We’re very happy to announce that Co-operatives UK and The Radstock Co-operative are the latest businesses to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, the only independent accreditation for responsible taxpayers.
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A huge thank you to all who attended the Fair Tax Mark’s first ever conference #ftm15 on the 12th of June and to our sponsors MidCounties and SSE who helped make it happen. We’re still buoyant from all the positive energy created by bringing so many actors from the Fair Tax movement together, as Ed Mayo, General Secretary of Co-ops UK said, it was a ‘historic day’.
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East of England has become the latest Co-op to be awarded a Fair Tax Mark. Founded over 140 years ago, East of England has grown to become one of the largest, totally independent businesses in the region, with over 200 stores, 5,000 employees and a turnover of £350m a year.
Read MoreThe Future of Fair Tax – new Government, new dawn? Co-sponsored by SSE plc and Midcounties Coop Date: 12th June Place: Amnesty UK, 25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA Time: 10am – 3pm Tickets: See below ‘Tax’ is the corporate responsibility issue of our day. The time has come for responsible tax payers to differentiate themselves from the avoiders and …
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The Fair Tax Mark has entered into a partnership with Co-operatives UK, a network of thousands of co-operative businesses. Since it was created in February 2014, the Fair Tax Mark has received huge support from the co-operative sector with two-thirds of our ‘pioneer’ businesses being co-ops (Midcounties Co-operative and The Phone Co-op). The co-operative economy is worth £37 billion to …
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Mark Constantine of Lush talks fair tax from Fair Tax Mark on Vimeo. Why did you apply for the Fair Tax Mark? Lush Ethics Director Hilary Jones says: “At Lush, we believe that we should pay a fair tax in each of the countries in which we operate. Lush wants our customers to have a safe living environment, to have …
Read MoreMark Constantine of Lush talks fair tax from Fair Tax Mark on Vimeo. Lush, the major high street cosmetics chain, today becomes the latest company (and the first multi-national high-street retailer) to be awarded a Fair Tax Mark. The accreditation of Lush, which has over 900 stores in 49 countries around the world, has involved the business publishing a full …
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There is not long to go before the closing date of our competition to give free Fair Tax advice and support to small businesses wanting to gain the Fair Tax Mark. This is a fantastic opportunity for qualifying businesses to show to their customers that they are proud to pay tax and to contribute to society. We have 25 free …
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Tax was a hot topic in 2014, with some important strides being made towards fair taxation, and some shocking revelations that show we still have a lot of work to do. Here’s the Fair Tax Mark round up of the big tax stories from 2014. Luxembourg revealed to be helping multinationals save millions in tax Let’s get (some of) the …
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The wonderful thing about the internet is that things happen quickly. Yesterday morning we found that the post sent out by 38 Degrees had motivated 1700+ people to like and several hundred to comment on the Fair Tax Mark ‘s accreditation of SSE and our ongoing campaign. The many supportive messages as well as the quality and insight displayed by …
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