Fairwatch
General Information
Identification Code: 57965956569-66
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Entity Form: Association
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 9/5/2011
Last Update: 2/2/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: Fairwatch is an NGO working on international trade, fair trade and climate change.The Association was founded in 2003. At its foundation, the main activities of the association were in the field of Fair Trade, sustainable and green economy, and comprehended the development of projects and campaigns for raising awareness on the topics connected with Fair Trade, the trading of services for Fair Trade Organizations and Education and Information activities on the topics of social-green economy and international trade. In 2006 the Association changed its name in “Fair Watch Cooperazione e Mondialità” and opened an operative office in Rome, moving definitely its legal office in Pisa in 2013. Our organization in the last decade has been coordinating various civil society campaigns on Trade Justice on TTIP, TiSA and CETA and It's among the national coordinators of Società della Cura network, a national platform of CSOs and social movements on ennvironmental, climate and social justice
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Education and training
- Environment
- Institutional affairs
- International co-operation and development
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Fairwatch has been following:
- EU Mercosur implementation
- TTIP negotiations
- CETA implementation
- TiSA negotiations
- UE - Tunisia negotiations
- WTO trade talks
- EU - Central America FTA implementation
- Bilaterals
- CSD Meeting
- Climate Change talks within the UNFCCC negotiations as observator member
Communication Activities: Fairwatch is accreditated as observer organization to UNFCCC, to WTO and it's a member of Seattle to Brussels Network. It has been working in the last 15 years as member of Civil Society Dialogue platform, as trade-justice-focused NGO. It's implementing its activity in communication and raising awareness on trade justice both at national level (Italian Government and Parliament) as at EU level (INTA Committee and European Parliament).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: via Putignano 127
Post Code: 56124
City: Pisa
Country: ITALY
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EU Office
Address: via Putignano 127
Post Code: 56124
City: Pisa
Country: ITALY
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.25
Info Members: Mr Alberto Zoratti is engaged in following DAG meetings and in collaborating with other DAG members for preparation of position papers and in-depth analysis of FTA implementation impacts on environment and communities.
Mrs Monica Di Sisto is actively engaged in keeping contact with INTA Commitee members, MEPs and in participating to some european event on trade
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Associazione Ong Italiane - https://www.ong.it/
RIES -Rete Italiana Economia Solidale - https://rete-ries.it/
Organisation Members: Fair Watch takes part in the activities of Climate Justice Platfotm in Italy and of the European Network Seattle to Brussels (part of the global network Our World Is Not For Sale) at european level. In Italy, the association actively participates in the national network of solidarity economy (Tavolo RES), in the Campaign Sbilanciamoci, yearly contributing to the draft of “Controfinanziaria”. Furthermore, it promoted the italian platform on international trade, bilaterals and climate change. Furthermore Fairwatch is member of AOI, the NGO national network in Italy, and of RES Platform, the main italian network of the social and solidarity experiences