Fairtrade International Governance

Elizabeth Bennett’s chapter ‘Fairtrade International Governance’ draws on extensive archival research to examine how Fairtrade International, the Fairtrade certification system’s standards-setting body, balances power between producers and other actors in its highest governance bodies. Bennett argues that Fairtrade International’s current governance structure is the most democratic and most inclusive of producers in the label’s history, but that Fairtrade faces serious challenges due to a prolonged period of excluding producers from governance.