Awards
In September 2004 Safia Minney was selected as one of the world’s most “Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs” by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
This was the fourth consecutive year that the SCHWAB FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP selected the world’s foremost social entrepreneurs: practical, results-oriented innovators who set in motion a process whereby the poor become agents of change and self-determination. Social entrepreneurs use business and innovative revenue models to stimulate social inclusion.
In April 2005, Eastern Eye Newspaper presented Safia with the Community Award at the annual Asian Business Awards, in recognition of her work with Asian Producer Communities.
In 2006, Safia was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the Edge Upstart Awards and was shortlisted for the Triodos Bank Social Entrepreneur Award and the CBI’s First Women Awards.
In 2008 Safia Minney’s company, People Tree won the Best Ethical E-tailer award at the Cosmopolitan Online Fashion Awards.
In June 2009 Safia was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours List.
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