Max Havelaar

Max Havelaar is the independent campaigning and certification organization behind the Fairtrade Mark. We license use of the Fairtrade Mark on products in the Netherlands in accordance with internationally agreed Fairtrade standards. The Max Havelaar Foundation is committed to tackling poverty and injustice through trade, and is a member of Fairtrade International. The Max Havelaar Foundation works with businesses, civil society organizations and individuals in the Netherlands to improve the position of producer organizations in the South and to help them achieve sustainable improvements for their members and their communities. Certification and product labelling (through the Fairtrade Mark) are the primary tools for our development goals. The backing of organizations of producers and consumers in a citizen's movement for change is fundamental and integral to our work.