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Period Poverty: What Y.O.U can do.

by Jess Rigg
What is Period Poverty, and who does it affect? Period poverty is the lack of access to safe, hygienic menstrual products and the inability to man...
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How We're Working to Fight Period Poverty in Uganda

How We're Working to Fight Period Poverty in Uganda

by Jess Rigg
The Problem: Period Poverty in Uganda Period poverty affects women, girls and people who menstruate all over the world. Access to menstrual produ...
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Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality

by Jess Rigg
As part of our commitment to being a business for good, we're working towards 5 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. This World Environment D...
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Our Tree Planting Initiatives as a Sustainable Business

by Jess Rigg
  Trees play an essential role in counterbalancing carbon emissions. Given that the Fashion industry is responsible for 10% of annual carbon emiss...
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10 Top Tips For Conserving and Saving Water

10 Top Tips For Conserving and Saving Water

by Jess Rigg
  This week is Water Saving Week in the UK, and we're sharing some tips from our favourite sustainable bloggers, activists and brands surrounding ...
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India’s Covid Crisis: Here’s How We Can Help

India’s Covid Crisis: Here’s How We Can Help

by Jess Rigg
  It’s been over a year since the start of the pandemic and Covid-19 continues to have a devastating impact on communities across the world. In th...
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What’s the Importance of Fairtrade?

What’s the Importance of Fairtrade?

by Isabel McLennan
We're celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight (22nd February – 2nd March 2021), two weeks that are all about sharing the stories of the people who produce...
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Introducing our KikoRomeo Collection

Introducing our KikoRomeo Collection

by Isabel McLennan
In case you haven’t already spotted it, we’ve recently launched an exciting collaboration with a Kenyan designer. Our new KikoRomeo collection bri...
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Our Impact in 2020

Our Impact in 2020

by Isabel McLennan
As the year draws to a close, we thought this would be the perfect time to look back at the impact we've had across 2020! At Y.O.U Underwear, we'r...
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What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

by Isabel McLennan
What are the Sustainable Development Goals? The SDGs are a collection of environmental and social priorities areas of focus set out by the United N...
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From Bras to a Bravalanche: Our Weekend with Smalls for All

From Bras to a Bravalanche: Our Weekend with Smalls for All

by Isabel McLennan
Y.O.U Underwear has been on a small adventure. Last weekend we spent 3 days volunteering with the charity Smalls for All. We've never seen so much ...
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What does Fairtrade *actually* Mean?

by Isabel McLennan
Fairtrade Fortnight, held from 24th February – 8th March, was a great opportunity for consumers, businesses and advocates to get together to campai...
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