FairWild

The FairWild Standard assesses the harvest and trade of wild plants, fungi and lichen against various ecological, social and economic requirements. Use helps support efforts to ensure resources are managed, harvested and traded sustainably, providing benefits to rural producers.

Control Union has been accredited by FairWild foundation under the scope of Control Union Inspections Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka at end of 2017. At the moment Control Union is ready to perform inspections and certification.

Under the FairWild system, a definition of three different types of operator (company) is made. Depending on the company’s activities, it may be classed in multiple categories at the same time.

• FairWild Certified Collection Operations: wild collection operations certified according to the FairWild Standard.
• Registered Processors and Traders: wholesalers, ingredient distributors and intermediate processors of FairWild ingredients or semi-finished products.
• Registered Licensees: finished product brand holders, i.e. the companies responsible for the labelling and marketing of the final packaged product with use of the FAIRWILD® word or design mark (or other prominent reference to the FairWild Standard).