William Ingram

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Title

William Ingram

Contributor Item Type Metadata

First Name

William

Surname or Business Name

Ingram

Affiliation

Threads of Life, Bali, Indonesia

Birthplace

United Kingdom

Occupation

Entrepreneur

Biographical Text

William Ingram (United Kingdom/Indonesia) is Co-founder of Threads of Life, a fair-trade business based in Bali that has worked with over 1,000 traditional weavers in 50 communities on 12 Indonesian islands since 1997. As Co-director of the Bebali Foundation since 2002, he has led the organisation’s support for sustainable use of natural dyes by these same communities. Through his work he demonstrates how profitable business can have a social mission, how community enterprise can be profitable, and how both can be sensitive to indigenous culture. Born in the United Kingdom, he has lived most of his life in Japan and Indonesia.