Finance: FAST

'Building Businesses and Livelihoods through
Sustainable Trade Finance'

What is FAST?

The Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) is an international, member driven, non-profit association representing financial institutions, producers and others dedicated to bringing 'sustainably produced' products to market. FAST grew out of a series of stakeholder meetings facilitated by the SCI as a means to addressing some of the challenges sustainable commodity producers in the developing world face in accessing finance.

What are FAST's Goals and Objectives?
To ensure the continued growth of sustainable production and trade by increasing the number of producers in developing nations who successfully access quality trade finance.

What is FAST's Geographic Focus?
FAST is an international organization based in Montréal, Canada. FAST operates on a global level servicing members and sustainable supply chains around the world.

What is the Projects Status and Timeline?
FAST projects seek to improve access to finance by improving global understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable trade finance, as well as to reduce transaction costs in the delivery of sustainable trade finance by improving communication and transparency within the sustainable trade finance sector.

Members of FAST Include:

• Producers and Producer Organizations Involved in Sustainable Trade
• Socially Oriented Lending Institutions
• Stakeholders in the Commodities Supply Chain
• Development Focussed NGO's
• Socially Motivated Investors

For more information on FAST:
Email: info@fastinternational.org
Website: www.fastinternational.org

Download the FAST Project Profile below.