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SHARED INTEREST SOCIETY ANNUAL REVIEW 2021 11
OUR INVESTORS
GROUP INVESTOR
Newcastle Fairtrade
Partnership
Newcastle Fairtrade Partnership (NFP) is a
group of business, community and Council
representatives who work to maintain the
city’s Fairtrade status. The Partnership has
held a Share Account for over a decade.
NFP Chair Councillor Marion Williams said:
“Newcastle became a Fairtrade City in
2003 and we were one of the first in the
country to achieve this.
“We have maintained our status ever since,
and the Partnership has worked hard to
deliver our Fairtrade Action Plan each year,
to encourage people and organisations in
the city to support Fairtrade wherever they
can.
“It is important to us that we support those
businesses in the city who are involved in
fair trade, as well as supporting farmers
and workers overseas. Through our
investment in Shared Interest we are doing
just that – being part of an organisation
that has its roots in Newcastle but finances
hundreds of fair trade businesses across
the globe.”