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Safia Minney joins Po-Zu as Managing Director

London - Safia Minney, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of People Tree, joined the team at sustainable footwear brand Po-Zu as Managing Director this month. In her new role at Po-Zu, Minney is set to work alongside of Sven Segal, founder and CEO of the brand. She brings with her over 25 years of experience working in the fashion...

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(Re)defining sustainability: Closing the loop & Slow Fashion

London - Once seen as a niche part of the fashion industry, being eco-conscious has rapidly become one of the hottest 'topics' of our time. From luxury fashion houses to fast-fashion retailers, and everything in between - more and more fashion companies are responding to mounting consumer interest and 'going green.' However, in spite of all the...

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Q&A with Safia Minney MBE on 'Slave to Fashion'

London - Modern slavery is a subject most fashion businesses tend to shy away from. Although many deny its presences within the fashion industry, the fact remains that modern slavery is very much present in all areas of the industry. But what does modern slavery in fashion really look like? And what can be done to eradicate it once and for all?...

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'Slave to Fashion' to eradicate modern slavery in the fashion industry

Safia Minney MBE, founder of fair trade and sustainable label People Tree is no stranger to both the environmental and the social issues plaguing the global fashion industry. In order to tackle the modern slavery within the fashion industry, she has launched a new campaign on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, entitled 'Slave to Fashion.' The...

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Bip Ling x People Tree

Style blogger and DJ Bip Ling is partnering with ethical fashion brand People Tree on a certified organic cotton T-shirt’s for spring/summer 2015. The collaboration brings Lings signature character Mooch to life on a unisex organic T-shirt featuring I Love Organic Cotton. Proceeds for every T-shirt sale will go to Ling’s partner charity Piyali...