We are proud to announce Shared Interest has earned the King's Award for Enterprise. Thank you for your support.
We are delighted to announce that Shared Interest has received the King's Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category. This marks the fourth occasion Shared Interest has been honoured with this prestigious award, reflecting our unwavering commitment to developing sustainable enterprises and supporting marginalised communities.
We recognise that the fair trade movement is under threat, and together, we are fighting back.
It is with great sadness that we share news about a fellow fair trade organisation, Gateshead-based Traidcraft, who have appointed Administrators today.
Shared Interest has been recognised for its track record in sustainable development by receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise at an official ceremony attended by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Tyne & Wear, Mrs Susan Winfield CVO, OBE on Thursday 10 March.
Double Award Success in the NatWest WISE Awards. Shared Interest Managing Director Patricia Alexander has been named as one of the top 100 Women in Social Enterprise (WISE) in the UK, and has gone on to become an Award finalist in one of four categories.
We are delighted to announce that both Shared Interest Society, and our charity Shared Interest Foundation have been recognised at the Third Sector Awards.
Volunteers’ Week provides the opportunity for us to join the nation in recognising the fantastic contribution people make to our communities by offering their time and commitment.
Saturday 8th May is World Fair Trade Day, and the World Fair Trade Organization is promoting the message to ‘build back fairer’, following the disruption caused by Covid-19. For Newcastle organisation, Shared Interest, it also provides a valuable opportunity to reflect on the vital role farmers and workers play in providing the food we eat.
As the UK finally approved its trade agreement with the European Union (EU) on 30th December, it transpired that trade deals between the UK and some countries had not been finalised in time for Britain exiting the EU the following day. Ghana is one of the countries still hoping to finalise a free trade agreement, and is operating under interim terms as negotiations take place.
Shared Interest Managing Director, Patricia Alexander, has been recognised for exceptional leadership for her response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
As the impact of COVID-19 continues to develop across the world, we are met with new challenges that test our resilience as a business. Our thoughts go out to those suffering and we thank those on the front line who are supporting us all during the crisis.
Bukonzo Organic Farmers Co-operative Union (BOCU) is the first beneficiary of our Livelihood Security Fund. The Ugandan Fairtrade coffee co-operative has told us that this support will reach 1,200 people.
After a decade of sourcing cocoa and sugar from smallholder farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, Fiji and Malawi, Nestlé has announced that, from October, its KitKat bars in the UK and Ireland will no longer be certified Fairtrade
Shared Interest Foundation is relaunching its Livelihood Security Fund for developing world producers in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Our charity is now appealing for donations to help farmers and workers in African and Latin American communities.
The NatWest SE100 celebrates the growth, impact and resilience of social ventures in the UK – by naming the most impressive 100 social enterprises of the year in a top 100 Index, and giving eight SE100 Social Business Awards for the most outstanding achievers.
We are delighted to share the news that Shared Interest has been awarded The Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development.
Our 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead.
As we enter our 30th year, it is with heartfelt sadness we share news that our founder Mark Hayes passed away on the 15th December after a long illness. I am sure you will join me in sending sincere condolences to his family.
We were delighted to hear that our Managing Director, Patricia Alexander was named the winner in the Global Impact category at the North East Times Impact Awards.
We are pleased to inform you that the Rule changes, approved by members at the March AGM, have been registered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and are now incorporated into our Terms and Conditions.
Despite the progress made in increasing the availability of financial services, the majority of people living in developing countries struggle to access finance.Read more about the buyers we are working with across the globe here.
In October this year, Shared Interest Managing Director, Patricia Alexander was named as one of the top 100 Women in Social Enterprise at the prestigious awards held in London.
Nuestra directora gerente, Patricia Alexander, habla con North East Times sobre como Shared Interest utiliza el dinero de los inversores para transformar las vidas de algunos de las comunidades más desfavorecidas del mundo.
En esta quincena de comercio justo, el minorista líder en el Reino Unido en comida para llevar -Greggs- está ayudando a los agricultores en el mundo en desarrollo a tener mejores condiciones de vida. Con más de 1.850 tiendas en el Reino Unido, Greggs ha abierto una cuenta de inversión ética con Shared Interest.
Shared Interest gana en la categoría empresas de carácter social en Reino Unido (UK Social Enterprise Awards).
Nos gustaría agradecer el apoyo de nuestros seguidores que se ponen en contacto y nos invitan a hablar sobre Shared Interest en sus más diversos grupos sociales y empresariales. Estas oportunidades nos ayudan a difundir el trabajo que hacemos a un nuevo público que de otro modo no podríamos alcanzar.
Más de 300 personas se unieron a nosotros en nuestros eventos en Cardiff, Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool y Londres. Entre ellos, inversionistas, voluntarios y otros totalmente nuevos para Shared Interest, asistidos por un conferenciante distinto en cada ciudad.
Con mucha alegría anunciamos que tanto Shared Interest Society como nuestra fundación Shared Interest Foundation han sido reconocidas por una serie de prestigiosos premios.
El domingo de 11 de septiembre, cinco corredores se unieron a otros 57,000 en las calles de Newcastle para participar en la Gran carrera del Norte (Great North Run) de este año en apoyo a nuestra fundación Shared Interest Foundation.
En 2015 Shared Interest cumplió 25 años y celebramos la ocasión con una bandera conmemorativa que viajó por el mundo y una fantástica AGM (Conferencia Anual de Miembros) en las orillas del Tyne. Además, hemos superado nuestros objetivos de inversión y otorgamiento de préstamos.
Hemos lanzado nuestro nuevo portal llamado Our Shared Interest. El cual es más interactivo y donde podrá cambiar detalles como su dirección, realizar transacciones en línea, hacer nuevos depósitos, retirar sus inversiones y cerrar su cuenta.
Las ofertas de inversión de Shared Interest recibieron la Marca Estándar de Acciones Comunitarias (Community Shares Standard Mark), un nuevo premio otorgado a fundaciones que cumplen con los estándares de buen desempeño.