SHARED EARTH
The idea for Shared Earth came when founder Jeremy Piercy left school and travelled to India. He wanted to do something to help redress the imbalance of wealth in the world and, inspired by people and crafts from different cultures, decided to set about opening a shop in the UK. Fair trade and addressing environmental problems were high on the agenda and Jeremy felt a shop would be an excellent way of making recycled and sustainable products available to help publicise the issues.
So in 1986, Jeremy opened a small shop in York stocking a wide mix of products from Asia, Africa and South America. Demand for fair trade gifts became very high so Shared Earth started introducing its own branded products for the shop and for wholesale too, initially with a range of recycled paper greetings cards designed by a local artist. Soon T-shirts, writing sets and stationery items were being produced as well as windchimes and other gifts in Bali. Shared Earth also became the distributor for an excellent fair trade organisation in the Philippines, specialising in handmade paper.
Today, Shared Earth is a leading retailer of ethical products, and carries the widest selection of sustainable and recycled products in the UK sourced from countries all around the globe - still with the same mission - to tackle the climate crisis and create a fairer, more sustainable world. The business consists of three companies: Shared Earth UK which imports and wholesales products, and two shops - the one in York and an additional shop in Liverpool which opened in 2006. As a member of BAFTS (British Association of Fair Trade Shops) and WFTO (World Fair Trade Organisation) Shared Earth UK’s performance is monitored regularly against the Ten Principles set by WFTO for fair trade organisations.
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Excellent customer service keeping me informed about my order which came in 2 batches re stock availability.
Quick delivery, well packaged and quality items.
The website is good and has a great range of products. Quick delivery. It was my first order and I’m very pleased.
I bought a vegetable brush by accident. It's nice brush, no problem with the product. But I was trying to add a discount code that the company had emailed me, and pressed the pay now button as I basically fumbled my phone. I emailed the company immediately to explain my error and they said nothing. They didn't offer to add the discount, and didn't even sympathise. I had hoped to cancel the order and start the order again, adding more things to it, but they didn't offer help. Oh well... there are plenty other companies that sell this stuff that might more amenable to mistakes!
Hi Mel, I'm so sorry to hear you didn't receive my email reply. I understand how frustrating it is to place an order by mistake, especially when you were trying to use a discount code. I’ll review what happened and work to improve how we handle these requests. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Always absolutely perfect, never any issues. Good prices, ethical and quick delivery. Definitely 5 stars every single time
Lovely shampoo and conditioner, reasonably priced and delivered promptly
