Wow! What a Fairtrade Fortnight it’s been — with so much press and media coverage of ethical fashion, Fair Trade fashion, and People Tree.
We’ve been in every national newspaper, and regional ones too — The Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, Sun and Metro amongst others, and across TV channels and the radio with interviews and features including GMTV, Channel 5, BBC Breakfast, Radio Five Live and Radio 4’s Today programme! If you’d like to catch up on some of our press coverage if you missed it, click here.
Other exciting news is that People Tree’s sales at Topshop have been much higher than expected — thanks to all of you lovely people who have gone along and bought something. Please keep doing so!
Last week I was shortlisted for the Women in Ethical Business Awards — the first year of these awards — which have been launched by Triodos Bank and Eve Magazine. I joined a great celebration at the Spitz in Spitalfields Market in London, and met up with many old friends and kindred spirits including Romy Fraser, founder of Neal’s Yard Remedies. The winner was the fabulous Juliet Davenport, founder of Good Energy, which is a service we can all painlessly switch to, whilst reducing CO2 and promoting greener energy. Could this be the perfect Mother’s Day gift? I’ve recently switched from sending cut flowers to fair trade clothes and fruit trees. Here’s to greening our mums!

Candy floss tulle scarf £25 — place your order by midday on Thursday for express UK delivery in time for Mother’s Day