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		<title>Views from MD Jeremy Piercy - Fair Trade and related issues</title>
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Jeremy Piercy founded Shared Earth in 1986 when he opened his first shop in the centre of York. He later introduced Shared Earth&#8217;s own brand of Fair Trade gifts which were sold in the shop and also to wholesale customers.
Shared Earth is now the largest wholesaler and retailer of non-food products in the UK and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to maximise time spent at a Trade Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gift Today - February 2010
Q. How can you make the most of a trade show?
This is something that you often read about, and one thing I remember reading is that you should plan carefully ahead. I’m afraid I’m not very good at this. I write down the stand numbers of companies whose advertisements I’ve liked, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/how-to-maximise-time-spent-at-a-trade-show/</link>
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		<title>Leeds: Shared Earth`s next Network Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shared Earth`s next Network Night will take place on March 18th 6.30-8pm.
Ex Leeds Shared Earth shop Manager Debbie Fletcher returns to organise a Network Night at Leeds shop.
The theme will be centred around fair trade in schools. We have some great speakers coming along, and entertainment is being kindly supplied by Gledhow Primary African Choir [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/leeds-shared-earths-next-network-night/</link>
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		<title>Fair Trade Fortnight</title>
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Here&#8217;s what some of our shops and managers are doing during Fairtrade Fortnight 2010
In York:
York Shared Earth shop will have a stall on the York Fair Trade Market from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th March on Parliament Street from 9.30am until 4.30pm each day.
The Festival of Fairtrade reaches a crescendo with the annual Fair Trade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/fair-trade-fortnight-shared-earth-is-moving/</link>
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		<title>Summit&#8217;s Up</title>
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Progressive Greetings January 2010
Green Action From Card Publishers
Jeremy Piercy, managing director of fair trade retailer cum card and stationery supplier Shared Earth has been campaigning for the recent Copenhagen Summit, on climate change. Commenting, Jeremy said: “Politicians across the globe have realised that if we don’t act now, far more drastic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/summits-up/</link>
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		<title>We have a duty to do all we can to find out where and in what conditons the goods we sell are made</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gifts Today   January 2010-
Is it worth worrying where the products we buy and sell come from? Can the giftware industry really make a difference in the general scheme of things? Jeremy Piercy believes so&#8230;
Q: Can we make a difference?
Do our buying decisions matter? Why not just chill out and enjoy our pivileged lives? Ali Mafi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/we-have-a-duty-to-do-all-we-can-to-find-out-where-and-in-what-conditons-the-goods-we-sell-are-made/</link>
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		<title>Pitch 4 Change</title>
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Fair Trade Retailer ‘Shared Earth’ backs Leeds Young People in Pitch for Change!
On Friday 11th December, 5 teams of young people pitched their ideas for improving their community to a panel of local business representatives and received a total of £2165 in funding for their projects.  Jeremy Piercy, Shared Earth Founder and Managing Director, was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/pitch-4-change/</link>
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		<title>Tipping The Balance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Giftfocus - December
The UK is one of the world’s leading fair trade markets. No longer fringe products confined mainly to food, fair trade goods are becoming increasingly mainstream covering everything from jewellery to tableware and Christmas decorations. We showcase just some of the companies helping to tip the balance…
The high street has had to take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/tipping-the-balance/</link>
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		<title>You don&#8217;t have to enjoy your job to run a successful business - but it does give you a much better chance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gifts Today - December
Job satisfaction is often considered irrelevant if you’re the owner of a gift shop. But in reality, it’s vitally important, writes Jeremy Piercy.
 
Q. Do you enjoy your job?
This is not the sort of question a consultant would usually ask a retailer – or a wholesale for that matter. It’s the kind of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/you-dont-have-to-enjoy-your-job-to-run-a-successful-business-but-it-does-give-you-a-much-better-chance/</link>
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		<title>Jeremy Piercy talks to students about Fair Trade</title>
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On November 17th Jeremy Piercy gave a speech at York University to an audience of students specialising in environmental issues linked to Economics. From Masters in environment economics and environment management to marketing students, they were all eager to learn about the story of Shared Earth and how Jeremy Piercy copes with environmental issues through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sharedearthnewsandmedia.co.uk/jeremy-piercy-talks-to-students-about-fair-trade/</link>
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