Slide Slide Slide Slide Fair Trade, Eco, Recycled and Ethical GiftsHome & Garden, Cards & Stationery, Fragrance, Accessories, LifestyleShared Earth is a leading retailer of ethical products. We carry the widest selection of sustainable and recycled products in the UK, sourced from countries all around the globe. We would love you to join us in our mission to tackle the climate crisis and create a fairer, more sustainable world. Some of Our New Products   Featured RangesPlanting Trees, Reclaiming DesertsEach time you order, we're able to help this great project. We are donating to the Joliba Trust to enable a tree to be planted for each online order!! Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world, and also one of the worst affected by climate change. For years, the Sahara desert has been encroaching into its agricultural land, making once fertile land no longer viable to live on. Flash floods, a shorter rainy season and soaring temperatures have forced thousands of villagers to leave their homes and migrate south. Joliba Trust works on grassroots projects in 350 villages in Mali, stabilising sand dunes to recover land, planting trees, improving crop yields, promoting pasture regeneration and even recovering desert where nothing will grow. Trees grow far faster than in Europe, and many provide fruits, leaves, nuts and branches which can be used for food, cattle fodder and income generation. Joliba achieves a huge amount at very low cost. It has just one low-paid worker in the UK, most of its work being done by local people in Mali. Admin costs are minimal. For more information: www.jolibatrust.org.uk   Our Producers Many of our products are bought from suppliers who are members of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), or who have been recommended by other WFTO members.
Many have been set up as non-profit organisations to enable small-scale producer groups to export effectively, and to help them develop products for larger markets like the UK. Most producers are organised in family groups or co-operatives, often in rural areas or small towns, are highly skilled in their craft but have little experience of selling beyond a local market. Product Ethics   Shared Earth is committed to doing what it can to reduce its global emissions and act in a responsible manner generally towards the environment. This is a commitment to act, not just words, and we try to report on our performance. Click here for our latest Sustainability Report.
This report is geared towards our wholesale company (Shared Earth UK Ltd). However as our York and Liverpool shops buy most of our products through Shared Earth UK Ltd, most of the report applies to our shops too. |
