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Archive for September, 2007
Safia launches Organic Cotton Declaration in Japan – endorsed by PAN UK (Pesticide Action Network)
Organic cotton symposium in Tokyo last week
People Tree, Avanti and Patagonia are the pioneers for organic cotton here in Japan. All of us have been working in organic cotton for over 12 years and have developed some of the best fabrics and clothes in the international market. This week we celebrated organic fortnight in the UK – so we decided to celebrate in Japan too!
A week in Japan – Peace, tranquillity and how to make a sun tattoo before a big event.
It’s great going back to Japan where People Tree started and being with the team here. This week was extra special because I got to hang out with my favourite organic cotton farmer, Hasmuk Patel from Agrocel in India and my husband James who lives in Tokyo.
Anita Roddick – too young to die
64 is far too young to die. Especially when she would have enjoyed a gleeful old age as the market mainstreams business ethics – the Anita of her books, ranting about slow moving government and dirty multi-national companies, would have been able to do her bit, slow down, and satisfy herself with that lovely warm feeling that “I told you so” brings.
