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Fairtrade Fortnight: until 11th March 2012

(07/03/2012)

Trading fairly is a prerequisite for LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, as MD and Co-Founder Mark Constantine OBE states: “For me, personally, the concept of Fair Trade is an odd one. We hope everyone deals in fair trade – why do otherwise? We have a company policy of checking that we deal with responsible suppliers – this is an example of us checking all the way back.” In 2009 the Fairtrade Foundation launched its first category for the cosmetic sector and LUSH was proud to be amongst the fir... [more]

Visionary Soap Company officially licensed by the Fairtrade Foundation

(17/08/2009)

After being a fair trade dedicated company since they opened for business in 2005, Visionary Soap Company is now officially licensed by the Fairtrade Foundation. They are one of the first UK bodycare companies to achieve licensee status in this area. So what does all of this mean? Well, lots of things are not changing at all! They have been using olive oil from the Zaytoun and the Palestinian Fair Trade Producers Company from the very beginning. They have also been using spices such as turmer... [more]

Visionary Soap certified by Fairtrade Foundation

(23/07/2009)

Visionary Soap is a small but growing fair trade soap and body care company that has been entirely dedicated to fair trade since the business’ inception in May 2005. Their products consist of an organic body care range handcrafted by us here in the UK as well as a natural range of soaps made in fair trade partnership with an inspiring social enterprise called Township Trades in South Africa. We are based in Hastings, East Sussex. Among the first body care companies with products certified by ... [more]

Fairtrade beauty products, toiletries and fragance products now available in the UK

(23/07/2009)

The Fairtrade Foundation has announced the first beauty products to carry the Fairtrade Mark in the UK. The public can now buy products including lip balms, face masks, body butters and shower gels from 5 companies including Boots, Bubble & Balm, Essential Care, Lush and Neal’s Yard. Each beauty product contains one or more Fairtrade certified ingredient such as cocoa butter, shea nut butter, sugar or brazil nut oil, benefitting disadvantaged producers from countries in Africa, Asia and Lati... [more]

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Snapshot for Shiseido Co Ltd (4911)
No chart data available. Shiseido Company, Limited manufactures cosmetic and toiletry products. The Company offers an array of makeup and skin-care products, toiletries, beauty salon products, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and fine chemicals.

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