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Growing the Shared Interest Team
I don’t know many people who truly look forward to coming back to work after the Christmas holidays but for 4 of the Shared Interest staff the New Year also signals a new challenge for the coming year.
We have 4 new members of staff joining the existing team here in Newcastle. Joining our Supporter Relations [...]
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.
Fairtrade Coffee Only 3% of US Market
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 [...]
September Activities in the North by Ruth Taylor
Bank holiday and beyond
Throughout the month of August, I’ve been settling into work again, after a summer holiday interrailing around Europe. You can read my blog ‘Fairtrade in Amsterdam’.
Fair trade friendly events coming up in the North West this month are the Brampton Synod, where I will be on hand to chat to various groups [...]
Ambassador Profile – Margaret Coombes
1. How did you first hear about Shared Interest?
An advert in the local paper in 1993. I became a member in 1994.
2. When did you join as an Ambassador?
In 2006.
3. What motivated you to become an Ambassador?
I felt I was trying to spread the word about Shared Interest in my own way and I hoped [...]
Palestinian Fairtrade Olive Oil Now in Sainsbury’s!
It seems as though the good news surrounding Canaan Fair Trade, the Palestinian cooperative that produces the world’s only Fairtrade certified olive oil, just keeps on getting better.
It was announced in Saturday’s Telegraph that Sainsbury’s will start selling Canaan’s extra-virgin olive oil Equal Exchange branded extra virgin olive oil (bottled and processed by Canaan Fair [...]
News from the North East by Ruth Taylor
After Fairtrade Fortnight, the Supporter Relations Team has continued to raise the profile of Shared Interest across the country. In March, Sarah and I attended the National Student Volunteering Conference in Staffordshire, to meet with student volunteers and recruit for our Ambassador scheme. We hope to expand our network of volunteers by approaching more Student [...]
Tales from the South East by Sally Reith
Hello and welcome to the April update from the South East. This month has felt marginally calmer though no less busy than the preceding weeks, which included fairtrade fortnight.
The AGM was a first experience for me as one of the newer members of staff at Shared Interest. It was a great day and a [...]
Ambassador Action from your Armchair
The Otesha Project which aims to ‘tackle big issues like climate change, injustice and poverty in creative ways, starting with our own lives and actions’, is looking for ideas for the ‘money’ section of their book. If all Ambassadors email them about Shared Interest and what motivated you personally to open your account, we will [...]
Shared Interest Customer puts its Boots on
Exciting news from Tropical Wholefoods who are to have their tropical cereal bars stocked in Boots stores across the country from mid April.
Tropical Wholefoods are a pioneering fairtrade dried fruit comapny based in London and work in connection with Fulwell Mill in Sunderland. The company began in 1993 and sell a variety of dried fruits and fruit [...]