Soul Economy

Enjoy a great night of laughs at the Comedy Store in Sydney and support The Wilderness Society, the community-based environmental protection organisation which began operations in 1976.
The annual “Green Roast” comedy extravaganza will kick off with well-known comedienne Wendy Harmer and will feature national and international comedians. “It’s the night when every tree-hugging, basket-weaving, left-leaning [...]

Soul Economy had the pleasure of speaking to Fair Trade entrepreneur, Sally Oulton, the owner of Go Fair recently. Go Fair provides multicultural and educational children’s toys and resources from communities in South and South-East Asia as well as from our very own indigenous communities here in Australia. And, they recently celebrated their first birthday! [...]

Make sure you get along to see the photography exhibition entitled “Poverty & Dignity” by Juan Mon at Oh Really Gallery in Newtown, Sydney.
In 2007 Juan travelled throughout South America – from Argentina to Panama and through the Andes. On his journey he captured on film people and their dignity; the land and its beauty. [...]

Soul Economy was very pleased to speak to soulful entrepreneur, Jasmine and Daniel from The Aware Network, recently to find out a more about their fabulous range of ethically made and traded boots and shoes. Made from mola textiles on traditional blouses in the Kuna Indian culture, the old molas are unstitched from the [...]

World Fair Trade Day (WFTD) 2009 is tomorrow, 9 May. BIG BANG!! is the theme for this year, which celebrates WFTD’s 60th birthday. It represents beating poverty, beating climate change, beating economic crisis. Join in and “BIG BANG!! something (anything) with spoons, sticks, hands, fingers, friends, family, neighbours, a crowd, an audience, a solution.” Check [...]

Macquarie University (MU) in Sydney and RMIT University in Melbourne have become the Australia’s first Fair Trade Universities.
To acknowledge Macquarie’s Fair Trade standing, they were today presented with their Fair Trade accreditation certificate. As an Alumni and previous Marketing Manager of Macquarie’s Business School, MGSM, I am particularly pleased with this achievement.
To become an [...]

Soul Economy had the pleasure of meeting with soulful entrepreneur Emma, at the launch of Women for Empowerment, Freedom and Textiles (WEFT). I had the opportunity to find out a little more about this wonderful venture that supports refugee women from Burma – KWO (Karen Women’s Organisation) – to create beautifully handloomed scarves, table runners, [...]

Heartweave design and manufacture surf to streetwear for women that is fairtrade and organic. The inspiration behind the company is Henrietta. Soul Economy spoke to this soulful entrepreneur recently about why she started the label and her long-term vision for Heartweave.
1. What inspired you to start Heartweave?
Wanting to make a difference in the way [...]

Soul Economy had the pleasure speaking to soulful entrepreneur, Shannon, founder of The Dharma Door recently. The Dharma Door range of unique and exquisite handcrafted products are made from either sustainable or recycled materials and are Fairtrade, created by artisans in developing communities in Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia and Vietnam. Join us in reading Shannon’s [...]

Founder and designer of Slingfings and Bird Textiles, Rachel is a true inspiration and a great role model for those of you wanting to start a sustainable and ethical business. Regarded as a pioneer of sustainable practices in fashion and interior design, this soulful entrepreneur has challenged the fashion industry and achieved significant success in [...]