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Contribute to the following outcomes:

- Respectable and honest work in carbon projects.
- Improvement in carbon projects performance.
- Implantation of Fair Trade values in business practices and policy framework.
- Strong and inclusive producer organizations.
- Enhance, influence and benefit communities and producers.
- Organizations that are resilient and viable.

Leads to the contribution of the following outcomes:

- Collaboration and increased networking within Fairtrade.
- Investment in organizations and communities.
- Access to fair trade prices and conditions.
- Awareness and commitment for fair trade practices and organizations.

Contributes to Fair Trade interventions:

- Support to producers, organizations, and projects.
- Networking and alliances development.
- The Fairtrade Climate Standard and certification.

The principles that underline the Fairtrade Climate Standard are (Fairtrade International, 2019):

- Democracy and transparency.
- Fairtrade Minimum Price.
- Opportunities to adapt.
- Capacity building.
- Labour conditions and environment.
- End-buyer emissions reductions.

3.3 Fairtrade Carbon Credits

The Fairtrade Carbon Credits are the carbon credits that represent the tons of carbon dioxide that either
have been removed from, or have been prevented from entering, the atmosphere. And companies can
purchase those credits to compensate the emissions result of company’s activities. These credits bring
benefits as the following:

- A minimum price for the generated credits.
- The investment in projects through the Fairtrade Premium program.
- Resilient and strong communities that can manage the implementation of the project and have autonomy
in decision-taking.
- The program encourages the participation and increase awareness and knowledge regarding climate
change and sustainability issues.