Archive for November, 2009
Spotlight on Fairtrade Businesses –
Each week, Shared Interest will highlight a business who is actively promoting Fairtrade in their community. This blog post does not imply endorsement by Shared Interest. Please contact us if you would like the ’spotlight’ on your company.
Global Sistergoods, a fair trade and eco-friendly marketplace for unique gifts made by women, advances economic development among [...]
Tony Blair visits Palestinian Success Story
Jenin, Palestine. November 19, 2009. Tony Blair, the economic representative of the Quartet, visited Canaan Fair Trade in the village of Burqin and pronounced it a showpiece of Palestinian economic development. Mr. Blair toured Canaan’s new $2.5 million facility on Tuesday, November 10. Canaan Director Nasser Abufarha met with the Blair delegation and presented the plant and products.
Spotlight on Fairtrade Businesses – five ACCESSORIES
five ACCESSORIES is a socially conscious company featuring handbags and accessories sourced through fair trade practices in FIVE countries. Our mission is to help generate income for individuals in developing areas, donate a substantial portion of the revenues to worthy causes in those areas, and to foster the use of sustainable materials in fashion.
Customer Focus Zaytoun
Zaytoun became a customer of Shared Interest in 2008. Zaytoun is a community interest company established in 2004 to support marginalized farming communities in Palestine.
Social Investment Toolkit
Investing can be tricky business. And stressful. Not to mention a headache. And, especially for the novice investor… simply overwhelming. Add to this trying to promote a worthy cause…in a bad economy! So how should I invest my money responsibly? How do I choose a cause? How will my money be spent? Let’s find out.
Holiday Prize offered for £1,000 Challenge
Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful countries in the world and see firsthand 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 Costa [...]
Ambassador Action
This week, ahead of National Ethical Investment Week, Shared Interest was delighted to have taken part in The Guardian’s, You Ask, They Answer. This five day online slot, which is part of The Guardian’s Ethical Living Section, involves companies putting themselves forward to be questioned by Guardian online readers.
Shared Interest’s PR Manager Stina Dodds said, [...]
Ambassador Question Time – Is Shared Interest a micro-finance organisation?
Is Shared Interest a micro-finance organisation?
Microfinance, or microcredit, is the lending of very small amounts of money for short periods of time, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
The loans and credit that Shared Interest provides does not qualify as microfinance or microcredit, however some of the amounts we lend are small and short [...]
North of the Border – an update from Ruth Taylor
This month there have been plenty of opportunities for Shared Interest to attend events in Scotland; Edinburgh has almost become my second home!
I delivered a Shared Interest presentation to the Morningside Justice and Peace group, and attended a Dinner and Discussion meeting at Balerno Parish Hall. Attendees at both events spoke of how motivated they [...]
Update from the South East by Sally Reith
This month I have mostly been out of the office and working with Ambassadors in the South East at a variety of events. On the 10th of October Shared Interest were at the Fairtrade Foundations’ Supporter Conference in London. Myself and Ambassador Pat Wallace ran a stall in the marketplace area and were extremely grateful [...]