African Pacific is a dedicated Australian
Fair Trade Company focusing on the production of certified organic virgin
coconut oil in the South Pacific.
Fair
Trade recognises and promotes the positive differences businesses and
consumers can make to the everyday lives of disadvantaged producers
in developing countries by purchasing fairly traded goods.
Fair Trade gives you the opportunity to use your purchasing power to
tilt the balance, in favour of improving people’s livelihoods
and well-being. Fair Trade is a growing, international movement which
challenges the present economic system and ensures that producers are
guaranteed a fair share of the profits.
African Pacific is a dedicated Australian Fair Trade Company focusing
on the production of certified organic virgin coconut oil and wild harvest
products in the South Pacific. Through our
certified organic 100% coconut oil brand Nui, and other Fair Trade
projects including Cocoa, Timber, Paper and Handy crafts, African Pacific
is committed to empowering island communities to achieve sustainable
socio-economic development through our charter- “Fair Trade for
a Fair Go”
The Nui range is born from the unpolluted tropical islands of the South
Pacific and is rich in organic virgin coconut oil. Also known as “The
Tree Of Life”, coconut oil has for centuries been used as the
remedy by traditional healers to nurture the body and the mind. The
nature of Nui’s certified organic range guarantees you, that your
purchase is free from synthetic chemicals, sulphates and ammonia. Your
Nui purchase also guarantees a long-term brand security for our Fair
Trade partner producers and the people living in these communities in
the South Pacific.
Thank you for considering your purchasing choice. We believe it helps
make trade fair for everyone!
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Developing long term trading relationships with island producers
in the South Pacific.
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Assisting island communities to establish independent entrepreneurship
by purchasing directly from local communities.
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Encouraging work opportunities for women to strengthen the producer’s
organisations.
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Protecting the income-generation of the most vulnerable of our
participating communities in the South Pacific, by creating long-term
brand equity through our Nui certified organic range of products.
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Encouraging the improvement in production standards and product
quality by:
1. Offering incentives to participating producers in the South Pacific.
2. Continuing to research and develop appropriate technology for
the production and processing of virgin coconut oil.
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Respecting the right to Fair Trade over free trade by seeking to
pay above free market and government prices for goods purchased
from local trades people and encouraging local entrepreneurship
through the diversification of micro-businesses.
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Supporting participating operations through sustainable management
and service in relation to organic certification, education, and
appropriate technological applications for production and product
quality, improving organisational and logistical dynamics, service
and distribution of virgin coconut oil from the South Pacific.
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Encouraging and facilitating the building of local infrastructure
for the conversion to Certified Organic production in the South
Pacific.
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Minimising environmental damage by upholding a zero-tolerance approach
to:
1. Pollution within the manufacturing process of our products.
2. By encouraging all participants to maintain an environmentally
neutral presence using organically grown products, the harvesting
of which has not affected the local resource stock,
3. By advocating a policy of recyclable or reusable packaging to
all our clients.
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Encouraging an anti-waste philosophy by recycling 100% of all raw
materials used in the production of virgin coconut oil.
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Supporting and upholding a zero-tolerance approach to product testing
on animals either in research or in the manufacturing process.
We challenge all our clients to support our charter and endorse similar
principles wherever possible.
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