The Cycle of Fairtrade
One of the most popular ways to describe Shared Interest, by Ambassadors and staff alike, is through case studies of customers we have supported. Taking an example of a customer to illustrate where our members investment goes shows the real impact of what Shared Interest members make possible. Such a relationship can be developed further with the example of Karti Market. Karti Market sells fair trade home ware products from around the world and is run by brothers Chris and Jaya. They are an online based company selling beautiful handmade products from ethical sources across the world. Karti Market became members of Shared Interest at the beginning of this year and they consider this to be of relevance and value to their business. Karti Market, sharing many of the same values as Shared Interest, consider their membership of Shared Interest as another way of showing their commitment to the fairtrade groups and values they are working with.
Investing with Shared Interest as a business which also buys, and then sells, products from some of Shared Interests customers, such as Mitra Bali and Camari, completes a circle whereby the fairtrade producers are being supported by Karti Market as buyers of their products but also as investors supporting them with the financial support they receive from Shared Interest. Karti Market is one of a number of businesses which has invested with Shared Interest due to the alignment of values with their own business development.
Working hand in hand with businesses like Karti Market we are increasingly able to reach wider audiences and continue the virtuous cycle of fairtrade.
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