Fair Stone Logo The Fair Stone standard, also referred to as "fairstone", is a social and environmental standard for the global natural stone industry developed in 2007 by WiN=WiN GmbH - Agency for Global Responsibility, a German consulting agency, in conjunction with the mining section of the

International Social Security Association The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. Founded in 1927, the ISSA has more than 330 member organizations in 158 countries. It h ...

(ISSA) and other international advisors.Fair Stone e.V
Standard: Development
accessed 5 January 2021 Fair Stone e.V., a

non-profit organisation A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

promoting the standard, was founded in 2014. Other partners in the development of the standard included two Chinese companies, SFS Stone and Delta Stone, both based in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an ...

, and a German stone importer, Seltra. The standard covers four aspects of the natural stone extraction and processing industry: *Occupational safety and health, *Human and labour rights, *Environmental impact, and *Management systems. Specific criteria exist for

quarries A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...

, stone processing factories, distribution and the supply chain or chain of custody, associate partners (retail, stonemasons and other commercial clients) and the management system.Fair Stone e.V (2010)
International Standard for the Natural Stone Industry
fourth edition (draft), published October 2010, accessed 5 January 2021

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