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Olympian injustice
As nations prepare their sportspersons to make a mark at the Beijing Olympics, the world’s biggest sporting event, little has been done for those workers without whose contribution the games would lose their luster. The people who make sportswear and sports goods toil under harsh conditions,... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
mondomundi on the move
It has been a while since the last post, but we have been a little busy preparing for the opening of our 3rd shop on Monday. We were very lucky to be approached by the owner of the only other fairtrade shop in Guernsey with a view to taking it on so that she could devote a bit more time to the... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Revolutionary Biofool
A revolutionary development in automotive transport has uncovered a fuel made from rice and banana skins that would allow cars to do a month’s avarage motoring on 1 grain of rice and 1 banana skin. The new technology, codenamed AP R1 L Fuel is to be tested today for the first time on public... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
Plastic bags to cost 5p - Channel Island Breakthrough
In what could only be described as an astonishing piece of inter-island co-operation, the major food shops in Guernsey and Jersey have got together and agreed to introduce a 5p charge for plastic carrier bags from May this year. This is not a money making scheme as the proceeds will all be... Read more...
Published 4 months ago
Shared Interest
As part of Fairtrade Fortnight in Guernsey, our Fairtrade Steering Group had arranged a visit by Shared Interest, the co-operative lending society that aims to reduce poverty in the world, by providing fair and just financial services to Fairtrade producers. It was really interesting to hear... Read more...
Published 4 months ago
Fairtrade Foundation Comment
Following my post yesterday, I am delighted to see a further robust rebuttal today from the Fairtrade Foundation here to the frankly ridiculous comments from the Adam Smith Institute. It will come as a serious blow to their credibility that someone was able to make these senseless and... Read more...
Published 4 months ago
Fairtrade Fortnight is upon us - Ubuntu
Time has rushed around and fairtrade fortnight has kicked off with a bit of a bang for the Fairtrade Foundation, no doubt a great achievement to get Tate & Lyle to convert all their products over the next year. What a great start to the fortnight! A sure sign of the success of Fairtrade is that... Read more...
Published 4 months ago
Ethical Junction
I’ve been talking to our friends at Ethical Junction this week, and they have exciting plans and a new web platform coming soon. They are the premier online meeting place for ethical businesses and will be expanding the community element of their site in the very near future - check out... Read more...
Published 5 months ago
Human Values
Here at Mundi Group we had a busy festive season, ten times more web orders and almost double the shop sales we had previously experienced - occasionally we goofed - I’m the first to put my handup and admit when we get it wrong. And we do our damdest to fix our errors pdq! But I have to... Read more...
Published 6 months ago
Ethical Businesses
It’s probably no surprise to hear that I come across a great many “Ethical Businesses” in the course of my day job running the Mundi Group. I have to say my experiences at their hands are mixed. In my view, a true ethical business is one where the ethics are core to the business... Read more...
Published 7 months ago