FAIR TRADE APPROACH

Throughout the years, UNION NATURE has developed privileged commercial relations with its American, African, European, Asian and Oceanic partners. By offering a better price to these small producers than that of the world market, and making advance payments before harvest, we help local communities and farmers to obtain better wages and improved working conditions. The reinvested earnings are then put towards the development of community projects, schools, and dispensaries, etc.

The producer directly sends the essential oil to UNION NATURE without going through a middle person. This allows the producer to obtain a good price for his or her work and also allows UNION NATURE to better control the quality of the oil and pass on the savings to the consumer.

UNION NATURE continues to promote fair trade practices by developing its own projects with local partners and supporting initiatives that allow the combination of organic and fair trade certifications which result in more “global” organic/fair trade standards.

The harvesting of Ylang ylang in Madagascar