We are currently seeking a Business Development Manager to lead on our core industry engagement activities.
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With the joint purpose of protecting biodiversity through economic, environmental, and social sustainability, FairWild and Wildlife Friendly, are now officially collaborating.
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Our very fast Impact Report begins to tell the story of what has changed for nature, people, and businesses as a result of our work last year.
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To join FairWild Week, simply follow the mantra: Create, Share, Repeat!
Together, let us harness the power of the wild to protect our natural heritage, support communities, and preserve the knowledge and resources for generations to come.
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The FairWild Operator Support Fund seeks to support FairWild’s mission by providing a range of financial and technical support measures to wild plant collection businesses.
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Afrigetics has received a FairWild certification for its Pelargonium sidoides. This marks the first FairWild-certified species sourced from South Africa's Eastern Cape region.
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We are very thrilled to announce that the American Botanical Council (ABC) has presented its 2023 ABC Steven Foster Botanical Conservation and Sustainability Award to the FairWild Foundation.
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As the first step of our standard revision process, we are opening a call for stakeholder feedback on the current version of the Standard (v2.0).
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We are seeking a volunteer (on an unremunerated, remote basis) to support the Standard revision process.
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In 2023 we are embarking on a project to revise the Standard content and auditing procedures. We are looking for an experienced consultant who is experienced in the field of standards and certifications and who has some background in ethnobotany.
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The FairWild Foundation has launched a special appeal to raise resources for two initiatives aimed to maximise benefits for biodiversity and livelihoods of wild harvesters.
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Liquorice products are in high demand by the global herbal products industry, as well as for use as cosmetics and food ingredients. Between 2022 – 2023, FairWild Foundation and partners will work with GIZ to introduce sustainable harvest methods for wild harvested liquorice value chains.
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July 2022. Blue Sky Botanics announced as runner-up for the 2022 Sustainable Ingredient Award for their FairWild Baobab Fruit Purée. This is the first time that a FairWild-certified product has featured at the prestigious Sustainable Food Awards.
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December 2019 - Are you attending BioFach 2020, in Nuremberg, Germany 12-15 February? Join us at the world's largest Organic trade fair!
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#FairWildWeek kicks off today - the time when we celebrate the role of wild plants in all our lives. Get involved with the week on social media and ask your favourite brands if they use wild!
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Zurich, May 2022. The FairWild Foundation has developed a new collaboration with Martin Bauer GmbH & Co. KG, a longstanding participant in the FairWild certification scheme.
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May 2022 – FairWild Foundation’s partner TRAFFIC, along with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group have released a new report on the social and biological risks in supply chains for 12 diverse wild plant ingredients: the wild dozen.
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April 2022 - If you recently heard about FairWild for the first time, or perhaps just want a refresher on what FairWild is all about, our latest webinar is for you! Join the FairWild Secretariat on Tuesday 17 May at 10am EST / 3pm UK time / 4pm CET for a one-hour introduction to all things FairWild.
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March 2022 – The FairWild Foundation is excited to announce the appointment of our first CEO, Deborah Vorhies. Deborah will be working with the existing Secretariat staff and FairWild Board members to lead the Foundation into the next phase of growth.
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October 2021 - The FairWild Foundation and partners are preparing to open the FairWild certification scheme to fungi, making this valuable tool available to industry and other stakeholder groups to help tackle the considerable sustainability challenges associated with the harvest and trade of these essential biological resources.
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