A new co-operative has been launched. This is The FairTradersCooperative which can be seen at http://www.thefairtraderscooperative.co.uk/ Its website says that it is a fair trade community cooperative that is accountable in all it does. it has a quality range of affordable ethical products that have a positive impact on people and the planet. Every product it sells, every supplier it work with, will have undergone its own sustainability assessment minimizing damage to the environment and assessing their level of lasting economic benefits.

You can invest in the co-operative by looking at the website and obtaining a share document to invest between ?20 and ?20,000.