Description/achievement of initiative
To create a network for product development capacities with sustainable materials & products, with international fashion brands, enabling microentrepreneurs to incorporate international value chains.
Implementation methodologies
The ITC Ethical Fashion Inititiave partnership with Instituto-e and Carmina Campus will develop a network for product development capacities with sustainable materials and products, involving international designers and fashion brands, enabling micro-entrepreneurs to be part of the international value chain of fashion and lifestyle products. This partnership will benefit improved livelihoods of thousands of catadores microproducers who are members of ANCAT.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
ASSOCIACÃO NACIONAL DOS CARROCEIROS E CATADORES DE MATERIAIS RECICLÃVEIS - ANCAT (Brazilian movement of garbage collectors of recyclable materials), Brazil.
open to additional partners