Ittara: Redefining Luxury Through Craft, Circularity, and Women’s Empowerment

Ittara (

Private sector

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Description

Ittara is a women-led luxury accessories brand based in India. We create sculptural, functional, cruelty-free pieces that merge next-generation biomaterials with traditional craft techniques to appeal to the global women. Our objectives are:

1. Empower artisans and revive heritage crafts (SDG 8, 11): Reinterpret Indian craft traditions such as Bidriware and Meenakari in innovative ways for a global, cosmopolitan audience.

2. Female empowerment and financial independence (SDG 5, 8): Generate dignified employment and training opportunities for women artisans, with the goal of building a women-run sustainable studio.

3. Make sustainability mainstream (SDG 12): Reach beyond the niche conscious consumer to the wider luxury market, proving that sustainability can coexist with beauty, function, and desire. Customers should choose Ittara because they love the product - sustainability and cruelty-free values are a meaningful bonus, not a compromise.

4. Produce sustainable, cruelty-free, and circular products (SDG 12, 13): Use materials and processes that minimize waste, avoid animal-derived materials, and extend product life.

5. Reduce waste and make sustainable luxury accessible (SDG 12): Through mindful design and small-batch production, ensure our practices remain responsible and transparent.

6. Drive product innovation (SDG 9, 12): Most women’s products focus heavily on aesthetics and overlook function. Ittara aims to design innovative, comfortable, and thoughtfully constructed products that integrate both.

Through inclusive production and circular design, we aim to shift the fashion ecosystem toward longevity, craft preservation, and women’s economic independence. This is also the right time for sustainable brands - the world is ready for a change. Customers are asking for sustainability and are becoming increasingly conscious about what they buy. This is the time for brands like Ittara to break into the market, and finding the right channels and partnerships will make the commitment of brands like Ittara even stronger.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

1. Empower artisans and revive heritage crafts (SDG 8, 11): We collaborate directly with artisan groups skilled in crafts such as Bidriware and Meenakari, adapting their traditional methods into contemporary luxury design.

2. Female empowerment and financial independence (SDG 5, 8): We prioritize working with women-led collaborators across design, communication, and production. Our long-term goal is to establish a women-led sustainable studio in Kolkata, providing training, fair wages, and dignified employment for women artisans.

3. Make sustainability mainstream (SDG 12): We believe that for fashion to make an impact, it must design relevant and responsible products for a wider market - not only for the eco-conscious consumer. We create products that attract anyone seeking beautifully made, lasting pieces. Sustainability is embedded quietly into design, material, and packaging choices rather than positioned as a compromise or trend.

4. Produce sustainable, cruelty-free, and circular products (SDG 12, 13): We partner with next-generation material innovators such as Uncaged Innovations (ELEVATE) and Banofi Leather to develop plant-based, cruelty-free biomaterials. All designs are created for durability, longevity, and repairability. We continue to work closely with these material partners to understand the end-of-life cycle of both their materials and our final products. The materials we choose have provided transparent testing results to confirm that they are genuinely durable and sustainable - not greenwashed.

5. Reduce waste and make sustainable luxury accessible (SDG 12): We use small-batch, made-to-order production and optimize cutting patterns to reduce waste. Packaging materials are recycled or compostable. Products are designed and manufactured for long-term use, for example through features like replaceable straps.

6. Drive product innovation (SDG 9, 12): We combine aesthetic precision with comfort and function - each design undergoes prototyping and wear testing to ensure usability, lightness, and durability while maintaining sculptural form.

7. Maintain transparent and ethical production systems (SDG 8, 12): We choose partners and suppliers carefully and flag any practices that don’t align with our impact roadmap. We request certifications from our suppliers where available, and for those without measurable frameworks, we guide them to share information on their working conditions to align with the goals we’ve set for ourselves. We are also developing systems to track internal progress through roadmaps covering social, environmental, and material goals.

8. Align with global standards and SDGs: We are developing a framework to measure our impact and exploring partnerships with recognized sustainability assessment organizations. Our goals align primarily with SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

1. Artisan Skill Development and Craft Preservation At Ittara, capacity-building begins with our artisans and collaborators. We work closely with craft clusters to introduce new sustainable materials and modern design techniques while preserving traditional methods such as Bidriware and Meenakari. In the Bidri logos introduced in our debut cork collection, we worked with artisans to create completely new applications of this craft. Bidri is traditionally used in ornamental objects. Applying it to modern accessories infuses new energy into the craft, connects it to contemporary design, and makes it relevant to a modern audience. This exchange of ideas and skills helps artisans adapt heritage crafts for contemporary markets without losing their authenticity.

2. Women-Led Studio and Training Ecosystem As part of our long-term roadmap, we aim to establish a women-led sustainable studio in Kolkata that will serve as both a production and training space for women artisans. The studio will provide hands-on training in sustainable material handling, quality control, and modern design practices, helping women gain financial independence and leadership roles in the fashion ecosystem. It will also strengthen the local sustainable manufacturing ecosystem by providing a one-stop studio for handbags with a vetted supply chain and responsible raw materials.

3. Material Innovation and Technology Transfer Through collaborations with next-generation material innovators such as Uncaged Innovations (ELEVATE) and Banofi Leather, we facilitate knowledge transfer between material technology developers and artisans. a. Training artisans to work with innovative materials: We train artisans to work confidently with new plant-based biomaterials, helping them evolve their craft and adapt to new sustainability standards. b. Supporting material innovators to scale sustainably: Innovating next-generation materials is expensive and difficult to scale for large industrial applications. Slow fashion brands like Ittara, built on small-batch and ethical production, serve as ideal partners to help material innovators scale sustainably while maintaining integrity and transparency.

4. Learning Through Partnerships and Ecosystem Support We also build internal capacity by engaging with organizations such as the Women Founders Incubator at NSRCEL, which provides mentorship, access to business tools, and exposure to new technologies. These partnerships strengthen our understanding of sustainability frameworks and responsible business models, helping us apply global best practices locally.

5. Future Plans for Training and Knowledge Sharing Over time, we plan to formalize our learnings into structured training modules, documentation, and digital resources. These will support artisans, small manufacturers, and women entrepreneurs in scaling their skills in sustainable production, design innovation, and ethical business practices.

Coordination mechanisms

Ittara is currently in its early foundational stages. Since conception, the brand, products, material sourcing, artisan engagement, and processes have been instinctively guided by principles of sustainability, circularity, responsible production and consumption, and the empowerment of artisans and women. This is the core foundation - without it, there is no Ittara. To formalize our approach and ensure alignment with globally accepted standards, we are in the process of exploring partnerships with official organizations and external governance or impact measurement bodies.

As a solo founder and bootstrapped brand, we currently operate with limited resources, but our intention is clear - to build systems that are transparent, ethical, and measurable. We have developed an internal roadmap to strengthen our social and environmental accountability, with the goal of eventually adopting recognized frameworks for sustainability compliance and impact assessment. We maintain close coordination with our artisan groups, material innovators, and design collaborators to ensure transparency, fair wages, and responsible practices throughout the process.

Our boutique manufacturing studio in Kolkata enables small-batch, quality-controlled production. With the goal of building a women-led Kolkata workshop, we plan to create an end-to-end, women artisan-led sustainable production studio that provides training, fair wages, good working conditions, and financial empowerment. At the leadership level, the founder oversees brand direction and sustainability goals, supported by external advisors and women-led collaborators across design, communication, and strategy. We plan to initiate formal quarterly reviews to align creative, ethical, and operational objectives, ensuring the initiative remains true to its vision of building a modern, women-led, sustainable luxury brand.

Evaluation

We measure impact through both social and environmental indicators that reflect Ittara’s core goals of sustainability, craftsmanship, and women’s empowerment.

1. Social Impact: Currently, Ittara works with 2 Bidriware artisans and 2 Meenakari artisans, the latter engaged in prototype development. As we expand, we plan to employ 10–15 artisans in our women-led sustainable studio in Kolkata and continue to give work to the Bidri and Meenakari artisans. Our goal is to ensure fair wages, skill development, and long-term engagement for all artisans, with a growing focus on women-led participation.

2. Environmental Impact: We evaluate our environmental performance based on the volume and proportion of sustainable materials used. This includes next-generation biomaterials from Uncaged Innovations (ELEVATE) and Banofi Leather, along with natural materials such as cork. The more we purchase from responsible suppliers, the more we contribute to strengthening the global sustainable materials ecosystem. We also track packaging sustainability (recycled or compostable), small-batch production efficiency, and material waste reduction through design optimization.

3. Economic and Ecosystem Impact: We monitor the number of products sold and the scale of materials purchased annually to assess both growth and ecosystem impact. Each new sustainable supplier we onboard represents a step toward strengthening the sustainable supply chain. As a bootstrapped brand, our reinvestment in sustainable sourcing and artisan collaboration is an ongoing metric of our commitment to circular and responsible growth.

Over time, we plan to formalize this evaluation process through an internal impact dashboard that tracks artisan engagement, material sourcing, and environmental metrics in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals — particularly SDG 5, 8, 9, 12, and 13.

Partners

Uncaged Innovations (ELEVATE material collaboration – advancing sustainable biomaterials in luxury design)

Banofi Leather (prototype collaboration – exploring circular and plant-based materials for accessories)

Bidriware artisan groups in India (craft preservation and inclusive production)

Small Scale boutique manufacturing partner in Kolkata Women Founders Incubator, NSRCEL (capacity-building and ecosystem support for women-led enterprises)

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

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

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

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

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

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

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

Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries

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

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

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

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

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

Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

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 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

9.1.1

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

9.1.2

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

9.2

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

9.2.1

Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

9.2.2

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

9.3

Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets

9.3.1

Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added, based on (a) international classification and (b) national classifications

9.3.2

Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

9.4

By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

9.4.1

CO₂emission per unit of value added

9.5

Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending

9.5.1

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

9.5.2

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.a

Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States

9.a.1

Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

9.b

Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities

9.b.1

Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

9.c

Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

9.c.1

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

11.1

By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

11.1.1

Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

11.2

By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

11.2.1

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.3

By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries

11.3.1

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

11.3.2

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

11.4

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

11.4.1

Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

11.5

By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

11.5.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

11.5.2

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

11.5.3

(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

11.6

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

11.6.1

Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

11.6.2

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

11.7

By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities

11.7.1

Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.7.2

Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

11.a

Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

11.a.1

Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

11.b

By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

11.b.1

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

11.b.2

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

11.c

Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

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

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

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

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports

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

Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

13.1.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

13.1.2

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

13.1.3

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

13.2.1

Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

13.2.2

Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

13.3

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

13.3.1

13.a

Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

13.a.1

Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025

13.b

Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities

13.b.1

Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

16.1

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

16.1.1

Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age

16.1.2

Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause

16.1.3

Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.1.4

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

16.2

End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

16.2.1

Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

16.2.2

Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation

16.2.3

Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

16.3

Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.3.1

Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

16.3.2

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

16.3.3

Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

16.4

By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

16.4.1

Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)

16.4.2

Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

16.5

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

16.5.1

Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

16.5.2

Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

16.6

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

16.6.1

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)

16.6.2

Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

16.7.1

Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

16.7.2

Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

16.8

Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

16.8.1

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

16.9

By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

16.9.1

Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

16.10

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

16.10.1

Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months

16.10.2

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

16.a

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

16.a.1

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

16.b

Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

16.b.1

Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

17.1

Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection

17.1.1

Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source

17.1.2

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

17.2

Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries

17.2.1

Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

17.3

Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

17.3.1

Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources

17.3.2

Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

17.4

Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress

17.4.1

Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income

17.5

Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

17.5.1

Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries

17.6

Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

17.6.1

Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

17.7

Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed

17.7.1

Total amount of funding for developing and developed countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

17.8

Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

17.8.1

Proportion of individuals using the Internet

17.9

Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation

17.9.1

Dollar value of official development assistance committed to developing countries

17.10

Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

17.10.1

Worldwide weighted tariff-average

17.11

Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

17.11.1

Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

17.12

Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access

17.12.1

Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

17.13

Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence

17.13.1

Macroeconomic Dashboard

17.14

Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

17.14.1

Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

17.15

Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development

17.15.1

Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

17.16

Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

17.16.1

Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

17.17

Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

17.17.1

Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure

17.18

By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

17.18.1

Statistical capacity indicators

17.18.2

Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

17.18.3

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

17.19

By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

17.19.1

Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries

17.19.2

Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

SDG 14 targets covered

Name	Description

Deliverables & Timeline

31 July, 2026

Sustainable Capsule Collections (Cork, ELEVATE, Banofi) Cork Collection is live; ELEVATE Capsule in development with Uncaged Innovations; Banofi prototyping underway. These capsules advance cruelty-free, plant-based materials in luxury design (SDG 12, 13)

31 December, 2026

Capacity-Building Roadmap for Women Artisans Creating a framework to train and employ women artisans with fair wages and ethical conditions. Long-term goal: a women-led sustainable studio in Kolkata. (SDG 5, 8)

31 December, 2026

Integration of Heritage Craft Techniques in Sustainable Design Collaborating with Bidriware and Meenakari artisans. The Cork Bidri Collection is live; Meenakari prototypes in progress. Future work depends on revenue and market response. (SDG 8, 11)

31 October, 2027

Circular and Transparent Production System Building an internal sustainability roadmap and tracking system. Seeking mentors and partners to strengthen impact measurement and global alignment. (SDG 9, 12)

Resources mobilized

Staff / Technical expertise

Founder-led team, women collaborators, artisans, material innovators, free-lance and part-time collaborators

In-kind contribution

Design, training, artisan collaboration, materials development

Other, please specify

Ecosystem and advisory support through Uncaged, NSRCEL, craft clusters

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Timeline

30 September 2020 (start date)

31 December 2030 (date of completion)

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SDGs

5 8 9 11 12 13 16 17

Region

Europe
Asia and Pacific
North America
Global

Geographical coverage

Panchkula, Haryana, India

Other beneficiaries

1. Artisans and Craft Communities: Artisans working in traditional crafts such as Bidriware and Meenakari directly benefit through ongoing collaborations, skill development, and access to new markets. They gain creative exposure, better income opportunities, and training to work with next-generation materials, helping preserve and modernize their crafts.

2. Women Artisans, Small-Batch Manufacturing, and Entrepreneurs: Women are the primary beneficiaries through the establishment of Ittara’s women-led sustainable studio in Kolkata, which will provide dignified employment, training, and financial independence. Women-led collaborators across design, communication, and production also benefit through opportunities for leadership and creative ownership. Our boutique manufacturing partner in Kolkata, which currently handles small-batch production of handmade bags, also benefits through steady revenue and sustained employment for its artisans. Supporting such small-scale, handmade production encourages craft-based work and strengthens the local artisan ecosystem.

3. Material Innovators and Sustainable Suppliers: Innovative material producers such as Uncaged Innovations (ELEVATE) and Banofi Leather benefit from partnerships that help them test, validate, and scale their materials sustainably through small-batch luxury applications.

4. Local Manufacturing Ecosystem: The planned Kolkata studio will strengthen the local small-scale manufacturing ecosystem by creating a vetted, transparent, and sustainable supply chain that supports artisans, craftsmen, and ethical suppliers.

5. Consumers: End consumers benefit from access to cruelty-free, long-lasting, and responsibly designed products that combine modern design with craft heritage - encouraging conscious consumption without compromise on quality or beauty.

6. Environment and Global Sustainability Movement: Every sustainable purchase and ethical material sourcing choice made through Ittara contributes to reducing waste, supporting responsible production, and strengthening the larger sustainable fashion ecosystem in alignment with SDG 5, 8, 9, 12, and 13.

More information

www.ittarabags.com

Countries

Global

India

Portugal

United States of America

Contact Information

Neha Garg, Founder

contact@ittarabags.com