Jann Bungcaras Eco-sustainable and Circular Anti-Fashion Movement
Jann Bungcaras Fashion House
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Description
Jann Bungcaras is an eco-sustainable genderless, seasonless, circular anti-fashion designer brand that only uses textile waste and other discarded and damaged materials for our designs and products that are often inspired by narrations of fiction and history in order to create an emotional connection between us, the designer, and our wearers as an initiative to combat the local textile-waste pollution caused by the fashion industry through the practice of circularity under the waste-to-runway initiative and as a catalyst to relay the designer’s societal, environmental and political messages and advocacies. The goal with this initiative is not just to lessen the 267,111 tons of textile-waste being thrown annually in the country; but to change consumer mindsets when it comes to waste and pieces upcycled from them by creating runway and custom pieces out of these materials making them rethink the potential of what was once discarded.
To understand the implementation of Jann Bungcaras’s Waste-to-Runway Circular Fashion Initiative, we must divide the process into six: Materiality, Sourcing and Collection, Production, Presentation, Distribution and Responsible Business Practices; and acknowledge that 90% of a garment’s environmental impact is locked in Design, so all of these procedures are governed with the intention of Designing for Low-impact (making sure that materials and production processes do not harm the environment unlike chemical dyeing or causing carbon emissions by acquiring brand-new polyester and virgin materials,) Longevity (ensuring that the garment’s quality is made to last and there is an emotional connection present for the garment to not be disposable after use,) Recyclability (adding removable and versatile aspects of the garment for restyling and rewearing) and Circularity (having our responsibility not end after purchase and be then available for repairs and resizing and also accepting clothing donations to be upcycled.
Materiality: Jann Bungcaras’s main promise is to only use textile waste and other discarded and damaged materials as main ingredients in our designs and products; by doing so, we are taking away the negative impact these thrown materials caused to their surrounding environment and eco-system and avoided brand new carbon and energy emissions and water usage that would be spent if using virgin materials. Through this materiality, Jann Bungcaras’s designs and garments are already causing a positive impact towards the environment.
Sourcing and Collection: Within our city, there are three textile-waste facilities that are only of-walking distance from our village and we personally visit these locations and partnered with their caretakers to allow us to retrieve and rescue sacks of textile waste when needed. These places store industry waste discarded by garment and furniture factories around and outside the country. There was one time we rescued printed organdy labeled for Maison Valentino; and printed chiffon intended for Versace. Other than these facilities, we also partner with institutions such as universities and other events to hold a donation drive and clothing swap activities that encourage visitors to bring clothes they will not wear anymore and would either donate in exchange for stackable discounts or swap with another on display. In addition, we also accept direct clothing donations from our consumers to have them involve in our circular practices.
Production: Since we design for low impact, our production should reflect this by avoiding harmful procedures such as chemical dyeing, bleaching and encourages processes that do not use much energy such as non-electrical mechanical machine sewing; hand-sewing, handknitting, crochet, handwashing, blanching and air-drying. We even reuse our laundry water to flush the toilets and mop the floors.
Presentation: To limit our carbon and energy footprint further we decided to not display our products in a physical shop or studio; and opted to only showcase them in our website, partnered platforms and social media. In some instances, we showcase our new and old collections together with other kindred designers to maximize efficiency of the opportunity and events like the HKTDC Redress Alumni Showcase in Hongkong and Threadcycle in Cebu in which both events were promoting the eco-sustainable advocacy in fashion.
Distribution: Our packaging is made up of 100% unlaminated and compostable carboard boxes that are reused until they can no longer do their purpose. We were able to reuse a box up to five times until they weren’t returned to us by a client from Manila. The team also uses public collective transportation to lessen carbon emissions compared to when traveling alone in private cars; therefore, all deliveries within nearby cities are done doing so. For international and inter-island deliveries we opt for eco-options provided by couriers such as DHL, UPS and LBC.
Responsible Business Practices: Our responsibility towards our products does not end after one is purchased and paid for, we will be available for cleaning, mending and restyling for them as long as it will extend their lifespan and away from being thrown out. We also accept our products and other clothes as donations when needed in exchange for stackable discounts to be used in purchasing new customs, rents, products and other services. Since we wanted a shift inside the fashion industry towards circularity, we often discourage our clients from buying new clothes even from us as seen in our TV interview for we believe that no eco-sustainable product is more sustainable than the ones they already own, so to stay afloat we branch out to new ways of acquiring income for the brand through the resale of donated garments in apps like Carousell, allowing rent for our pieces and offering first-user options and stackable discounts achieved by doing eco-conscious actions and donating old clothes for some clients who cannot afford our retail prices.
The ultimate goal is to cause a seismic shift within the fashion industry towards circularity and in order to do this, Jann Bungcaras needs to change consumer mindsets when it comes to fashion as each person encountered is a possible seedling planted. We do this effectively through the academe, in all our media interviews and even as simple as doing what we are preaching. Through the academe; we discussed about Circular Fashion Business Models to business majors from San Beda University, we enumerated and discussed Sustainable Fashion Business Models to fashion students from Saint Benilde, held a Sustainable Fashion Panel to Product Design Students at the University of the Philippines - Cebu and even became one of the panelist for their thesis defense; we agreed to thesis research interviews from graduating students of the University of the Philippines Diliman, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP,) University of San Carlos, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Central Saint Martins, University of Saint Andrews in Scotland and others to help them understand design and business in a circular and environmental perspective; and trained and exposed interns from the University of Santo Tomas, UP Cebu, iAcademy and Mapua University to the world of Circular Fashion. Through the broadcast and print media we made sure to be clear about the problems caused by the linear fashion model and what needs to be done to address them. In a GMA News TV interview, we even told viewers to not buy anything new as gifts, even from our brand, for there is no eco-sustainable item that is more sustainable than the clothes they already have and that it was more meaningful for them to realize growth by seeing themselves in clothes with memory. For our team of sewers, knitters and crochet-artists and embellishers; we share our knowledge in practicing eco-sustainable and circular actions by showing them how we do things and the results of this opportunity costs and substitutions rather than just sharing from word-of-mouth and case studies. By using mechanical sewing machines rather than their electric counterparts; our sewers get to exercise, eliminate possibilities of electrocution and can save on electricity since we allowed them to work at the comfort of their own homes since the pandemic. They also store all cut-and-sew waste for other projects. Aside from practicing these actions for the brand, their replication of our water saving techniques by storing bath and laundry water which later be used to flush toilets and pre-wash floors, saved a lot from their water bills as well. We do not consider all these as knowledge-transfer but as mere reminder that as humans we should be the protector of nature and the environment for we are part of it. Clips, recordings, interviews and pdf of our discussions about circularity in fashion and our eco-sustainable practices are stored and saved by the institutions and the organizations we partnered with and some are on our website to be readily accessed; and we have also immersed our collaborators, interns and partners to our circular process from sourcing, production, showcase and delivery.
Jann Bungcaras’s no-nonsense approach towards eco-sustainability and circularity means that our brand’s mechanism is closely governed and monitored by the brand owner and designer himself, Jann Christian Bungcaras, aka me. Since we cannot also remove our environmental advocacy and actions from the brand as well.
Sourcing: Some Filipino sewers have been practicing circularity even without knowing it as means of supporting their families through selling sewn potholders and dishrags made from cut-and-sew waste that they buy from textile-waste facilities by kilogram or sacks. This is the main reason why these facilities exist in the country for it has been decades of practice for garments and furniture factories to just dump their leftovers and damaged goods to these locations. However not all of the materials are usable for this purpose and though the practice of circularity is achieved; the end-products created in forms of dishrags and potholders are still disposable and could possibly pollute surroundings after several uses when cleaning them will become tedious. So, this is where we come in, to rescue textile waste in larger quantities in order to turn them into wearable runway and formal wear pieces.
Textile Donation Collection: We have a network of designer friends and manufacturers who donate their end-of-rolls and cut-and-sew waste to us; and we also accept clothing donations from clients in exchange of stackable discounts for their next purchase. In order to collect more donations, we partnered with universities and businesses such as PUP’s Patse Creatives who arranged a donation drive and clothing swap in their campus in 2023 where contributors get to trade unworn clothes with others and get to receive upcycled accessories that were made by the creatives themselves in exchange for their donations, and Greenpeace Philippines’s Look Like Lance who had a Jann Bungcaras donation drive in 2024 during their pop-up.
The Network: Every quarter The Redress Design Awards Network checks on all their alumni that are available for a meeting to hear our updates, new projects and new initiative to make our brand more effectively eco-sustainable. Every year they also hold a mentorship meeting where we will be able to converse with experts for three hours regarding our projects and how to progress even further. Redress also gives us opportunities to showcase our designs and products in competitions, challenges and projects. Through Redress, we were able to join the HKTDC Showcase and closed the Mercedes Benz HK Fashion Week, join the Common Objective Platform, represent our country at the Triathlon de la Mode Éthique during the Paris Olympics, and be part of the In-House.Group Platform.
Showcasing Partners and Platforms: Since we opted to not have a physical store to display our products to minimize our carbon footprint, we partnered with online platforms with kindred environmental advocacies such as Moda Design District, Not Just a Label, Mercado Vicente, Common Objective, In-house.Group and our Website powered by Wix to showcase our brand’s products, mission-vision, story and achievements. We use secondhand app Carousell to sell donated garments and products that are still in good condition to diversify earnings.
Other Circular Strategies: To encourage more circular and eco-sustainable practices; in addition to the discount we give if you donate unwanted clothes to us, our clients can stack this with the eco-conscious action tier wherein one will post an eco-friendly practice they have done on social media in order to encourage more people. A total of 30% off can be deducted to the retail price of our garments through this initiative. We also introduced the concept of a clothing library within our brand wherein instead of a client purchasing a garment that one can wear a handful of times, one can just rent from our archives so that the garment’s environmental impact will be fully in our control; and there is nothing more circular than renting a garment.
To understand the results of our no-nonsense approach when it comes to circularity and eco-sustainability, we measure the textile waste we rescued from facilities and donations by weight, the donated garments we resold by piece and the textile waste we gave life to by yards. So, without further ado, our physical and measurable results are:
1. We have rescued approximately 3,567 pounds of textile-waste in forms of end-of-rolls, damaged textiles, cut-and-sew waste and donated garments from landfills, facilities and donations since we began.
2. Out of these, we have downcycled, recycled and composted approximately 172 pounds of textile waste; and given life to approximately 3912 yards of them into runway, formal wear and custom pieces that are showcased and worn by clients all over the world.
3. Through our created circular fashion system, we have also resold 213 pieces of donated secondhand pieces of clothing as well.
4. In our efforts to reduce water, energy and fuel consumption; we avoided approximately 1.3 million grams of carbon emissions by taking public collective transportation, and reused 2500 liters of Laundry and Bathwater annually (not including what my workers practice in their household,)
5. In other eco-sustainable efforts we have composted in approximation 110 bags of Biodegradable waste and reused 53 rolls of plastic from packaging yearly as well. For Abstract Results:
1. Through our forever discounts circular initiative, we let our clients be involved in our circular process and story; and though they donate clothes that won’t fit them or they cannot wear anymore in exchange for discounts; the process of revisiting their closets had planted seedlings of eco-practice and awaken memories from clothes that have not been worn for a long time beckoning the acknowledgement that they might not need new clothes after all.
2. Through talks, discussions, and appearances at universities; we had convinced most of the students who are the future of business and design to make the environment their priority which could be one of the reasons resulting to the whole University of the Philippines - Cebu’s Product Design thesis projects to be eco-sustainably and environmentally driven with outputs leaning toward circularity, upcycling, longevity and mending-responsibilities.
3. We also have noticed a shift of interest from our supporters that shifted from getting custom orders to opting to rent garments instead for events after discussing with them the environmental impact of new eco-sustainable products versus using an existing one.
4. New clients noticed us mostly through our designs being worn by celebrities they follow or being shown as editorials in magazines they read. They are mostly unaware that our clothes are made from textile-waste and more often than not their queries will turn into a symposium of discussion about the problems within the fashion industry and why we practice eco-sustainable and circular fashion.
These interactions could either lead to them having a custom garment made from upcycled materials, rent one of our archives or opt out due to pricing or the notion that it was once from trash. However it may go; their reaching out to us means that we have successfully done our part as eco-sustainable fashion designers since by design they were already intrigued and by knowing that it was made from discarded materials- a seedling of recognition about the potential of waste and the practice of circularity has been planted.
Redress Design Awards Network, Save-a-cloth Facility and other textile-waste facilities in Cebu, Patse Creatives of Polytechnic University of the Philippines, University of the Philippines Cebu - Design Department, Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Textile Research Institute, Philippine Fashion Coalition, Greenpeace Philippines with Look by Lance, Moda Design District Platform, Common Objective Platform, Not Just A Label Platform, Mercado Vicente Platform, Teco.co Tree-planting Solutions, Threadcycle, In-house.group Platform, Carousell App, and Levi’s Greatest Story Ever Worn Prize
SDGS & Targets
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 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
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
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
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 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Goal 15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
15.1.1
15.1.2
15.2
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.2.1
15.3
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.3.1
15.4
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.5
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.5.1
15.6
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
15.6.1
15.7
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
15.7.1
15.8
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
15.8.1
15.9
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.9.1
(a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 14 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting
15.a
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.a.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.b
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.b.1
(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments
15.c
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
15.c.1
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.1 | By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution |
Deliverables & Timeline
Give life to approximately 100,000 or more yards of textile-waste and make the circular fashion system more scalable.
Develop a solar powered circular fashion building where everyone can donate their unwanted clothes; learn ways to upcycle and recycle them; view, rent and purchase our showcase of secondhand items and upcycled designs.
Produce a handbook or pdf of our eco-sustainable and circular practices that are scalable and replicable for other brands, businesses and students.
Develop a circular eco-system of upcycled and secondhand products that are in a diffused pricing for the mass demographic.
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- Asia and Pacific
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Other beneficiaries
For Direct Beneficiaries: We have the residents of Talisay City Cebu- mainly the ones living near textile waste landfills and facilities and the animals and bodies of water surrounding them after we lessen the waste in the area for recycling and upcycling; our sewers and skilled artisans for their employment and our collaborations; the university and higher education students we encounter through our discussions, interviews, panel and research participations; the eco-sustainable fashion lovers and enthusiasts; the climate and environmental advocates and activists; and clients we encountered and shall encounter.
For Indirect Beneficiaries: This movement is one of the ways where fashion can be part of the climate solution rather than the problem; therefore we can conclude that causing a seismic shift within the fashion industry towards eco-sustainability and circularity will benefit everyone who wears clothes or are residents of this world.
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Jann Christian L. Bungcaras, Mr.