Gepa The Fair Trade Company

GEPA - The Fair Trade Company
Company typeNon-profit organization
IndustryFair trade
Founded14 May 1975; 49 years ago (1975-05-14)
HeadquartersWuppertal, Germany
ProductsCoffee, Tea, Cocoa, Handicraft, Honey, Nuts, Rice, Wine, Sports Balls, Jewelry, Textiles etc.
Revenue61.5 million EUR (2011/12)
Number of employees
160 (2012)
Websitewww.gepa.de

The GEPA is Europe's largest alternative trading organisation. The abbreviation GEPA³ stands for "Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Partnerschaft mit der Dritten Welt mbH“, literally meaning "Society for the Promotion of Partnership with the Third World".