Back to Eco
Infinit Denim
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Non-governmental organization (NGO)
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Description
Back to Eco we are a non-profit, non-governmental organization. We develop and promote actions in favor of a more circular textile. Our goal is to help increase the textile life cycle, reuse and recycling globally, replicating the balance of the natural world, where nothing becomes waste and everything has value. We help people, companies and institutions on the path towards a more circular textile. We advise, carry out training and practical workshops, design, recycle and make. Volver a Eco generates its own projects in favor of textile circularity and also in order to support third parties and society in general to move towards a positive fashion with the planet.
Company Services: Back To Eco's DNA is nourished and fed by constant co-creation in collaboration with other institutions and organizations with similar values. We innovate and risk every day to advance and collaborate in the creation of more sustainable production models. Our own experience in industrial production and in clothing from textile waste has allowed us to create a circular model. Every day there are more companies and institutions that approach us looking for personalized support for the creation of their circular proposals. We offer a complete circular and ethical production service: We work from the initial phase of ecodesign to the creation of the final product. We have made custom productions for a wide variety of clients (see experiences). We have created a network of collaborators with whom we process your textile waste until it becomes a new product. Our main material is denim, but we work with all kinds of textile fibers. We shred, spin, weave and create a new product from a material that could be considered waste. We can also reuse and process the fabric to turn it into a new product with a circular vision. Our goal is to help companies ensure that their textile products have the minimum environmental impact. In the case of making production with post-consumer denim, we can provide the data on environmental savings linked to reuse. Workshops and conferences: We carry out workshops and conferences on textile circularity with a transformative approach. Our workshops are divided into the 3 circular stages of the jean that would be; repair, reuse and recycling. First of all, we teach how to repair jeans with different techniques. Secondly, we carry out reuse workshops with a clearly creative aspect with the aim of losing the fear of creating with one's own hands. Thirdly, we offer recycling workshops such as the creation of paper from denim fiber. We also hold conferences where we explain our work model and talk about the principles of circular fashion. Finally, since our beginnings, we have held more than 200 workshops and conferences on circularity, sustainable fashion and ecodesign at universities, conferences, etc.
Our workshop is currently made up of Hanane and Lorena who were hired through social and labor insertion programs for people in situations of social vulnerability. On a regular basis, specialists from the DiomCoop Association or interns from training programs at the Fundació Ared and Fundació Formació i Treball also work with us. In our workshop we perform different services: 1. Pattern making 2. Prototyping 3. Making
Núria Nubiola Orriols - (President) Back To Eco Núria Nubiola Orriols - (Founder) Infinite Denim Ivonne Penadillo - (Designer and pattern maker) Back To Eco Ivonne Penadillo - (Wholesale Manager) Infinite Denim Sara Rangel - (Development of the Marketing Strategy en Barcelona Bridge marketing) Back To Eco. Norma Alejandra González Moyo - (Fundraising Manager) Back To Eco
As Back To Eco we have received the following awards: 1. Catalunya Ecodesign Award for Product in Development 2019. Awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat. November 2019. 2. Catalunya Award for the most sustainable Commerce in Barcelona. Delivered by the Barcelona City Council. October 2019. As Infinit Denim we have received the following awards: 1. ADI 2020 Awards organized by the ADI-FAD Industrial Design Association. November 2020. Delivered to the Infinit Denim – Back To Eco set. November 2020. 2. IF DESIGN AWARD 2021 Awards organized by Word Design Guide.
Levi’s, Solidança, Fundació Arrels, Texans pel clima, Reimagine Textile, Superacció, Generalitat de Catalunya, Xunta de Galicia, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Área metropolitana de Barcelona, Banco Santander, S.A., Ajuntament de Gavà, Sant Joan de Déu, Minerva MKT, Wanda Barcelona, Indet, Palo Alto, Xarxa d'Economia Solidària de Catalunya, Fundació Roca Galès, Arrels Fundació, Esforaster, La Madre de Miren, Conecta FICTION, Familias en Ruta, Olivias, COSMETALIA. Cosmetics and More, Tandem Social, VITAE KOMBUCHAUNA , Kombucha la Valiente
SDGS & Targets
Goal 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex
5.2
5.2.1
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3
5.3.1
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.4.1
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.1
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.1
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
5.c.1
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.1
8.1.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
8.2
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.3.1
Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
8.4
Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
8.4.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
8.4.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
8.5
8.5.1
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
8.5.2
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
8.6
8.6.1
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.7.1
Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
8.8
Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.8.1
Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status
8.8.2
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status
8.9
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
8.9.1
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate
8.10
Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
8.10.1
(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults
8.10.2
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider
8.a
8.a.1
Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements
8.b
By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
8.b.1
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
Goal 10
Reduce inequality within and among countries
10.1
By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
10.1.1
Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population
10.2
By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status
10.2.1
Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
10.3
Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard
10.3.1
Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed within the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
10.4
Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
10.4.1
Labour share of GDP
10.4.2
Redistributive impact of fiscal policy
10.5
Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations
10.5.1
Financial Soundness Indicators
10.6
10.6.1
Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations
10.7
Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies
10.7.1
Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of montlhy income earned in country of destination
10.7.2
Number of countries with migration policies that facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people
10.7.3
Number of people who died or disappeared in the process of migration towards an international destination
10.7.4
Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin
10.a
10.a.1
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff
10.b
10.b.1
Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)
10.c
By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent
10.c.1
Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
Texan loop
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
Feedback
Action Network
Timeline
Entity
Region
- Europe
Geographical coverage
Other beneficiaries
Levi’s, Solidança, Fundació Arrels, Texans pel clima, Superacció
More information
Countries
Contact Information
Norma Alejandra González Moyo, President and founder