Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
Sections
| Section: |
III - Non-governmental organisations |
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Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Alberto Zoratti
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| Position: |
president |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Alberto Zoratti
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| Position: |
president |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
15 via Pilla
Pisa 56121
ITALY
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| Telephone number: |
(+349) 6766540 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
Fairwatch is an NGO working on international trade, fair trade and climate change. It's accreditated as observer organization to UNFCCC, to WTO and it's a member of Seattle to Brussels Network.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, where the work for Fair Trade and International Cooperation could be carried on also at the Institutional level. In 2009 Fairwatch decided to open an operative office also in Pisa. In January 2013 the association moved the legal offices from Genoa to Pisa. Fairwatch is currently giving an active contribution in Lobbying activities as part of Seattle to Brussels Network, represented by its Vice President, Monica Di Sisto. Part of the Lobbying work of the association takes place at the level of national government, international institution and European Commission, carrying on campaigns on international Trade and bilaterals in collaboration with some European Fair Trade organizations. At the present time, the activity of the association covers several fields: development of cooperation projects on green and sustainable economy, monitoring of projects in the South of the World, training courses for Fair Trade Organizations (expecially World Shops) and no-profit operators on green and social economy, elaboration of informative and training programmes and material. The activity of raising awareness is carried on by means of campaigns on Fair Trade, International Solidarity and International and solidarity cooperation. In the last years Fairwatch is following WTO ministerial conference as accreditated NGO focusing on impact of international trade on climate change and local communities.
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Goals / remit
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Fairwatch is an NGO working on international trade, fair trade and climate change. It's accreditated as observer organization to UNFCCC, to WTO and it's a member of Seattle to Brussels Network.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, where the work for Fair Trade and International Cooperation could be carried on also at the Institutional level. In 2009 Fairwatch decided to open an operative office also in Pisa. In January 2013 the association moved the legal offices from Genoa to Pisa. Fairwatch is currently giving an active contribution in Lobbying activities as part of Seattle to Brussels Network, represented by its Vice President, Monica Di Sisto. Part of the Lobbying work of the association takes place at the level of national government, international institution and European Commission, carrying on campaigns on international Trade and bilaterals in collaboration with some European Fair Trade organizations. At the present time, the activity of the association covers several fields: development of cooperation projects on green and sustainable economy, monitoring of projects in the South of the World, training courses for Fair Trade Organizations (expecially World Shops) and no-profit operators on green and social economy, elaboration of informative and training programmes and material. The activity of raising awareness is carried on by means of campaigns on Fair Trade, International Solidarity and International and solidarity cooperation. In the last years Fairwatch is following WTO ministerial conference as accreditated NGO focusing on impact of international trade on climate change and local communities.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
2
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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We have followed some meeting of the CSD and we have participated to EU calls on climate and trade issues
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Climate Action
- Development
- Education
- Environment
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
6 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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Fair Watch takes part in the activities of Climate Justice Now! and of the European Network Seattle to Brussels (part of the global network Our World Is Not For Sale). 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 Game Trade, an Observatory on Trade a national watchdog on international trade, bilaterals and climate change developed with CGIL, Legambiente and Arci association.
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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12/2011
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Total budget:
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60,082
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€
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of which public financing:
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53,113
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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25,802
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€
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- from national sources:
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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27,311
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€
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from other sources: |
6,969
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€
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- donations:
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6,969
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€
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- contributions from members:
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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< 50000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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Fairwatch association is working with local, national and european institution to imrpove its awareness activities on sustainable development. It has decided not to look for grants from private sector for mantaining a specific autonomy from private economical interests
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