The Charity Commission say that “Generally, only charities with an annual income above £5,000 must now register with the Commission”. I understand that...
There is a huge difference between a mainstream retailer - such as Tesco - and a committed Fair Trade Organisation such as Cafedirect/Divine/Traidcraft/Oxfam...
I guess the question is why it's worth being registered with the chaity commission? Unless you're getting a lot of donations from individuals that you could...
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Bruce Crowther
fairtradefoundation@...
Apr 1, 2008 9:44 am
Hi Maureen, Funny enough I have just written to our own Borough Council on this exact point. Ironically it is so often those Councillors who support the 'Free...
Sadly until consumers are given all the information then they will never be able to make "informed choices". As we all know consumers like cheap and never...
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Bruce Crowther
fairtradefoundation@...
Apr 1, 2008 10:29 am
Absolutely right Eve, I just thought that in this case I should hit them with their own argument! We just have to keep chipping away from all directions and...
I usually tell people that the Foundation is a charity and that this is the national body that we are, in a sense, part of. people can check on the Foundation...
One thing I have been wondering....now that there are so many supermarket "own brand" Fairtrade products such as tea and coffee, are sales of Cafedirect, Equal...
Hi - - the Keswick group is registered - - as I understand it they had hoped that this would make it easier to get financial support for visiting producers to...
I agree - and one can go on to make the further point that should appeal to free-marketers: if you think that a store is charging too much, shop around;...
Also, Eve, I think engaging customers over Fairtrade is actually a good way of making them aware of supply chain issues generally. That's why I think ...
Hi everyone, I'm aware we've been beseiging you all for feedback on Fairtrade Fortnight and thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to complete...
Don't give up Neil Why not seek some sponsorship from one or two local businesses and give a summer Fairtrade bash, with lots of FT wines or Caribbean Punch,...
Example - Sainsbury’s Fairtrade bananas - profiteering? I've never seen such cheap bananas (77p a kilo) in my entire and rather long life - I think they must...
My point exactly,supermarkets dominate and therefore control the market. They will use whatever marketing tools they feel will give them the best profit and...
Congratulations to Harriet for keeping her cool with Alex Singleton on BBC London News this evening. He's even more of an unscrupulous creep in the flesh than...
Rest assured there is no such thing as a 'loss leader'. The person that loses is either the supplier or the farmer. You can guarantee that Sainsburys are still...
"Our bill for switching [bananas] to Fairtrade is about 4 million a year in reduced margins because we're paying more to growers but kept prices to customers...
I have company that will supply employees with Fairtrade refreshments if we can obtain the above. Anyone aware of a supply the above. I suspect the obscure...
BBC London News Posted by: "Owen Beith" beithowen@... opbeith Date: Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:03 am ((PDT)) Congratulations to Harriet for keeping her cool...
Hi Peter I suggest you check out http://www.englishgardentea.co.uk <http://www.englishgardentea.co.uk > I am advised that all their teas are Fairtrade,...
Thanks Brian, I knew I’d read about Sainsbury’s bananas somewhere. I’m getting really bad about knowing I’ve read something but not remembering where,...
Hi Jeanette, Thanks for the link about tax relief for non-registered charities. We produced a calendar last year as a fund-raising venture, and paid about ...
Hi everyone, In the couple of weeks since I asked for a people to post on the forum if they are active, we've had a total of 43 groups. 33 of these responded...
