What if I want to buy a product that is both fair trade and environmentally preferable?

Fairtrade standards do cover environmental requirements but if you want a stronger demonstration of environmental protection, then one way is to buy products that are certified both for social and for environmental issues.  For example, there is a strong market for Fairtrade and organic certified products, such as coffee, tea and chocolate with 70% of Fairtrade sales worldwide also being organically certified.  Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified is also another possible combination.   

A number of credible international certification systems are cooperating to make it easier for producers to gain access to multiple certifications and take advantage of this increasing market opportunity.  Some of these activities are being coordinated by the ISEAL Alliance.