People Tree Ltd.

People Tree Ltd.
Company typeLimited
IndustryRetail
Founded1991
FoundersSafia Minney, James Minney[1][2][3][4][5]
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
United Kingdom, Japan, European Union
Key people
James Minney (CEO)
ProductsClothing, fashion
Websitepeopletree.eu peopletree.co.jp peopletree.co.uk

People Tree is a Fair Trade apparel company founded in 1991.[6] The Company no longer has a London base after laying off most UK staff in 2023[7] amid financial trouble[8] but maintains an office in Tokyo. People Tree Ltd, the UK business, went into liquidation in September 2023 with debts of £8.5m.[9] People Tree was one of the early proponents of Fair Trade and Ethical Fashion[10] and was the first fashion company to be awarded the World Fair Trade Organisation Fair Trade product label.[11]

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  7. ^ Hu, Zoe (7 September 2023). "People Tree cuts jobs amid restructuring". Drapers. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Peopletree is rated "Poor" with 1.9 / 5 on Trustpilot". Trustpilot. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ Butler, Sarah (27 September 2023). "Ethical fashion brand People Tree puts UK arm into liquidation, owing £8.5m". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. ^ Europe, WFTO (16 November 2015). "Our Members – People Tree". WFTO Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ "WFTO Inside View: People Tree". Common Objective. Retrieved 21 April 2022.