Harriet Lamb wins prestigious award

Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation is, in my opinion an amazing woman.  And it looks like I’m not the only one to think so – she recently won the Credit Suisse Outstanding Woman in Business Award and Cosmo recently named her as the Ultimate Eco Queen.  Its really fantastic to see someone who has put in so much work to the Fairtrade cause receive recognition for doing so.

Recommended Fairtrade Book

Sometimes when you want to read up on a subject it’s hard to know where to start. 

I’m currently reading (as and when I get time!) ”Fighting the Banana Wars and other Fairtrade Battles” by Harriet Lamb, who is the Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation.  So far, this has left me feeling very optimistic and postive about the changes that can be made if we put the effort in.

As well as talking about her personal experiences, the book also includes a chapter with a ten step guide to Fairtrade and a chapter about the history of Fairtrade.

Although it’s full of facts and figures, it’s done in a very natural way (by this I mean, it all fits together nicely - not as though its been added because it has to be) and I’ve found it very easy to follow.