 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Gurunanak Oil Mills (GNOM) | |  |
| Place, Country | | | Lira, Uganda | |
| Contact | | | www.sheabutteruganda.com | |
| Certified Products | | | shea butter | |  |
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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 | 10 | 10 | ||||
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| 2 | Commitment to and Management of Fair Trade Policy | 27 | 4 | ||||
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| 3 | Respect of Human Rights and Decent Working Conditions | 255 | 146 | ||||
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| 4 | Respect of the Environment | 127 | 105 | ||||
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| 5 | Local Development and Community Relations | 16 | 15 | ||||
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| 6 | Trading and Supply chain relations | 34 | 16 | ||||
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| 7 | Empowerment | 27 | 17 | ||||
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| 8 | Traceability, Transparency and Respect of the Consumer | 12 | 9 | ||||
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| 9 | Managing Certification and Performance | 46 | 29 | ||||
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| Total Score Performance Rating | 351 | ||||||
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| Impact, special achievements & commitments | | | Guru Nanak Oil Mills (U) Ltd is a major player in the seed oil processing and refinery industry in northern Uganda. Its operation started in 1997; the business structure is in partnership with the legal status being Limited Liability Company. This is a house of natural products which has been working with the local community in Uganda to protect and develop the Shea butter industry and bring the medicinal qualities to the world. The products include pure natural certified organic Shea butter, certified organic by Ecocert SA. Guru nanak oil mills (u) ltd. Manufacturers of: first certified Organic shea butter in the world, from Uganda- Vitellaria Nilotica. Organic certified by Ecocert SA, since 2006. With following organic standards: • EC REG. 834/2007 and 889/2008 standard- European organic Standards • NOP-USDA- Organic standard-USA The vision and mission are as follows: • To provide affordable and natural health care to mankind • To encourage healing through natural means • To promote Ugandan products to the world market Company exports shea butter to: USA, Europe, Italy, CZ, Germany, Croatia, Holand, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia, UK, Canada, Hongkong, China, Korea, India, etc | ||||
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| Reached percentage of the applicable Total Norm Points for the overall performance |
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| Percentage | | | 71 % | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 09.10.2018 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 05.03.2019 | ||||
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