Fashion re-, the social initiative cooperative promoted by Caritas and partner of Textor, has been incorporated into academic catalogue of Harvard Business Publishing as a case study on circular economy in textiles. The project, a leader in Spain in the comprehensive management of used clothing, thus adds a new international recognition to its pioneering model of circular economy, social inclusion and decent employment.
The multimedia case, titled “Re-Fashion: A Quest to Re-Store Sustainability and Re-Imagine Fashion”, has been developed by IE Universityity within the framework of the Chair Impact Bridge–IE of Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing. Its inclusion in the Harvard Business Publishing catalog will allow Business school students from around the world will analyze in depth how a social economy organization can transform a traditional value chain such as the textile industry..
The study traces the journey of Moda re-, which leads in Spain in the comprehensive management of the used garment cycle: collection, classification, reuse, recycling, social donation and sale.
With this approach, the cooperative turns waste into a lever for change: it generates employment for people in vulnerable situations and significantly reduces the environmental footprint of the sector.
According to the project data, Moda re- has managed to save more than 400 million cubic meters of water, avoid the emission of thousands of tons of CO₂ and create more than 1.600 jobsHalf of them are occupied by people at risk of social exclusion. Furthermore, Their vocational training program allows 60% of participants to access stable employment, an indicator that confirms the project's ability to activate real processes of inclusion and autonomy.
According to Moda re-, "With this initiative, Cáritas demonstrates that the circular economy can offer solid results in both sustainability and social cohesion.".
Impact Bridge plays a key role in promoting and scaling this model. The Spanish impact investment manager finances Moda re-'s growth through its IB Impact Debt Spain fund, which specializes in supporting companies and projects with social and environmental impact. At the same time, it contributes to knowledge generation and the dissemination of the case within the academic sphere through the chair it shares with IE University.
This alliance between a social organization like Cáritas, an impact investor like Impact Bridge, and an international academic institution like IE University positions Moda re- as a global example of how the textile industry can move towards a more sustainable and inclusive model. For Texfor, the presence of a partner project in Harvard Business Publishing's course catalog reinforces the message that the Spanish textile industry can also be an international leader in social innovation and the circular economy.