Our Blog: Sustainable Stories

Are we doing enough to lessen climate change?

We’re halfway through COP 27 – the UN Climate Change Conference which is underway in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt and the world is watching! As it enters the final week, (6th – 18th November) this blog i...

Ask Me Anything!

We're committed to growing our Positive Pants Club and a great way to do this is with transparency and trust - so we invited our customers to quiz our Founder & CEO Sarah with your burning ques...

The Best Things Come in Threes

There is a saying "Good Things Come in Threes" and that certainly rings true for Y.O.U Underwear! This week (18th October 2022) sitting proudly on top of our shop counter are these three wonderful ...

Why Hygiene Week and Period Poverty Matters

Struggling to pay for pads, tampons or other period products each month is shockingly a stark reality for many. And so National Hygiene Week (October 3-9th) was a big red flag reminder for Y.O.U to...

Underwear, Fast Fashion and our Mental Health

Monday 10th October marks World Mental Health Day - and this blog is all about shining a light on the relationship between fashion and our mental health and what makes us happy. How can shopping fo...

Our Light Pink Mission

A heads up that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month – a cause very close to our hearts. In the run up to that, we want to talk about why breast cancer awareness is so important, the work we do...

What is Circular Fashion?

Today we want to talk about circular fashion, and what we're doing to ensure our underwear don't end up in landfill, and can be turned into something useful! What is Circularity in Fashion? Circul...

What is Zero Waste fashion?

An estimated 350,000 tonnes of clothing go into landfill in the UK every year! Circular and Zero Waste fashion is all about finding ways to keep these materials in the useful cycle for as long as p...

International Day of Indigenous People - Supporting Maasai Girls

Tomorrow, August 9th 2022, is the UN's International Day of Indigenous People. Our Mara collection is inspired by, celebrates and gives back to an Indigenous community in Kenya, called the Maasai. ...

We're One of The Best for the World™ B Corps of 2022!

We are beyond happy to share that we’ve been recognised as one of the Best for the World™ B Corps of 2022! To be Best For The World, B Corps must have scores in the top 5% of one or more of the f...

Positive Pants: we’ve donated over 23,000 pairs of underwear!

At the beginning of Y.O.U Underwear's Journey, we set ourselves the ambitious goal of donating 23,000 pairs of underwear by 2023. We’re so proud to say that, 6 months ahead of schedule, we have exc...

6 reasons to support small businesses

As a small social enterprise, we’re forever grateful to our customers for helping us change the world one pair of pants at a time. We also know how important it is to support our fellow small busin...

What’s the difference between Net Zero and carbon neutral?

At Y.O.U Underwear, we have pledged to become Net Zero by 2030, though we aim to reach this goal much sooner! While we're only at the beginning of our Net Zero journey, we've found that there's lot...

Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land

As part of our commitment to being a business for good, we're working towards 10 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Today, we’re diving into Goal 15: Life on Land. What are the Sustainable...

Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

As part of our commitment to being a business for good, we're working towards 10 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Today, we’re diving into Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities.  What are the Su...

A Guide to Digital Sustainability

What has digital got to do with sustainability? A lot actually! Every email we send, every website we load and every post we like emits a small amount of carbon dioxide. Currently, the internet is ...

What is Fashion Supply Chain Transparency?

The 9th annual Fashion Revolution Week is in full swing and this year’s theme is MONEY FASHION POWER. From 18th to 24th April 2022, activists, citizens and brands around the world will come togethe...

What is Regenerative Business?

At Y.O.U Underwear, giving back is at the heart of what we do. Every Y.O.U purchase supports women and children facing period poverty, provides fair wages for our garment makers, and is sourced fro...

Victoria's (Dirty) Secret: Pay Your Garment Workers!

Have you ever paid for a Victoria’s Secret bra? Well Victoria’s Secret hasn’t paid for theirs!   For over 15 years, workers at The Brilliant Alliance Thai Global (Now Clover Ltd) sewed lingerie fo...

10 UK B Corps We Love

B Corp Month might be coming to an end, but that won't stop us shouting about the amazing brands in this space! This March and beyond, we want to share the love with our fellow B Corps who are maki...