Social commitment
Social commitment is one of the most
important objectives of Co.ind mission.
Co.ind efforts are focused on consumer and
environmental protection, on respect for
workers' rights and on fair trade
market developing.
Co.ind has
demonstrated particular sensitivity to the issue concerning packaging material
reduction and in year 2000 was even awarded of the prestigious “
Packaging Oscar” from
Istituto Italiano Imballaggio.
Co.ind
is a
Fairtrade/Transfair partner
because the company firmly believes into its principles guide:
1)
Fairtrade
guarantees that farmers and workers receive a fair price for their product. The
fair price means that farmers can feed their families and that their children
can go to school instead of working in the fields;
2)
Fairtrade
guarantees the chance to farmers to access fair financing resources so to avoid
usury market;
3)
Fairtrade
guarantees commercial relations of long period, so to give to farmers the
chance of a long period activity planning.
Nicaragua project:
Co.ind, together with
GVC (Civil
Group of Voluntary Service),
a not Governmental Organization, has made a project to increase the development
of poor countries. That project intends to supply the farmers with knowledge
and technologies that are useful for being more competitive into the global
market.
Co.ind complies with the principles of the
SA (Social Accountability) 8000
certification, the international standard regarding
the respect for workers’ rights which, among other things, prohibits child
labour practices both by the company itself and its suppliers.