 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Khoisan Gourmet a division of Libstar Operations (Pty) Ltd | |  |
| Place, Country | | | Ysterplaat, South Africa | |
| Contact | | | www.khoisantea.com, info@khoisantea.com | |
| Certified Products | | | tea rooibos | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | Fair for Life - Social & Fair Trade Certification | |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the Fair For Life - Social & Fair Trade Programme | | Maximum | | Rating |
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| 1 | Core Principles and Values | 12 | 12 | ||||
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| 2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 8 | 4 | ||||
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| 3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 238 | 159 | ||||
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| 4 | Respect of the Environment | 70 | 50 | ||||
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| 5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 8 | 6 | ||||
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| 6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 67 | 41 | ||||
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| 7 | Empowerment | 3 | 2 | ||||
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| 8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 30 | 22 | ||||
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| 9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 17 | 16 | ||||
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| Total Score Performance Rating | 312 | ||||||
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| Certification for fair trade and responsible supply chains |
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| Impact, special achievements & commitments | | | Khoisan Gourmet a division of Libstar Operations (Pty) Ltd is based in Cape Town, South Africa. They specialize in premium quality bulk Rooibos tea. This is available under various certifications like EU and NOP Organic, JAS Organic, Korean Organic, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Fair for Life, Halaal and Kosher. Their company is also fully HACCP food hygiene and safety certified. Their aim is to be ISO45000 and ISO14001 compliant and working towards their compliance for 2021. They adhere to the prescribed Labor and Environmental Laws of South Africa, thus ensuring they promote fair labour practices in terms of their workforce as well as the environment. Through their various CSR/Fairtrade certifications they endeavour to empower the whole supply chain (e. g. they pay pension and social security benefits to their workers and premiums to the Fairtrade producers’ workers). In addition to providing a safe workplace to their workers, they also provide them with skills to empower them to compete in the workforce market. | ||||
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| Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
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| Percentage | | | 77 % | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 22.03.2019 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 22.12.2020 | ||||
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