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Living Below the Line: Day 2

In support of World Hunger Day, our merchandising manager Jo has been taking on the ‘Living Below the Line’ challenge in which the total value of all food and drink she consumes for a day must be below...

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Living Below the Line: Day 3

In support of World Hunger Day, our merchandising manager Jo has been taking on the ‘Living Below the Line’ challenge in which the total value of all food and drink she consumes for a day must be below...

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Living Below the Line: Day 4

In support of World Hunger Day, our merchandising manager Jo has been taking on the ‘Living Below the Line’ challenge in which the total value of all food and drink she consumes for a day must be below...

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Living Below the Line: Day 5 – The Last Day

In support of World Hunger Day, our merchandising manager Jo has been taking on the ‘Living Below the Line’ challenge in which the total value of all food and drink she consumes for a day must be below...

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The True Cost interview

 The True Cost saw its international release on Friday the 29th of May. The film which takes a scrutinising look at the current state of the fashion industry spends a great deal reflecting on People...

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World Day Against Child Labour

The World Day Against Child Labour is about the employment and subsequent abuse of society’s most vulnerable members, Children. Since 2002, WDACL has targeted key elements that perpetuate the issue of...

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Source Summit 2015 – How can technology shape a sustainable fashion industry?

On Wednesday June 10th, People Tree attended the annual Source Summit conference in the Amnesty International building in London. Hosted by the Ethical Fashion Forum, the event brings together hundreds...

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Womad Festival 2015

Womad (or the World of Music, Arts and Dance) is a festival celebrating the cultural importance and diversity of world music and performance art. Created in 1980 by founder Peter Gabriel alongside an...

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The Power of Forgiveness: A Nelson Mandela Moment

To mark Nelson Mandela International Day 2015, our Senior Head of Digital Marketing and E-Commerce, Mkwama Ndeti, shares with us the significance of Mandela in her life and what she learnt from this...

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Solidarity with Nepal: a charity night of entertainment, good food and good...

This evening is a great example of how an impromptu conversation at a local café (Joe’s Kid) can turn into an epic fundraising event. People Tree were touched at how enthusiastic our local community...

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Rebecca Pearson’s Summer Picks

Phew! This year is whizzing by at the speed of light – I can’t believe it’s already time to make my picks as ambassador already! It’s really tough, and I take my time, because I know that People Tree...

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Safia’s Womad Festival Blog!

  As we near the end of summer, the festival season starts to draw to end (sigh), it’s nice moment to reflect on the festivals that incorporate green thinking and awareness raising into the fun. I...

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True Cost Screening at Hackney Picturehouse

People Tree partnered with Fairtrade Hackney to organize a sold out screening of The True Cost at Hackney Picturehouse last week. The True Cost is a ground breaking documentary featuring a detailed...

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10 Years of Organic Farming

Parbat Suja Padhariya is an organic cotton farmer with Agrocel. He’s been farming organically for around ten years. Parbat owns a 7 acre farm and earns around £1,500 – £2000 per year. Safia visited...

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Behind the Scenes on the People Tree SS16 Shoot

We hope you’ve noticed the beautiful new shots of our SS16 Urban Craft Collection which hit the website recently. If not, you can check out the collection here. But we wanted to share a sneak peek...

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The True Cost interview

 The True Cost saw its international release on Friday the 29th of May. The film which takes a scrutinising look at the current state of the fashion industry spends a great deal reflecting on People...

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Behind the Scenes on the People Tree SS16 Shoot

We hope you like the beautiful new shots of our SS16 Urban Craft Collection which hit the website this season. You can check out the collection here. But we wanted to share a sneak peek behind the...

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Celebrating Africa Day

Africa day, the annual celebration on the 25th of May, commemorates the formation of the African Union (AU), formerly known as the Organisation of African Unity (PAU) in 1963. It is observed as a...

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Free health camp at KTS

Last week we were delighted to hear from our producer partners, Kumbeshwar Technical School (KTS) in Nepal about the free health camp they held on the 28th May, 2016 in honour of World Fair Trade Day....

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Why does People Tree have a sale?

Why do we have a sale? At the end of each season and for special events, People Tree has a sale. It is important to us, as an ethical fashion business, to find ways that both encourage a slower, more...

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