Welcome to Edition 37 of Fair News Message from Susy The Ethical Enterprise Award closed earlier this month and we had an overwhelming number of app
Welcome to Edition 37 of Fair News
Message from Susy
The Ethical Enterprise Award closed earlier this month and we had an overwhelming number of applications this year. It was very inspiring to see the huge variety of innovative thinking around the ethical business sector a true testament of the great work that business is doing to contribute to the wellbeing of society and environment.
We would like to thanks all the applicants for being the change makers in this world.
Enjoy the rest of the newsletter
Announcing the Ethical Enterprise Conference 2014 “The Attitude of your business”
Business with purpose is business of the future. The Ethical Enterprise Conference brings together leaders within social enterprise in the aim of not only igniting your passion for ethical enterprise, but helping you pave the way to becoming both a conscious and profitable business.
High profile speakers including Paul Smith - Australian Ethical Investment and Jesper Lowgren Author of Extraordinary Business Transformation will reveal successful business techniques involved with running a business with a purpose. Katy Barfield - Spade and Barrow and Rebecca Scott from STREAT will share their journey of turning their social enterprise from dreams to reality and brand specialists The Bravery, EKM and Brandism shed some light on growth and communications strategies.
The schedule has been developed around the vision “The Attitude of your business” and offers an opportunity to learn and network with individuals who have successfully identified a strong ethical business purpose and transformed it into a career through presentations, workshops and an Awards reception.
No matter if you are an already established ethical enterprise or have a social business idea, The Ethical Enterprise Conference is a platform designed to help you lead the way through a critical path to ethical enterprise success.
Event Details:
1st Ethical Enterprise Conference
19th November 2014
9.15am – 5.30pm
2nd Ethical Enterprise Award Dinner
19th November 2014
6.30pm – 10.00pm
Rydges, Bell City, 215 Bell Street, Preston Vic 3072
Delegate Prices:
Ethical Enterprise Conference and Ethical Enterprise Dinner: $260 Non-Member (Member 15% discount)
Ethical Enterprise Conference Only: $195 (Member 15% discount)
Ethical Enterprise Award Dinner Only: $65 (Members 15% discount)
Booking essential as number are limited visit Moral Fairground
Transitions Film Festival presents "Who Cares" at Fair@Square 2014
Who Cares is a powerful film about the growing social entrepreneur movement that is taking off across the planet. It shows how anyone can be a changemaker, all you need is a vision for society and the desire to improve the lives of others. From the fascinating tale of a Buddhist Monk who trains rats in Tanzania to detect landmines and tuberculosis, to a priest who becomes a banker for the poor, the film gives a beautiful insight into the minds of our planet's leading changemakers.
The Transitions Film Festival is Australia's largest sustainability film festival, dedicated to showcasing inspirational films about the social and technological innovations, revolutionary ideas and trailblazing changemakers that are leading the way to a better world. The Festival returns to Melbourne in early 2015. Visit Transitions Film Festival for more information.
Fair@Square is fast approaching - unique opportunity for a conscious enterprises
Crowds at Fair@Square
Saturday 6th December and Sunday the 7th December 2014 Federation Square, Melbourne – Main Square and River Terrace
If you are a conscious/ethical business, this is the event you need to be part of. Since 2009 Moral Fairground has played a major role in promoting and raising awareness and profile of fair trade and conscious enterprises.
Fair@Square is our signature event and is now a feature event of the City of Melbourne in time for Christmas. With expectation of over 85,000 visitors, as an exhibitor you will have plenty of opportunities to promote your products or services, engage with visitors, build your database and tell your unique story.
For more information on how to be involved please visit our website
We're excited about some of our new exhibitors this year
Behind the Green Door
Green Smart Pots
Future Kind
Don't miss your opportunity for the Fair Christmas e-catalogue - express your interest by the 20th of October 2014
Fair Christmas e-catalogue
Moral Fairground is introducing a very unique e -catalogue this Christmas. The Fair Christmas e-catalogue will provide consumers with conscious Christmas gift giving ideas.
We hope this catalogue will not only inspire you to consider ethical gifts, but this catalogue will also provide snapshots of what each gift is supporting. We wish to provide the story behind each gift.
You will have the opportunity to shop ethically and be able to tell the story of the gift to your loved ones at Christmas. The Fair Christmas e-catalogue which:
* Can be viewed on computer, tablet or Smartphone
* Customers can interact with scrolling areas of text, videos and galleries
* We encourage businesses to submit videos to the catalogue to increase interaction.
* Tell customers what your product or service is supporting, customers feel inspired to purchase and contribute.
* We wish to see conscious businesses grow, so why not reach and build your audiences by including your products in the Fair Christmas e-catalogue.
For just $75 for Member or $90 for Non-member, your products or services will be listed in our Christmas e-catalogue.
CONTACT VY BAO TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION
Out and about
Change Makers Festival
A celebration of great work happening in Australia, an exploration of the ideas, people, and technologies driving change, and an invitation for everyone to get involved in creating a better future.
When: 17th to 26th October 2014
Visit: Change Makers Festival
Special guest Ben Gales CEO of Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) will sit on the "Finance and Investment - Finance for Social Impact panel at the Ethical Enterprise Conference.
Ben brings has been involved in the development of Social Benefit Bonds in NSW and establishing the Phoenix Fund in the UK to support small enterprises in disadvantaged communities. He also has experience of small business equity investment from his time in venture capital in Silicon Valley in the US and Cambridge in the UK. Ben worked with small to medium size organisations and he is aware of the growth challenges and opportunities. This experience equips him well for understanding the needs of emerging social enterprises.
SEFA focus is social impact, and support social entrepreneurs and community enterprises that use the power of business to drive social, cultural and environmental change.
Ethical Enterprise Conference
When: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Venue: Rydges, Bell Street Preston
Time: 9.15am to 5.00pm
Cost: $195.00
Buying for good
Image by Chris Young Photography, Model Freya Griffin, Stylist Tamika Bannister
Eco Bead
Adorn yourself with treasures from ancient forests near and far. This collection features Tasmanian specialty timbers including Huon Pine, Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Blackwood and Sassafras off cuts that have been diligently collected from craftspeople and artisans and transformed into individual beautiful beads, mixed with recycled glass and metal beads for a statement piece not to be forgotten, we add a pop of colour using vibrant vegetable ivory, found in the swampy shadows of the tropical rainforest in South America.
The Tagua seeds are collected by women in rural communities, cleaned, polished and dyed. Over the decades the Tagua seeds have become an important natural resource helping to improve the standard of living in the most impoverished of rural communities - while also protecting the forest in which they grow saving the planet one bead at a time. You can purchase this amazing collection at The Spotted Quoll
Not just water - it's ONE
What if you could change the world with a bottle of water?
One donates 100% of profits to fund water projects for the 800 million people worldwide without access to clean water.
To date, they have funded over $18 million of projects globally. That’s 1,000+ projects in Australia and abroad, positively impacting more than 2 million people.
When you drink One, the world drinks too! To see how you can be part of the One story visit Do One Good Thing
Afrikiko
Colourful and fun fair trade home wears and gift wears from ethical suppliers in impoverished communities. Bringing these hand made products to the Australian retail market place provides much needed income for village based families. Excellent Christmas gift idea, can be purchased on line at Horsley Dragonfly or can be bought at Fair@Square on the 6th and 7th of December in Melbourne.
