Fairtrade Assurance - Rules and Guidelines (Public Version)
Group Mass Balance
Group Mass Balance
Group Mass Balance (GMB) allows that Fairtrade inputs do not need to be delivered to the same site as that where the Fairtrade output is processed. Group Mass Balance is only allowed in cocoa and cane sugar. All entities belong to the same group. The physical product can be delivered to, processed in, dispatched from any of the sites. Legal ownership remains with the central site unless the other entities are certified on their own.
See also: Mass Balance.