| ACP-country | Country in Africa, the Caribbean or the Pacific that has signed the Cotonou agreement with the European Community |
| AEAAZ | Agricultural Ethics Assurance Association of Zimbabwe |
| COLEACP | Association of stakeholders in EU-ACP horticultural trade |
| COLSIBA | Co-ordination of Latin American Banana Workers' Unions |
| ETI | Ethical Trading Initiative |
| EUREP | European Retailer Produce Association |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FLO | Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International |
| GAP | Good Agriculture Practices |
| GMO | Genetically Modified Organism |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points |
| IBS | IFOAM Basic Standards |
| ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
| IFOAM | International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements |
| IIED | International Institute for Environment and Development |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IOAS | International Organic Accreditation Service |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention |
| ISEAL-Alliance | International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling Alliance |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IUF | International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NRET | Natural Resources and Ethical Trade programme of the Natural Resources Institute |
| PIC | Prior Informed Consent (procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemical and Pesticides in International Trade) |
| POPs | Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| RUTA | Regional Unit for Technical Assistance |
| SAI | Social Accountability International |
| SAN | Sustainable Agriculture Network |
| SASA-project | Social Accountability in Sustainable Agriculture project |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UPC | Unique Product Code |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
