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14.01.10: Fair trade feet make it to Japan!
Ethletic fashion hit the streets of Tokyo recently and FSC, fair trade conscious Japanese fashionistas can now walk the walk, and talk the talk in our fair-trade and FSC certified sneakers and footwear, making Tokyo an even cooler city to be seen in this summer. Global domination can be a good thing! See www.magochikyu.jp for more details (unless you are fluent, you will have to translate the page).
Ethletic is a Community Foods Group brand and can be purchased from Community in the usual way. Need a pricelist? Request one here, or call 020 8208 2966 and speak with one of our team.
For more information about Ethletic visit the UK site click here.
07.01.10: Foot loose, fancy free – dance to a positive beat!
Rubber estate workers in New Ambadi, India, recently issued details of the fair trade premiums paid to them by Fair Deal Trading (and its partners) for the latex used in the manufacture of fair trade Ethletic footwear, footballs, mattresses, pillows, and condoms.
Over €50,000 in premiums have been paid and used to set up an insurance policy with pension benefits for all 185 workers engaged in this project giving them security and financial cover they would otherwise not have.
The fair trade premium is paid in addition to the value of the rubber and is paid in to a fund that is managed by a joint body (an elected collective of workers and representatives from the estate management). In similar projects elsewhere, workers have used their premiums towards the construction of a school, to pay for medical care, or provision a safe communal drinking water supply.
The common feature regarding all the premiums are that it is fixed per unit of goods purchased and paid in to the account of the joint body. The fund is managed by the recipients themselves to be spent on things they decide are most important. Each sale of ETHLETIC products includes a payment towards these premiums and so thanks to every customer for playing their part and making the choice. The same system applies, of course, to the Fairly Traded cotton used in particular in the manufacturing the ETHLETIC sneakers
Forget the cynics, ETHLETIC, customers do make a difference. In the grand scheme of things, our volumes are small, but the direct consequences very real and very important. Keep dancing!
If you would like to know more, visit www.fairdealtrading.com
Thank you.
07.01.10: Community Foods appoints new Chairman
John Gibson, now appointed by the Board of Community Foods as its new Chairman to succeed Roger Evans.
John has been a non-executive director of Community Foods since October 2007 and has over 30 years experience in the food and consumer sectors in a range of operational, commercial and general management roles. He has previously worked with GrandMet, Unigate, Muller and The Real Good Food Company. He is non-Executive Chairman of Hartim Ltd and PoleStar Foods Ltd.
For the full story, please download our press release.
Download our Press Release (29Kb PDF).
06.01.10: Customer Notice
Temporarily unavailable for sale - Bonsoy, Soya, non-dairy alternative to milk.
Product bar code: 9312336049037
Following an alert that originated in Australia regarding this product, and as importers in to the UK and Ireland, we have decided to withdraw the product from sale until further notice.
In some instances, the product has been found to contain higher than normal levels of iodine. Iodine is generally present in many foods, but due to the high levels found in some samples of Bonsoy, we have decided to withdraw the product whilst we seek additional advice and conduct further tests ourselves.
The iodine originates from an ingredient in the product - Kombu (Kelp), a seaweed rich in this mineral. Kombu is used in the soya milk as it provides texture and flavour to the product.
All future supplies of Bonsoy have been halted until the issue regarding the iodine content can be resolved and we are issuing specific advice concerning the product to relevant distributors.
Any queries can be directed to:
Customer Services Manager
Bonsoy, Community Foods Ltd.
London, NW2 1LT
Email:enquiries@communityfoods.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)208 208 8820. (This is not a free phone number, calls are charged at network rates.)
04.01.10: ETHLETIC Footballs feature in 'Your Healthy Living'
Your Healthy Living is a bimonthly, glossy consumer magazine offering natural health 'guidance and inspiration.' Community's Ethletic brand fits this criteria perfectly and features in the current Jan/Feb Issue. 'Fairtrade, organic, green, cruelty free? How do you manage it all?' is a brief interview with a family from Surrey who are proactive in embracing ethical steps.
To read the full article click here (article on page 26/27)
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