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GEPA – Facts and Figures Business year 2017

Head office

GEPA Society for the Promotion of Partnership with the Third World, Ltd. GEPA-Weg 1 D-42327 Wuppertal, Germany Phone: + 49 (0)202 / 2 66 83-0 Fax: + 49 (0)202 / 2 66 83-10E-Mail: info@gepa.de www.facebook.com/gepa.fairtradecompany www.gepa.de

Founded on May 14, 1975

GEPA is backed by

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Evangelischen Jugend (aej)• Bischöfliches Hilfswerk MISEREOR• Brot für die Welt• Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ)• Kindermissionswerk »Die Sternsinger« e.V.

Staff (as per 31/12/2017): 169

Corporate goal

• To promote disadvantaged producers, especially in the global South• To influence and change consumer shopping attitudes in the North• To influence and change structures of international trade by means of lobbying and advocacy work

Who are our trading partners?

• Democratically organized small farmers and artisans• Agricultural and small industrial enterprises with a management taking social and ecological responsibility for workers and employees• Marketing organizations aiming at producer support

How many trading partners do we have?

Africa 34 partners in 16 countries America 70 partners in 14 countries Asia 37 partners in 11 countries Europe 3 partners in 3 countries Total 144 partners in 44 countries

Our Fair Trade relationships comprise

• Dialogue on development aims• Payment of fair prices• Advance payment on request• Direct trading relationships and long-term partnerships

– in good and difficult times• Advice in product development and export handling• Promotion of Organic Agriculture

Products

Food: coffee, tea, chocolates, sweets, honey, nuts, rice, spreads, wines, etc.Non-food: wickerwork, textiles, candles, soaps, ceramics, sports balls

GEPA turnover (million EUR)

Turnover according to product group

CoffeeChocolateOther foodNon-food

Turnover per distribution channel

Retail trade (food) / natural food specialized tradeWorld shops and action groupsOut-of-home-serviceOnline shopOthers

Retail trade (food) / natural food specialized trade

Out-of-home-service

Others

Online-Shop 1,74 %

World shops and action groups

Other foodNon-Food 1,38 %

Chocolate

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Coffee

2016

73,8

2016

43,00 %21,65 %33,66 % 1,69 %

2016

38,00 %

28,58 %10,76% 1,51 %21,15 %

2017

72,4

2017 (see graphics)

43,77 %22,35 %32,50 % 1,38 %

2017 (see graphics)

39,55 %

27,91 %11,08% 1,74 %19,72 %

72,4 million EUR73,8

2016 2017

-1,9 %

43,77 %

22,35 %32,50 %

27,91 %

19,72 % 39,55 %

11,08 %

More than fair: fair +

Additional benefits on top of the general Fair Trade criteria, such as• Eco and fair: ca. 80 per cent of our products are certified organic.• A future for children: better chances for children through a

better income for the parents.• High Fair Trade share: our composite products like chocolates and sweets

have got a very high share of Fair Trade ingredients. In the case of many GEPA chocolate products, the Fair Trade share is already 100 per cent.

• Honest and transparent declaration: the raw materials purchased under fair conditions are verifiably contained in the products.

• Our contribution to climate protection: we have our CO2 emissions measured and contribute to climate protection at our trading partners’ in the South. At our trading partner ATC’s in the Philippines, over 33‘500 trees have been planted.

• Fund for trading partners: In 2017, GEPA launched a fund of EUR 50‘000 per year to finance small projects of trading partners (such as climate protection, human rights and bio conversion projects), a sustainably positive economic performance provided.

For more information, please visit: www.fair-plus.de

Services to GEPA customers

• High product quality and fair production conditions• Verifiable and transparent criteria with regard to the selection

of trading partners and to trading conditions• Information and education material on products and trading

partners• Publications and seminars on subjects referring to

Fair Trade• Designing assistance, promotion material, campaign offers,

participation in trade fairs• Additional position for an advisor for the foundation and business

development of world shops

Membership

• FFH – Forum Fairer Handel (Fair Trade forum)• EFTA – European Fair Trade Association• WFTO – World Fair Trade Organization: GEPA is a Guaranteed member

according to the WFTO Guarantee System.• FLO-Cert – certified Fairtrade importer• Licensee of Naturland Zeichen GmbH

Distinctions• German Sustainability Award: „2018 Germany’s most sustainable product“

(2017 REWE Group consumer voting) – GEPA Café Orgánico• 2018 INTERNORGA Future Prize: Top 3 / „trendsetter product –

foods & beverages“• 2017 CSR prize of the Federal Government: TOP 5 / „responsable supply

chain management“• 2015 gold award of Verbraucher Initiative e.V. (consumers‘ initiative):

sustainability communication in retail business• 2014 German Sustainability Award:

„Germany’s Most Sustainable Brands“• 2014 German Sustainability Award: Top 3

„Germany’s Most Sustainable Small-scale Enterprises“

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Das Plus unseresKaffeesPartnerschaft auf Augenhöhe, erlesene

Rohwaren meist in Bio-Qualität – das gibt

es nicht zum Nulltarif:

Produkte mit Gesicht

transparente Lieferkette:

Von der Bohne bis ins Päckchen fair

Fairer Kaffeehandel

Planungssicherheit für die Kaffeebauern:

Verträge werden für ein ganzes Kaffeejahr

abgeschlossen, teilweise sogar für 3 Jahre

offene Verträge:

Genossenschaften können je nach Weltmarkt-

preis den Preis für den Kaffee festlegen

mehr als nur ein fairer Preis:

Beratung der Genossenschaften, u.a. bei der

Bio-Umstellung, bei Qualitätsproblemen, bei

der Ausstellung von Export-Papieren

GEPA

reinvestiert Gewinne in den Fairen Handel

arbeitet mit kleinen Organisationen

zusammen, die z. T. noch nie exportiert haben

kauft ausschließlich von Kleinbauernorga-

nisationen

Wer bekommt eigentlich was?Der Preis für Kaffee setzt sich aus verschiedenen Komponenten zusammen.Der Café Organico ist eine Mischung hochwertiger Bio-Arabica-Bohnen.

26 %€ 1,26

18 %€ 0,86

(Kleinbauern-Organisationen aus verschiedenen Ländern

Mittel- und Südamerikas)

Handelspartner

(Kaffeesteuer, MwSt., Grüner Punkt)

Steuern + Lizenzen

(Vertrieb, Personal, Raum)

GEPA

(Weltläden, Lebensmittel-, Bio-, Naturkost- und Großhandel)

Groß- und Einzelhandel

100 %€ 4,79

8 %€ 0,38 (Fracht, Lager, Rösten, Verpacken)

Import + Verarbeitung

26 %€ 1,22

22 %€ 1,07