They lend money but are not a bank. Shared Interest is the world’s only 100% fair trade lender, a financial co-operative founded in 1990 that collects money from investors in the UK to lend to farmers and handicraft makers in the developing world. Investors range from

This beautiful music video by band Muse makes a visually powerful comment on human trafficking. The video has been created as a part of the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation And Trafficking) campaign. In a statement, the band said: “We feel honoured to be a part of this important movement to end modern day slavery. It [...]

In another chapter of our fair shopping series, we’d like to introduce to you lovethatstuff.co.uk, an online shop for fair trade clothing, jewellery and homeware. Started in 2002 by Barb Wilson, lovethatstuff works to sell at affordable and fair prices, to pay a fair and mutually agreed price to its producers, to use eco-friendly materials [...]