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We are an ethical investment co-operative providing vital finance to producers around the world since 1990. Join our community of 11,800 members in the UK and begin transforming lives and communities around the world today.
To mark #IWD, we've compiled photographs of some of the inspirational women impacted by our members' investments. Last year, we were proud to support over 127,000 women farmers and artisans and 3,397 permanent employees.
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At Shared Interest, our members’ investments enable us to support businesses in their efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and increase their environmental sustainability.
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Since 2007, we have supported ethical nut retailer, Liberation Foods, with finance to help pay farmers up front, support business growth, facilitate planning, cope with escalating costs and fulfil contracts with major buyers.
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals are a framework for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.
At Shared Interest, we believe our work directly contributes to seven of these goals.
Join our community and invest in change.
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The story of Rwandan coffee co-operative Simbi is one of resilience and hope.
Since 2021. the investments of our members have enabled us to support Simbi with ethical finance, creating growth, stability and opportunity.
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Farmers’ Voice Radio (connects farmers in rural communities, building skills and knowledge. Since its launch, 12 coffee co-ops have participated, including two businesses supported by Shared Interest.
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In northern Peru, Perunor is helping coffee-growing communities to build lasting independence.
Learn more about Perunor’s story and the role you can play in supporting farmers around the world.
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The investment of our members enables us to build stronger, more sustainable businesses and improve livelihoods for people in some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities.
If you believe in our mission, join us.
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In recent years, aid budgets have been reduced, whilst global need has risen. Shared Interest was set up to deliver a different kind of support with member investment: a hand up, not a handout.
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We believe some risks are worth taking - especially when they lead to stronger businesses, fairer supply chains and greater global equity. Read more about how we were set up to do finance differently in Northern Insight magazine.
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In our new short film, discover how the ethical investments of our members enable communities around the world to trade their way out of poverty.
We see the world as it could be.
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Watch the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISo1ag-e9ek
As we begin 2026, this edition of our member magazine reflects on what it means to offer lasting support in a changing world. While global aid continues to decline, the need for resilience has never been greater.
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For farmers like Alice, our support is the driving force behind a secure stream of income, an improved livelihood and a future of opportunity.
For businesses like ECOOKIM, Shared Interest finance is simultaneously an anchor for stability, and a catalyst for growth.
Our new year’s resolution? To support a future we believe in. What’s yours?
Believe in the power of people over profit.
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You can open a Share Account with £100 today. The maximum which can be invested is £100,000. Investments can be withdrawn at any time.
From Nicaragua to Rwanda, Bolivia to Burkina Faso, Shared Interest's impacts are both global and generational. These impacts are made possible through the generosity of our community of 11,700 ethical investors in the United Kingdom.
This Christmas, give a gift of hope again and again, with a Shared Interest ethical investment. We put your money to work, strengthening businesses and supporting farmers and craftspeople in disadvantaged communities across the globe.
Open a Share Account and create a fairer world for farmers like Alice today.
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We currently lend over £10 million to 31 cocoa enterprises across West Africa, supporting the livelihoods of tens of thousands of farmers.
Shared Interest has supported ECOOKIM with finance since 2014, enabling the organisation to pay farmers, grow sustainably and build thriving communities.
Meet Alice Kouassi Aya, a farmer of Kapatchiva, a cocoa co-operative in Bonon, Ivory Coast. Kapatchiva are a member of ECOOKIM, one of West Africa’s largest co-operative unions.
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In a recent Positive News’ article, which shines a light on some of the lesser-known Fairtrade items you could buy, Kerrey Baker, Shared Interest Managing Director, said: “We brought people together who wanted to do something positive; it’s a hand-up, not a hand-out.”
Powered by ethical investments from regular people, our finance enables businesses to invest in, safeguard and grow their operations, as well as to improve the livelihoods of producers and strengthen their wider communities.
In a world where transparency and sustainability are becoming stronger standards for our daily shop, Shared Interest provides a unique opportunity to support the farmers and craftspeople behind the products and keep the momentum of fair trade going.
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The citation is a declaration of our King’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category.
This visit was a special opportunity for the team to be personally recognised for their hard work and commitment to our shared mission.