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OUR STORY

2017

Creation of the Sustainable Fashion Lab, driven by the C&A Institute and with strategic and methodological support from Reos Partners; definition of the Convening Alliance (made up of Abit, ABVTEX, OIT and the C&A Institute); formation of the first work team (with 41 Brazilian fashion leaders) and construction of Scenarios for the future of fashion in Brazil by 2035 .

2018

Evolution of the Convening Alliance into a Governance Council, identification of transformative axes, definition of the Theory of Change, and co-creation of 6 initiatives.

2019

DIEESE joins the Governance Board and the Advisory Board is created with the Hermann Hering Foundation. Reos Partners takes over the secretariat of Lab Moda Sustentável. Team renewed and 8 more initiatives co-created. Launch of the first Seed Resource call and support for 3 initiatives prototyped by Lab members.

2020

Publication of the governance instruments. Carrying out the ‘Lab Moda Sustentavel Call 2020’, in partnership with Pipe.Social (resulting in 175 mapped businesses and 3 mentored by major corporations). Partnership with Tre within the CoVida20 program. Co-creation of 10 initiatives, 7 of them supported by the Seed Funding.

2021

Evolution of Lab Moda Sustentavel into Colabora Moda Sustentavel and launching of the Membership Plan.

2022

Development of structural solutions for fashion through the Seed Funding, and initiative monitoring cycles; carrying out of publications, webinars, and the Regenerative and Circular Fashion Workshop; establishment of the “Collaborator Portal” and the Ethics Committee.

2023

Meet-up with Collaborators, focused on textile waste management; creation of the Guidebook to Sustainable Fashion Practices in Brazil; development and advancing of Cross-Sector Working Groups on Equity and Educommunication. Kickoff of a new chapter, rallying the network with independent initiatives and offering a supportive role for sustainability agendas.