from Norway
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
Regulation concerning obligatory
environmental reports: report on working
conditions and processes and products
with an environmental impact
1999: Parliaments decision to put
NOK 1 bn (about 75 mio.) of its
Petroleum Fund into a separate
Environmental Fund
Ethical Guidelines for the
Government Petroleum Fund
(adopted in the Parliament in 2004)
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Cultura Sparebank www.cultura.no, financing
of environmental, social and cultural projects.
State Department of Finance (Environmental
fund)
FAIR TRADE
Max Havelaar www.maxhavelaar.no;
IEH, Ethical Trade Initiativ, founded in 2000 by
Coop Norway, HSH, Church Aid and The Labour
Union. www.etiskhandel.no
FAIR TRADE
Members of the Parliament are being
lobbied for a national resolution on Fair
Trade (2001)
23 Local community resolutions
about ethical trade initatives (how local
communities can buy fair trade products in
public procurement, how to take into
consideration quality, environmental
criteria, social standards)
Max Havelaar and IEH is lobbying for
national resolution on social standards
Consumer Ombudsmann Guidelines:
state when companies can use the
expression ethical and fair trade in
promotion of products.
Public Nordic Swan-Label
(Scandinavia): for products and services
which are less damaging to the
environment
Consumer Ombudsman,
www.forbrukerombudet.no
Norwegian Consumer Council
The Norwegian Forum for Environment and
Development (ForUM) is a network for Norwegian
NGOs actively promoting environment and
development issues. www.forumfor.no
POLAND
Activities
FAIR TRADE
Fair Trade Association Third World and Us: promotes ethical consumption,
businesses and fair trade; supports development opportunities for underprivileged
producer groups (women, native populations); raises consumer awareness about the
negative impact of conventional international trade on producers; protects human rights
through promoting healthy environmental practice and economic security; combats
discrimination of social groups and Third World nations
Federation of Greens-The cracow Group, nationwide association, network of
Federation groups (1990/1997): environmental activities; runs a European campaign to
disseminate knowledge on the concept of sustainable food consumption and production
in Poland and to influence its practical implementation.It collaborates with environmental
organisations from Spain (AEDENAT), The Netherlands (Alternative Konsument), Great
Britain (SAFE Alliance), Ukraine (MAMA-86) and Hungary (Energia Klub).
Further the Federation of Greens-The Cracow Group is active in the following
national initiatives: Lobbying for the development of ecological farming, promotion of
social, economic and environmental potential of the Polish agricultural model, opposing
the application of genetic engineering in food production, cooperation between
consumer cities and surrounding producer communities in delivering fresh, local, lowcost organic food products, developing eco-co-operatives, promoting ecotourisme in
rural areas, preparing the Ecological food educational kit
Polish Green Network (PZS): union of associations which implement regional
initiatives and nationalwide campaigns: delivering of information concerning the
environment; supporting civil initiatives to protect the environment; Information
campaign on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); raises consumer awareness
about the impact of choices and promotes responsible consumption (Responsible
shopping campaign)
Labels: Eko-land, Eko-znak
European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), international network with different
NGOs: supports ethics in businesses in the European private and public sector, in
non-governmental and academic organisations; promotes ethical management
and practices in all sectors of economy, in politics and society, stimulates
meetings and discussions about common ethical problems and dilemmas in
businesses, promotes ethical awarness in business decision-making through
dissemination of information about initiatives, good practice, research, trainings,
education and networking
Responsible Bussiness Forum (FOB): campaignes concerning competitiveness,
improving natural environment, facilitation of exchange of experiences among
companies, representatives of central, regional and local administration and nongovernmental organisations; applying sustainable development and corporate sociale
responsibility (CSR) principles.
Centre for Business Ethics (CEBI): promotes ethical standards in businesses
GENERAL
Consumer Federation, non-governmental, independent organisation (1981):
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
Act on Co-operative Saving and Credit
Unions, Microcredits
GENERAL
The Act On Combating Unfair Competition
(April 1993): set of legal regulations which, by
defining practices of unfair competition,
indirectly describes principles of fair trade
The Act on Competition and Consumer
Protection (Dec 2000): defines practices of
entrepreneurs which are prohibited due to
violation of the Consumersrights
The Act on Public Procurement will be
replaced with a new Public Procurement Law
(expected to be passed at the beginning of
2004) and should enter into force at the latest
upon Poloands accession to EU (May 2004):
promotes ethic and fair solutions, competent
and reliable contractors, supplies and works.
Ministry of Environment The act on
Genetically Modified Organisms (June 2001),
defines genetically modified organisms and
products
The act on Ecological (organic) farming
(March 2001): regulates the conditions of
ecological (organic) agricultural production and
agro-food processing, the system for inspection
and certification of these activities, the labelling
of ecological (organic) farming products, the
methods of storage and transport
The act on Payment Periods in Trade (Sept
2001): protects creditors and prevents negative
consequences of exploiting, principle of
contractual freedom
The act on Prices (July 2001), establishes a
general rule of freedom to fix prices between
contracting parties, which can be restricted
pursuant to specific provisions of the Act;
defines the entrepreneurs obligation to indicate
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Bank for Socio-Economic Initatives (BISE),
Warsaw, +48 22 860 1100, www.bise.pl
Fond MIKRO, www.funduszmikro.com.pl,
fm@finduszmikro.com.pl , A.Czarnomska, tel:+48 22
629 00 92, Warszawa
MFC Microfinance centre www.mfc.org.pl, Email: microfinance@mfc.org.pl, A.Pyziel, tel:+48 22
622 34 65, Warszawa
SKOKi, www.skok.pl, E-mail: kskok@skok.pl, tel:
+48 58 55 09 600, Sopot; bank cooperation with
aspects of solidarity-finance; Savings and Credit
Cooperative institution (quasi-bank), non profit,
founded with the idea of mutual support and solidarity
for the improvement of social relations, social stability
of local collectives, promotes the responsibility and
idea of enterprises, promotes savings and a
responsible financial management
TISES.A, Limited Society, member of FEBEA and
SEFEA: promotion of ethical savings and credit/rent
and the development of fair economy, fair trade,
stimulates the creation of small and medium venture;
Ms A. Krolikowska, +48 22 8601118,
www.tise.com.pl, michal.radziwill@tise.com.pl
FAIR TRADE
Fair Trade Association Third World and Us,
Trzeci SWiat i My , sprawiedliwy.handel@wp.pl,
tel: +48 58 34 55 100, +48 604 580 140, GdanskWrzeszcz, Tel. +48 58 3455100,
www.sprawiedliwyhandel.org
First Fair trade product Taste of Liberty Smak
Wolnosci, - Caf Sustainable Mut Vitz ,
www.smakwolnosci.com, kawa@smakwolnosci.com,
B. Dziedzic, tel:+48 501 46 32 42, Lodz
(independent society (2003), coffee import
Polish Green Network (PZS):
www.ekokonsument.pl, www.zielonasiec.pl
Krakow, tel.0048 12 422 59 06, info@zielonasiec.pl
Federation of Greens-The cracow Group,
krakow@fz.most.org.pl
Tel.+48 12 6315730
Consumer Federation: www.federacja-
protection of an individual consumer right against prohibited and deceiving practices of

companies, banks, etc.; initiating pro-consumer changes in legislation; working in
standardisation and certification commissions; Member of European Consumer
Organisation ( BEUC)
Council for Sustainable Development: founded by the Council of Ministry
(September 2002), organ of opinion and council mission: verifies rules of sustainable
development and governmental projects (documents: redaction of analyses); members:
private societies, NGOs, local authorities, syndicates)
Polish Organization of Trade and Distribution, association of retail and distribution
companies: deals with issues that regulate conditions of free trade, rights of the
consumers. Project : adaptation of the consumers protection in Poland to the European
standards.
Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (OCCP) (UOKiK), public
institution to protect free competition and consumers interests on the state level;
undertakes initiatives in the ethical financing and fair trade field.
Council for Competition and Consumer Protection, (2003): facilitates the dialogue
between entrepreneurs, NGOs, distinguished scientists and research institutes for the
implementation of different policies. Its Committee for Electronic Trade and
Telecommunications elaborates within the framework of the Council (July 2002) a
code of good practices (business-to-business/consumer/public)
Institute of Home Market and Consumption: observes, analyses and forecasts
market phenomena and processes, consumption.
Institute for sustainable Development: promotes sustainable development and
transport development with the programme The Alternative Transport Development
Policy in Poland following the principles of Sustainable Development, www.ineisd.org.pl
Transparency International in Poland, independent association (1998): elimination
of corruption, promotion of ethical standards in economy and fair trade
Responsible Care: programme (1980s), supervision by the Polish Chamber of
Chemical Industry-Employers Organisation, which delegated the tasks of promotion,
identification of guidelines and content-related supervision to the Responsible Care
Chapter. The programms deals with the following topics: environment, health and
safety, product handling (life cycle analysis, product management), transport safety, safe
co-operation and logistics; www.rc.com.pl
Banking Ombudsman: protects consumers against unfair financial practices of the
banks, resolution adopted by Polish Bank Association (PBA), (July 2001)
Insuance consumer Advocate: protects the interests of the weakest market
participants, insurance consumers. Appointed by the Ministry of Finance,
www.rz.gov.pl
District/municipal consumer advocates, responsible for representing and protecting
consumers rights on the disrict/municipal level
Polish Chamber of Commerce: concentrated in 15 thematic Committees, operates
in the scope of ethical financing, fair trade and responsible consumption; organisation of
the business self-government movement, stimulates consumer and investment demand
coupled with cost reduction.
Global compact 2001: 176 polish enterprises
unit prices of goods and services at the location

where the retail sale of goods or services takes
place.
The act on Local Taxes and Fees (Jan
1991): justifies the special functions and
convictions that social and environmental goals
which they serve should be supported
The act on Agricultural Tax (Nov 1984)
The act on Forest Tax (Oct 2002)
Law on Activitiy of public utility and
volontariat (April 2003)
konsument.org.pl
+48 228275105, biuro@federacjakonsumentow.org.pl, Warszawa
Office for Competition and Consumer
Protection (OCCP), Warszawa, Tel: +48 22 55 60
800, www.uokik.gov.pl
Institute of Home Market and Consumption:
Warszawa, Tel: +48 22 628 55 85, + 48 22 628 24
79, www.irwik.waw.pl, irwik@irwik.waw.pl
Responsible Care, Ms Ozimek-Nowakowska,
Wloclawek, Tel. +48 54 237 21 76, +48 54 237 35
06, magda@chemeko.pl
European Business Ethics Network (EBEN),
Institut of Culture at University of A. Mickiewicz,
Poznan, Tel. 0048 61 829 21 04, eben@eben.org.pl,
www.eben.org
Responsible Bussiness Forum (FOB),
Warszawa, Tel.0048 22 825 77 45, biuro@fob.org.pl,
www.fob.org.pl, www.Responsiblebusiness.pl
Centre for Business Ethics (CEBI), www.cebi.pl
Entreprise Sociale "BARKA", www.barka.org.pl,
E-mail:barka@barka.org.pl, B. et T. Sadowscy,
tel:+48 61 851 66 78, Poznan
GENERAL
Polish Organization of Trade and Distribution,
www.pohid.pl, Warszawa, Tel.+48 22 625 12 48,
0048 22 625 4941, pohid@pohid.pl
Polish Chamber of Commerce, Warszawa, Tel.
+48 22 630 96 00, www.kig.pl
Transparency International in Poland,
Warszawa, Tel: 0048 22 828 92 43-44,
ti@transparency.pl; www.transparency.pl,
www.transparency.org
Institute For sustainable Development,ul.
Nabielaka15/1, 00-743 Warszawa, te. 0048 22 851
04 02- 03 04, ine@ine.org.pl
Social Venture Network Europe, B. Rok,
brok@waw.pdi.net
FWW Fondation for sustainable development,
www.fww.org.pl, tel:+48 22 636 25 70, Warszawa
FDPA, Foundation for the polish agricultural
development, www.fdpa.org.pl, fdpa@fdpa.org.pl,
tel:+48 22 622 52 55, Warszawa
PORTUGAL
Activities
ETHICAL FINANCE
Different initiatives
FAIR TRADE
Lobbying the national Parliament,
awareness-raising activities
non profit organisations working for fair
trade (products come from Italy and Spain, but
it is intended to create projects with
developing countries of Portuguese
langugage like Mozambique and East Timor,
Guinea Bissau)
financial support for fair trade conferences
and other activites by 5 town councils
since 2003 coffee break services for
conferences and meetings based on fair trade
products by one specific Town Council
Legislation
GENERAL
Constitution contains the principle of
cooperatives, further it exist a Code in
particular for the cooperatives
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Fundacion Ecolgia y Deasarrollo
FAIR TRADE
CIDAC http://homepage.esoterica.pt/~cidac/index.html; Loja do Comercio
Justo jmrpp@hotmail.com
Oikos: Lisbon promote fair trade events (conferences, seminars)
AJP Accao Jovem para a Paz - Coimbra: they have opened a Worldshop;
they promote events for fair Trade
Associations (role world shops): Cores do Globo (Lisbon), ARCA (Faro),
Aventura Marao Clube (Amarante), Reviravolta (Oporto), Alternativa (Barcelos)
Consumer Co-operatives (role world shops): Mo de Vida (Almada), Planeta
Sul (Coimbra), Terra Justa (Peniche)
CPCJ Fair Trade Portuguese Co-ordinator: created by all the Portugues
organisations to promote the fair trade in the national level and to represent the
movement abroad; Tel +35 1 213 172 860
consumer co-operative: Mo de Vida (Almada) intervention for ethical
tourism and cultural animation (with other partners in the social econmy)
AMAP - Organisations
SLOVENIA
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
FAIR TRADE
Drutvo Humanitas (NGO), Gosposka 10, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ms. Eva Marn, Director
Tel. +386 1 430 03 43, e-mail: eva.marn@siol.net
Fondacija Umanotera (NGO), Ms. Erika Oblak, Director, Resljeva 20, 1000 Ljubljana,
Tel. + 386 1 439 71 00, e-mail: erika@umanotera.org
Humanitas and Umanotera work in close co-operation. They want to start with opening a fair trade shop with a
multicultural dimension, they want to combine these activities also with humanitarian activities.
Slovenski etnografski muzej, Ms. Inja Smrdel, Director, Metelkova 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel. + 386 1 432 53 68, fax + 386 1 432 53 77, e-mail: etnomuz@etno-muzej.si
This is an ethnic museum, which plans to open the first fair trade shop in Slovenia. It will include a coffee shop
and a gallery where coffee will be served, jewelery and ethnic products will be sold.
SPAIN
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
There are 15 ethical funds on the Spanish market :
-5 ethical funds:( Ethical Found , REAS Euskalerria fund.)
-6 ecologic funds: ( Foundation for the ecology & development , Entorno
foundation)
-4 exclusive equal funds: (e.g. Accio Solidaria contra lAtur, Fundacio un
sol Mon)
43 mill. invested on ethical, green and social funds in Spain (30 June
2003), see www.ecores.org
With Triodos Bank, the independent financial advisor Proyecto TRUST
aims to promote sustainable investment in Spain. Triodos Bank will open its
Spanish branch in 2004 as the first ethical credit entity established in the
country. TB is currently offering products and services in Spain through its
agent Triodos Investments and previous to 2003 through proyecto TRUST
(1999-2002).
a network of alternative and ecological organisations (Red de Utiles de
Financiacion Alternativa y Solidaria, RUFAS) and a bank established the first
responsible savings account in Spain
In the field of ethical financing, it exists in Spain the Spanish Micro-credit
Concession Fund (FCM), which main goal is to contribute to the fight
against poverty countries.
BBK Solidarioa Fundazioa: bank with ethical finance initiatives, the
benificiaries of the projects are e.g.: old persons which are at risk or in the
situation of social exclusion or poor, social organisations; those which work
with development projects; companies who work with insertion and have
social initiatives.
Different organisations and social movements are promoting ethical
finances through awareness raising activities
A few organisations offer non-financial products (not supervised by official
authorities such as Central Banks and Investment Funds authorities) related
to ethical lending: IDEAS,GAP, OIKOCREDIT,
A network of alternative and ecological organisations (Red de Utiles de
Financiacion Alternativa y Solidaria, RUFAS) and a bank established the first
responsible savings account in Spain
ETHICAL FINANCE
Rule on the use of ethical, ecological & other CSR
terms in Investment Funds issued by INVERCO
(Asociacin de Instituciones de Inversin Colectiva y
Fondos de Pensiones) 1999.
Proposition regarding Investment Funds and
Pension Funds disclosure regulation on their social
and environmental criteria approved by the Senate
12.2.2003 (in the process of legislation)
Law 23/1998 of 7 July on International
Development cooperation: Microcredit Concession
Fund
Law 50/1998 of 30 December on tax, administrative
and social order measures, Article 105
Law 61/2003 of 30 December on the 2004 General
Federal Budget, Art. 56
Royal Decree 741/2003 of 23 June on the
Microcredit Concession Fund for basic social
development projects abroad
ETHICAL FINANCE
Triodos Bank is the first ethical bank working
in Spain. At present through its agent and during
2004 with its own branch. www.triodos.es
ECODES (Fundacin Ecologa y Desarrollo):
CRS analysts, SIRI members. www.ecores.org
FED, runs its own green or ethical investment
fund; provides information for other
organisations
Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion
internacional AECI: www.aeci.es;
infoaeci@aeci.es; in charge of microcredit-fund
FCM
BBK Solidarioa Fundazioa:
bbksolidarioa@bbk.es, www.bbksolidarioa.org,
REAS (equal & alternative economic net)
www.reasnet.com
FAIR TRADE
National Forum (Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo) of the most
important Fair Trade players (1996). There are also regional Coordinadoras.
Fair Trade Day in the regional Parliament of Galicia
Prominent institutions have switched to fair trade coffee and tea like the
regional governments of Catalonia and of the Baleanric Islands, town halls in
Cdoba, University Centers in Cordoba and the Universidada Autonoma of
Barcelona. The latter included fair trade on its criteria for formal tenders.
Spanish International Cooperation Agency (AECI) finances campaigns
concerning fair trade
Fair Trade Party in Catalonia gathering all the fair trade organisations in
FAIR TRADE
Several Fair Trade related resolutions have been
passed at local, regional and national level
The Law on International Development Cooperation
(1998) acknowledges Fair Trade as part of the
Spanish Cooperation
FAIR TRADE
Importers & Distribuors/sellers:
Alternativa 3 Coop V http://www.citinv.it/equo/alternativa3/tienda.htm;
Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo www.e-comerciojusto.org;
coordinadora@comerciojusto.org IDEAS
www.eurosur.org/~ideas-co; info@ideas.coop
Intermon www.intermon.org;
info@intermonoxfan.org Solidaridad
Internacional www.solidaridad.org;
si@solidaridad.org; SETEM www.setem.org;

setem@setem.org, Xarxa de Consum SIlidari
www.pangea.org/xarxaconsum; SODEPAU
www.sodepau.org, sodepaub@pangea.org
COOPERACI www.cooperaci.org;
Other NGOs & social organisations work on
awareness raising
the region. One weekend every year in Barcelona. Coordinated by SETEM.

Report on Fair Trade in Catalonia (2000-2002) by SETEM. SETEM is
also preparing a Report on Fair Trade in Spain.
FLO certificate approved to be promoted by the Coordinadora Nacional
de Comercio Justo
National, regional and local grants for Fair Trade projects within
development cooperation policies & budgets
The region of Aragn and Pas Vasco provide grants to businesses willing
to implement CSR
The Parliaments Aldama Commission on Good Governance for quoted
companies includes recommendations on CSR
strategic plan for consumers protection: takes as reference the fair,
solidary and responsible consumption as well as the sustainable
development; managed by the National Institute of Consumption; includes
actions like: Co-operation with other administrations promoting responsible
consumption or sustainable development; external co-operation to further a
fair and solidary consumption.
strategy of sustainable development establishing an integrated focus in
the social, economic and environmental fields of development with the aim of
a social progress, a rational use of natural resources and an economic
balance (has not been passed yet)
Periodic Publications magazines- on Responsible Consumption:
OPCIONS (by CRIC), CONSUMO TICO (by Asociacin de Consumo
Responsible de Andaluca)
Sustainable tourism is being promoted through regional associations,
European, National and Regional programms/grants.
First National Plan on Organic Agriculture promoted by the Ministry of
Agriculture, launched in 2004.
Labour law promotes the employment of women,

long term unemployed and handicapped people
GENERAL
European Business Ethics Network (EBEN), international network with
different NGOs: supports ethics in businesses in the European private and
public sector, in non-governmental and academic organisations; promotes
ethical management and practices in all sectors of economy, in politics and
society, stimulates meetings and discussions about common ethical
problems and dilemmas in businesses, promotes ethical awarness in
business decision-making through dissemination of information about
initiatives, good practice, research, trainings, education and networking
discussions in the Spanish Council for Development Co-operation, an
institution where public authorities, NGOs, universities, trade unions,
employers organizations are represented, and whose mission is to debate
different affairs about development co-operation.
GENERAL
Constitution of 1978: help for cooperative
societies
A Technical Commission on CSR within the
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs was created
(approved by the National Parliament) on
25.11.2002), as a previous step to legal mesures on
CSR
Asociacin de Consumo Responsible de

Andaluca
CRIC
Coordinadora Estatal de ONGD:

coordinadora@congde.org; www.congde.org
coordinadora@congde.org
SWEDEN
Activities
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
Public Nordic Swan-Label (Scandinavia): for products
The building blocks of responsible investment in
and services which are less damaging to the environment
Sweden are cooperative banks (e.g. JAK since1968
and Ekobanken) and about 40 funds that focus on the
environment, health and human rights. Amongst
these, 80-85% exclude tobacco, weapons and alcohol
industries from their investments.
Nordiska Sparlan: responsible investment
activities
According to CaringCompany, (name changed to
GES Investment Services) a Swedish rating agency,
responsible investment now represents kr 27 billion
(approx. 3b, 3.3% of total investment).
Environmental criteria were defined with a certain degree of
flexibility, which led the Swedish media last year to claim that
most Swedish environmental funds were a misnomer.
FAIR TRADE
Prominent users of fair trade coffee like ministry
of Envrionment and the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Cooperative banks: JAK and Ekobanken
Nordiska Sparlan)
Rating Agencies: Caring Company, now GES
Investment Services, info@ges-invest.com;
http://www.ges-invest.com/
FAIR TRADE
Alternativ Handel www.alternativhandel.com;
Foereningen foer Raettvisemaerkt
www.raettvist.se; key organisation taking care of the
branding of consumer products and information
about fair trade issues.
Sackeus www.sackeus.se;
Vaerldsbutikerna foer Raettvis Handel
www.varldsbutikerna.org: are mainly working with
information campaigns and are running about 30
Fair Trade stores around the country.
Four import companies, connected to the IFATnetwork (International Fair Trade Organisation)
1. Rttvis Handel Import (www.rattvishandel.se)
2. Sackeus (www.sackeus.se)
3. North & South Fair Trade - no website
4. La Maison Afrique - primarily selling goods to
Vrldsbutikerna
Rd och Rn (www.radron.se) Consumer
Magazine issued by Konsumentverket
(www.kov.se )
government body Sveriges Konsumenter i
Samverkan (www.konsumentsamverkan.se),
organisation working for sustainable
consumption
SWITZERLAND
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
ETHICAL FINANCE
Swiss responsible funds in general combine a focus on innovation in the
environmental or sustainability fields, best-of-sector criteria and strict
exclusionary screens. Responsible investment volumes tripled between 1999
and 2000 and now represent SFr5.5 billion (3.6b, 0.1% of total investment).
Various pension funds, either directly or through the Ethos Foundation,
include human rights, labour standards and environmental criteria in their
investment policy.
Switzerland hosts three rating agencies - the Fribourg-based Centre Info
(member of the SIRIGroup), SAM Sustainable Asset Management and EcoRating International, both based in Zrich.
Increasing interest in SRI funds by institutional investors (larger investments
by the federal pension fund or first pillar buffer fund in SRI funds, success of
Ethos)
Local authority investors have used Ethos, a research collective, to identify
suitable sustainable investments for their funds
ETHICAL FINANCE
Despite the legal requirement for corporate pension
funds, until now no SRI disclosure rule for pension funds
or other investment vehicles exists; in discusssion
Interpellation Nr. 01.3057: Demand to the Federal
Council (Bundesrat), if it is possible to further such
investments, which take into considerations also
social, ecological and ethical criteria
ETHICAL FINANCE
Rating Agencies: e.g. Centre info Zuerich
www.centreinfo.ch; SAM FribourgSustainable Asset Management - www.samgroup.com
Eco-Rating international - www.ecorating.com
Banks, e.g. Alternative Bank Schweiz
(www.abs.ch): Ethical saving, investment and
financing; Umwelt- und Sozialresearch der
Zuercher Kantonalbank; Freie
Gemeinschaftsbank BCL
www.gemeinschaftsbank.ch: Ethical saving,
investment and financing according to the
principles of Rudolf Steiner
Mutual Funds, e.g. Ethos Foundation www.ethosfund.ch
FAIR TRADE
National Forum on Fair Trade (1999)
Prominent organisations like governments departments (regional and
national), Swiss Airline, International Committee of the Red Cross use fair trade
products
Public authorities support different fair trade labels: label STEP (carpets),
label Max Havelaar (nurriture)
Max Havelaar: The introduction of the Max Havelaar label (agricultural sector)
was supported by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) between
1992 and 2000.
STEP-Label: STEP is a label for handmade carpets. It meets ecological and
social criteria, mainly with regard to of child-labor and womens rights. Seco
supports the set-up of this labeling organisation between 1996 and 2005.
Market share of fair trade coffee: 5%, Orange juice 7%!!
Official financial support for fair trade by the national authorities (e.g.
sensibilisation campaigns)
Fair Trade Fair Berne and Cancun 2003: To promote the idea of Fair Trade
in Switzerland and among the participants of the WTO Ministerial Conference in
Cancun, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) financed a Fair
trade Fair in the Swiss Capital and at the NGO side-event in Cancun in 2003.
FAIR TRADE
Some regional authorities have issued
recommendations to consider Max Havelaar labelled
coffee for their canteens
Report of the Commission for Foreign Policies,
Fair Trade with developing countries
18. February 2002: Commission agreed that the
Petition in favour of fair trade of the Swiss Federal
Institut Youth Session is forwarded to the Upper
House (Bundesrat) to take notice.
FAIR TRADE
Association romande des Magasins du
Monde asro-mdm@span.ch;
Caritas Schweiz Fairness Handel
www.caritas.ch;
Claro AG www.claro.ch, Fair trade retail
organisation
STEP-Foundation: www.step-foundation.ch :
Labeling organisation for handmade carpets (fair
working conditions, no abuse of child-labor,
ecological production).
Intermediate Monitoring Project of the
Clean Clothes Campaign (IMP) :It is planned
to set-up a monitoring unit for the Clean Clothes
Codex (based on the ILO core labor standards).
First information can be found on www.bfappp.ch.
Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland
www.maxhavelaar.ch, Fair Trade Labelling
organisation for agricultural products; 2005:
intention to offer a fair trade Label for textiles
Public authorities support ILO in their work to promote voluntary labels
LINK Label: social label for consumer products (clothing and garments)
which can guarantee certain working conditions, www.amana-limited.com
Label Engagement MIGROS: Label for products which have been
produced with special ecological, social, animal friendly criteria (comprehensive
engagement of Migros for human beings, animals and nature), www.migros.ch
Advanced initiatives for green procurement, information at the
Environmental State Agency BUWAL, www.buwal.ch
Interessensgemeinschaft ecological procurement, www.igoeb.ch
Website for environmental and social labels: www.labelinfo.ch
Intermediate Monitoring Project (IMP) of the Clean Clothes Campaing: The
project to set-up a monitoring unit for the Clean Clothes Codex is supported and
co-financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) in the
framework of its Economic development Co-operation. Timeframe: until 2006.
ORGANIC FARMING: In Switzerland organic farming is promoted with direct
payments to Swiss farmers and marketing contributions for the promotion of
organic products on the Swiss market.
GENERAL
Support to the set-up of independent organic certification agencies in
Developing Countries and Eastern Europe: With this program, the state
secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) aims at enabling the partner
Organisations to overcome the barrier of certification and to gain access to the
growing organic market in Switzerland and the EU. Such projects are in
implementation in India (INDOCERT, Bulgaria (Balkan Biocert) and Romania
(SC Ecoinspect SRL).
EMERGING MARKETS: Cleaner Production Centers (CPC): With the support
to the establishment of CPCs, seco seeks to assist SMEs in developing
countries and economies in transition to be able to fulfil the basic ecological and
social requirements of a sustainable production. CPCs are counseling SMEs in
questions linked to eco-efficiency, ecological standards and the ILO core labor
standards. CPCs are being supported in India, Vietnam, Egypt, Marocco, Central
America, Colombia and Brasil. Two new projects are in preparation in Bulgaria
and Romania.
Labour and social standards: Still in line with assistance to SMEs, seco also
funds an ILO project in South Africa with the aim of providing export-oriented
firms with long-term consultancy services and training so that these firms may
adapt their labour conditions to internationally accepted standards. This in turn
should enable them to meet the conditions for sustainable participation in global
production chains and improve their chances of competitiveness in the global
market. Moreover, seco supports an ILO project in Chinese EPZs which is
providing training and consulting services to government policy makers,
management and workers of enterprises in EPZs in HR Development &
Management and LR Management.
RESPONSIBLE CONSUMTION
Organic Agriculture, SR 910.181: Verordnung ber
die biologische Landwirtschaft (the Swiss legislation on
organic agriculture)
Law for the promotion of agriculture: favours
agriculture which takes into account social and
environmental aspects (Grand Conseil of the Republic
and Canton of Geneva PL9122, M 1474-A)
Law concerning the prohibition of GMO in the
Canton Tessin; in Geneve in preparation
Label: proximit qualit approximit, TerreAvenir (Geneva)
Law concerning land use regulation, 22/6/1979,
FF 1996 FIII, 485, RS 700, RO 2000 2042, Art.16:
reserves a certain surface of land for agriculture
Motion Nr. 02.3519 for an ethical certificate for
enterprises: demands a label for the ethical behaviour
of enterprises
producer-consumer co-operatives, direct
marketing of farm products, particular in
suppling restaurants, for example: Cooperative
les Jardins de Cocagne: responsible
consumption, sharing the harvest, 1233 Bern,
Canton of Geneve, Tel.: 756 34 45,
www.cocagne.ch
BIO SUISSE - www.bio-suisse.ch :
Association of the Swiss organic farmers and
owner of the registered trade mark KNOSPE
(bud). In Switzerland around 10% of the
farmers are producing according to the
standards of BIO SUISSE.
DEMETER-Verband Schweiz www.demeter.ch : Association of the biodynamic farmers in Switzerland. The products
are marketed under the international
DEMETER-label.
Research Institute for Organic
Agriculture (www.fibl.ch). FiBL is the leading
research institute for organic agriculture in
Switzerland and one of the biggest and most
reputed of such institutions in the world.
TURKEY
Activities
Legislation
Organisations
GENERAL
DSI : construct the infrastructure of water channels, dams, etc.
http://www.dsi.gov.tr
Tueriye Halk Bankasi: state bank, which supports craftsmen, artisan and the small and medium enterprises with lowinterest crediting policy; http://www.halkbank.com.tr/; ekaptan@halkbank.com.tr
TEAS: to construct an infrastructure of electricity
http://www.teas.gov.tr
TEDAS: to distribute electricity in Turkey
http://www.tedas.gov.tr
Karayollari Genel Mueduerluegue: to construct the infrastructure of roads, bridges, etc.
http://www.kgm.gov.tr
ASELSAN: to manufacture electronical apparatus and equipments according to the last technological developments
and sell them
http://aselsan.com.tr
Devlet Havacihk ve Hava Meydanlari Isletmesi Genel Mueduerluegue: to repair and amend some requirements of
the public airports
http://www.dhmi.gov.tr
THY: to provide domestic and foreign air transportation of Turkey
http://www.thy.com.tr
TPAO: to investigate the sources of oil in Turkey and to remove oil from soil
http://www.tpao.gov.tr
TARIS: to pick up olive in Turkey and to manufacture olive oil; soap; etcby processing olive and to market them;
http://www.taris.com.tr
Fiskobirlik: To pick up hazelnut of Turkey and make hazelnut procuts by processing it and to market them;
http://www.fiskobirlik.org.tr
TMO: to pick up agricultural products from the farmers, to store and market them when it is needed
http://www.tmo.gov.tr
Sugar Refineries: to pick up the sugar beet from the farmers and process it like sugar, bagasse, etc.. and to market
them; http://www.turkseker.gov.tr
UNITED KINGDOM
Activities
Legislation
ETHICAL FINANCE
First ethical trust in 1984; continued growth in
SRI during the 1990s; now: 3.3 billion ( 5.3b, 5%
of total investment in 2000 according to CSR
Europe) under management in ethical or SRI funds,
compared to 912 mio. in 1995 and 280 m in
1990. During the period, the number of funds has
risen from 18 to 90. According to the Prince of
Wales Business Leaders Forum (PWBLF),
responsible institutional investment in Britain
amounts to 50 billion ( 81b).
Norwich Union launched six Sustainable
Future Funds based on triple bottom-line criteria
and targeted at renewable energies, public transport
and clean technologies.
new set of indices based on screening research
performed by EIRIS (Ethical Investment Research
Service) - FTSE4Good
ETHICAL FINANCE
Occupational Pension Schemes - Pensions
Disclosure Regulation (July 2000): pension
funds have to disclose social, environmental
information (prospects for a yet larger increase
in responsible investment are favourable)
Finance Act, CITR Scheme: tax incentives
for social investments
Statutory Insturment 96 of 2003: The
community Investment Tax Relief
regulations: regulations concerning the criteria
for the accreditation of community development
finance institutions, reporting requirements
Company law: disclosure regulations
http://www.dti.gov.uk/cld/pdfs/ofr_condoc.pdf
ETHICAL FINANCE
TRIODOS Bank: managing money in a social conscious way; www.triodos.co.uk ;
Social Investment Forum (UKSIF): www.uksif.org, info@uksiforg, encourages SRI,
including ethical and green investment, shareholder activism, social banking and
community finance.
Charity Bank, www.charitybank.org, mhayday@charitybank.org
Friends of Earth, www.foe.co.uk
Co-operative Bank, www.co-operativebank.co.uk
Ecology Building Society, www.ecology.co.uk
Ethical Investors Group, www.oneworld.org, Ethical Investment Services,
info@ethicalservices.co.uk , Friends Provident, www.friendsprovident.co.uk Holden
Meehan, www.holden-meehan.co.uk , UK Social Investment Forum, www.uksif.org,
Social Investment Forum, www.socialinvest.org
Rating agencies: A number of rating agencies, independent financial advisors and
asset management firms specialise in SRI, e.g. EIRIS, www.eiris.org
FAIR TRADE
About 54 local authorities have passed fair
Trade resolutions
Office of Government Commerce issued
guidelines (March 2004) about how
government procurement offices can source
Fairtrade foods.
OxfamGlobal Partners guide/handbook:
Fair Trade and local authorities: How to
support global sustainable development in your
in your locality (Handbook)
FAIR TRADE
British Assoc. for Fair Trade Shops agarde@classicfm.net, +44 191 3847173;
Cafedirect Ltd www.cafedirect.co.uk; Equal Exchange Trading Ltd
www.equalexchange.co.uk; Fairtrade Foundation www.fairtrade.org.uk; One World
Shop www.oneworldshop.co.uk; Oxfam Fair Trade www.oxfam.org.uk; Shared Earth
www.sharedearth.co.uk; Traidcraft Plc www.traidcraft.co.uk; TWIN Trading
www.twin.org.uk ; IFAT International Federation for Alternative Trade www.ifat.org;
Shared Interest www.shared-interest.com; Young co-operatives
www.youngcooperatives.org.uk ;
FAIR TRADE
Prominent institutions use fair trade products
(tea, coffee) like local councils (about 1000), the
New Mayor of London Offices (Romney House), the
Department for Trade and Industry and the
Department for international development, the
Scottish Parliament and the House of Commons
Fairtrade Foundation Campaign Day
How to become a fair trade university,
www.peopleandplanet.org/news/news.php?story=4
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Fair Trade Towns initative, The Fairtrade
Foundation; mail@fairtrade.org.uk;
www.fairtrade.org.uk; +44 2074055942
Jersey Island public authorities voted for fair
trade principles (9 March 2004)
Triodos Bank and Fairtrade pioneers,
Cafdirect, have launched a share issue (UKs
leading Fairtrade hot drinks company) to raise 5
mio. to help one of the UKs most exciting ethical
companies to continue to grow
Fair Trade Roses from 2 farms in Kenya
Young co-operatives: initiative helping school
students and other young people aged 13-18 to set
up and run their own fairtrade co-operatives
(launched at the House of Commons)
Organisations
Public money (Lottery Community Fund)was
given to the Soil Association
(www.soilassociation.org) to develop CSAs , 3 year
project Cultivating Communities
Increasing interest and recognition of the
benefits of local food in the area of public
procurement (local food for public institutions such
as schools and hospitals); (CSA - local food
initiatives with added social benefits are good
candidates for future funding and policy support)
Food links UK (federation of local food links
organisations: document Feeding the Future
policy options for local food ISBN: 190 306 0346
Scotland: 63.5 Mio. for 3 years to fund a
programme of school meal reform (local organic
food)
Scotland: Green Tourism-Business-Scheme,
environmental label for tourism businesses
Governments Organic Action Plan (OAP)
encourages public procurement of locally
produces organic food
Government CSR report (2004)
Framework for Sustainable Consumption
and Production
GENERAL
Companies limited by guarantee (lucrative
organisations of the social economy)
Charity statute
About 100 Community supported Agriculture Associations, www.cuco.org.uk,
csa@cuco.org.uk, e.g. Dragon Orchard Cropsharers: share of the countryside and the
harvest; www.dragonorchard.co.uk, info@dragonorchard.co.uk ; Willing workers on
Organis Farms (WWOF): www.wwoof.org, provides voluntary work on organic farms
Soil Association: www.soilassociation.org, gpilley@soilAssociation.org, funded 3
years project to promote and create Community Supported Agriculture schemes; Local
Food Works, Soil Association: lfw@localfoodworks.org, www.localfoodworks.org;
Foundation for Local Food Initatives (FFLFI): www.localfood.org.uk/projects, appraisal
of a CSA project, looks at the potential of community agriculture and food co-ops to build
health and a sense of community in disadvantaged areas
AlterEco: organises seminars, publishes information on CSA, credit unions, food coops and housing co-ops, www.scotweb.co.uk/environment/climate/AlterEco/csa
Brickhurst Permaculture Group: www.keme.co.uk/~joe-d/brickhurst , development of
a permaculture-based CSA
Caledonia: Centre for Sustainable Development:
www.caledonia.org.uk/socialland/earthsa, cas study from Scotland under the theme of
social land ownership; account of the history, principles, legal structure, finances and
plans for the future of Earth Share Morays first CSA
Global Ideas Bank: www.globalideasbank.org, summary of an article on CSA;
promoting socially innovative non-technological ideas and projects
Shell Better Britain Campaign: www.sbbc.co.uk/resources/ls/ls_169: online
information sheet, initative to promote and support community action on environmental
issues
University of Essex: www.essex.ac.uk/ces, site for the Centre for Environment and
Society, promotes a multi-disciplined approach to sustainable development; interesting
texts on sustainable agriculture and community participation; Wye University:
www.wye.ac.uk/foodlink/commag, introduces CSA concept
Community composting network: ccn@gn.apc.org; Community recycling network:
www.crn.org.uk; Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens:
www.farmgarden.org.uk, promotes, supports groups engaged in community-led
development of open space through locally managed farming; Friends of the Earth:
www.foe.co.uk, campaigns for sustainable farming; Land Heritage:
www.landheritage.org.uk/intro; acquires land and makes tenancies available to families
committed to organic husbandry; New Economics Foundation: www.neweconomics.org,
approaches for a just and ustainable economy; National Federation of Credit Unions:
support for community groups wishing to set up credit unions

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Law of the Republic of Armenia for furtherances

Armenian agency of development

Through these laws certain organisations who are

Governmental organisations (Government of the Republic

Law of the Republic of Armenia concerning the rights

Non-governmental organisations with humanitarian

other initiatives in ethical finance sector

regular meetings between

Law concerning ecological agriculture and

Minister and of the President of the Republic

use fair trade products in its

Packaging Ordinance of 1991/98:

promotion of recyling management

Federal State Label Oeko Punkt

Cosmos Art is the only importing and wholesaling organisation

area of agriculture (Geneva, 25th June, 1969, ILO)

exist also from the Liechtensteinischen Bankenverband (Bankfederation of

Liechtensteiner federation of banks has drafted a guideline for financial analysts in

which principles of self-regulations in favour of investors and the seriosity of the

Law on Support of the Unemployed

Public Procurement Office

Funds of subsidy and stimulation of rural producers

The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova

Funds of support to little business (1994)

legislation acts, which adherence international

Funds of support to export (2003)

legal framework to assure economical, culture, social

Funds of social support (2000)

The Parliament of Republic of Moldova created an

Locals and Nationals EcologicalFunds (1998)

Favourable fiscal regulations concerning cultural

protection of an individual consumer right against prohibited and deceiving practices of

unit prices of goods and services at the location

si@solidaridad.org; SETEM www.setem.org;

the region. One weekend every year in Barcelona. Coordinated by SETEM.

Labour law promotes the employment of women,

Asociacin de Consumo Responsible de

Coordinadora Estatal de ONGD:

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