Archive for July, 2009
Ambassadors Meet Kenyan Producers
Two of our Ambassadors on holiday in Kenya have managed to visit three of Shared Interest’s producer groups during their stay, including two very new customers Bega Kwa Bega and Mace Foods, and a long established customer Trinity Jewellery. You can read about their visits here and they have also taken lots of photos to [...]
Ambassador Profile
As a new feature to the Ambassador newsletter we are going to start profiling a different Ambassador every month. If you would like to be profiled please send Sarah an email to let her know.
This month we start with Joan Stableford based in the North West.
How did you first hear about Shared Interest?
I support [...]
August Activities in the South East. By Sally Reith
Following a busy July that included a stall at The Retirement Show in Olympia, meetings with local fairtrade and ethical groups in Milton Keynes, Luton and London, a stall at The Fair Trade Fair by the Cutty Sark and running the schools pack activities with a group of year 6 pupils at a school in [...]
Ambassador Question Time
This month we address a question highlighted by an Ambassador attending an International Co-Operatives event in Milton Keynes:
What is the minimum amount of money you need to open a Shared Interest Account?
The minimum amount of money that you can open a Shared Interest Share Account with is £100. However accounts can also be opened by [...]
Why Invest in Fair Trade?
Lisa Zaslow is a guest blogger and the views expressed herein are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of Shared Interest Society.
Lisa is a passionate fair trade and microfinance activist currently living in North Carolina, USA. She is the founder of Blue People Fair Trade Ltd., an online store that specializes [...]
Holiday Prize offered for £1,000 Challenge
Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the world and see first hand the impact that fair trade has on craft producers and farmers?
By entering our £1,000 Challenge you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a Meet the People fair trade holiday to Peru, Kenya or [...]
Is Corporate Social Responsibility a ‘fashion trend’ for businesses?
With growing interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), generally the actions and activities undertaken by businesses to monitor their contribution to social and ethical issues, fair trade is a relevant and important issue. Businesses looking to act responsibly should be looking at fair trade as one way to realise this goal precisely because of the [...]
Connecting Fairtrade Towns
The Fairtrade Foundation have just launched a new interactive website where those involved in Fairtrade Towns around the world can connect with each other.
The new website, which can be found at http://fairtradetowns.ning.com, works like an online networking site, similar to Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. You can create a profile for yourself or town and contribute [...]
Labelling a Threat to Fair Trade
In an attempt to get a foothold into the green and ethical consumer movements, there have been a spate of new ethical certification labelling schemes that have been introduced – fairly traded, organic, shade grown, rainforest friendly are but just a few examples. So, does the introduction of these new ethical labels lead to a [...]
Rollercoaster in Guatemala
The following is a Business Development Update by Hugo Villela, Regional Development Executive, Central America
Hello colleagues… Here are some thoughts coming from my latest experience in Guatemala, a trip from 9th to 12th June, 2009. This trip was not to look for new customers… it was to look after our customer service, as one customer [...]