Sustainable Fashion Pioneer & Social Entrepreneur; Founder & Former CEO of People Tree; Author of "Slave to Fashion"
Safia Minney Biography
Safia Minney, MBE, is recognized as a leading social entrepreneur and a pioneer in sustainable and ethical fashion. Minney is the founder of Global Village, established as a non-governmental trading organization in Japan, which began by publishing a free leaflet offering consumers information on environmental and organic products and later expanded to selling fair trade goods. She is also the founder and former global CEO of People Tree, a sustainable and fair trade fashion label, a role she held for 24 years.
Minney launched People Tree in London to promote fair trade fashion in Europe. Under her leadership, People Tree developed the first fair trade and organic cotton supply chain in the developing world and became the first company to receive Soil Association certification for a fully organic product, from field to manufacture. The company also became the first to be awarded the World Fair Trade Organisation Fair Trade product label, achieving significant international sales turnover. During her tenure, Minney collaborated with designers, celebrities, and influencers, including Emma Watson, Dame Zandra Rhodes, and Bora Aksu. She led the first fair trade designer collaboration with Vogue magazine and initiated World Fair Trade Day. Minney is a founder member of the Ethical Fashion Forum, Fashion Revolution, and Strawberry Earth Academy, promoting eco design and sustainable business practices.
Minney is the author of nine books, including "Slave to Fashion," which campaigns against modern-day slavery in the fashion industry, "Slow Fashion: Aesthetics Meets Ethics," "Naked Fashion: The New Sustainable Fashion Revolution," and "Regenerative Fashion." Her work has been featured in the documentary film "The True Cost," and she has contributed to other documentaries and short films. Through her writing and on-screen presence, Minney has raised global awareness of the human and environmental impacts of fast fashion, establishing her as a prominent voice in sustainability and ethical supply chains.
Minney's contributions to the fair trade movement and sustainable fashion have been recognized with honors such as Outstanding Social Entrepreneur by the World Economic Forum's Schwab Foundation, an MBE for her work in fair trade and the fashion industry, and Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the Edge Upstart Awards in Britain. After her tenure at People Tree, Minney launched Fashion Declares, an industry-wide movement advocating for a just transition and regenerative fashion futures. She continues to coach senior leaders in sustainability and consults on sustainable business, ethical supply chains, and marketing for clients in fashion, beauty, and construction. Minney's extensive experience in building ethical supply chains positions her as an authoritative voice in sustainable business and ethical fashion.
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Safia Minney Speaking Topics
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & TRANSPARENCY:
Partnering, innovating and capacity building with suppliers to create social impact and environmental best practice. How to communicate to your customers and stakeholders to build sales and brand loyalty and set the agenda in your sector.
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CREATING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS:
Building an operational design and buying plan to incorporate social and environmental best practice into conventional business models, products, services and marketing communications. What are the key environmental issues and how to avoid them.
Safia Minney Videos
Regenerative Fashion Book
Safia Minney is a pioneer of Sustainable Fashion as Founder of People Tree & Fashion Declares. Regenerative Fashion is part guide, part manifesto,...
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Safia Minney is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT & TRANSPARENCY:, CREATING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS:, ETHICAL, FAIR TRADE & MODERN SLAVERY FREE SUPPLY CHAIN:, SOCIAL MARKETING, MEDIA AND BRAND BUILDING:, WOMEN IN BUSINESS: and SLOW FASHION. AESTHETICS MEETS ETHICS:. The estimated speaking fee range to book Safia Minney for your event is available upon request. Safia Minney generally travels from UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Chieh Huang, Andrew Steer and Marty Metro. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Safia Minney for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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