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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Redeux Style: It's Time for An Upcycle

Redeux Style x Sarah Teresinski (
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    Description
    Description

    Sarah has many different objectives with her platform and her partnerships, including: 

    -Delivering Sustainable Upcycling Tutorials Creation and creative DIY video tutorials that teach individuals how to repurpose thrifted and discarded materials into stylish home decor and fashion pieces. 
    -Being involved in Educational workshops with elementary schools, and outside of the classroom on Good Day Washington. Taking pride in educating school age kids about the fun and benefit of Upcycling!! challenging their young minds to create! 
    -Leading partnerships with major brands (e.g., Volkswagen, Behr Paint, Goodwill) to promote sustainability through creative reuse, extending the reach of eco-conscious messaging. 
    -Using platforms like TikTok and Instagram to engage a broad audience, encouraging sustainable living practices, challenging followers with upcycling projects, and sharing environmental tips. 
    -Appearing on television shows (The Drew Barrymore Show, Good Morning Texas), podcasts, and lifestyle publications to amplify awareness about sustainable fashion and lifestyle choices globally. 
    -Content Collaboration on a self produced Sustainable Design Series called It's Time for an Upcycle to develop and deliver content focused on sustainable design, promoting circular economy practices. 
    -Providing expert advice to lifestyle and fashion brands on integrating sustainable materials and upcycling into their product lines and marketing strategies. 
    -Launching and managing social media challenges that encourage audiences to participate in upcycling and share their own sustainable projects, building a global community around eco-friendly living. 
    -Designing and create exclusive collections of upcycled home decor and fashion items that serve as tangible examples of sustainable consumer goods.with her brands including Redeux Kidz, Redeux Style and Reloved X Zelda! -Researching & sharing best practices regarding sustainable materials, nontoxic paints, and environmentally friendly crafting tools to promote healthier production methods. Helping people eliminate as many VOCs as they can in their home.

    Implementation of the Project/Activity

    -Sarah shares content across her social media channels (TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and partner platforms with over 750,000 followers and growing strong. -engaging followers with interactive posts, challenges and secondhand giveaways. 
    -Coordinating with eco friendly partners for joint campaigns or event promotions. 
    -Co-developing creative concepts and project ideas aligned with partner goals with brands and Television networks. 
    -Design designing and self producing unique, DIY tutorials, upcycling projects, and sustainable fashion/lifestyle content. -always encouraging audience participation by inviting people to share their own upcycled projects, and also giving them advice and help on ways that they can rework their furniture or odd items. 
    -Prioritizing use of repurposed, thrifted, or eco-friendly materials in projects. Always encouraging secondhand shopping. Or even better using what you have. 
    -Promoting the circular economy by highlighting reuse and upcycling as alternatives to fast fashion or mass production of any home item and makes it her priority to focus on projects that emphasize reducing waste and environmental impact. Upcycling is key!

    Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

    -Through accessible digital content (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook etc.)Sarah shares upcycling methods in easy-to-follow steps. Keeping it simple, enables a wider audience to participate in sustainable practices. Sarah always say anyone can do it. Anyone can make a difference! It should be easy and fun! 

    -Sarah believes in fostering interactions by encouraging followers to share their projects and learn collectively, building grassroots capacity around sustainable lifestyle choices. Sarah is keen on making herself available to answer everyone's questions as best she can and to help them solve problem areas in their own homes. 

    -Sarah leverages all of her social media platforms using her Upcycling techniques globally.

    Coordination mechanisms

    -Sarah's collab with Behr Paint demonstrates a strategic partnership that incorporates sustainable design with consumer engagement. The cordination is multifaceted, focusing on content creation, influencer marketing, and community engagement on social media. Plus, intriducing a younger audience to real life sustainable concepts! -Sarah is featured in various media outlets, including Architectural Digest, The Today Show, and The Drew Barrymore Show, highlighting her expertise in upcycling and sustainable design on a national level. Educating viewers on the importance of buying secondhand and upcycling. Sarah takes great pride and organizing her work collaborations. Sarah does it all: 

    -Regular meetings (virtual or in-person) 
    -Joint planning sessions or committees 
    -Coordinated campaigns and events 


    Sarah's work with ReDeux Style includes influencer marketing, collaborative campaigns, and community engagement. All promoting sustainable design practices and empower everyone to dive into DIY projects using eco-friendly products. Sarah takes pride in her unique and authentic, sustainable content creation and also helping foster positive change in the home and design sectors. 
    -Sarah collaborates with the the Drew Barrymore Shows producers to develop creative, upcycling-based projects to spread awareness and educate viewers. Sarah works with art department to design segment concepts that share real life concepts to sustainable living, anyone can do. Pre-production coordination includes rehearsals and run-throughs so Sarah is ready for live demos and disscussions with Drew. 
    -Sarah works with the Drew Barrymore Show in several ways. Sarah does multiple appearances (e.g., "In a Minute" mini-segments, full DIY showcases) which all require coordination on filming dates and segment length. -Sarah promotes a strong educational Impact with one of a kind social media content which helps connect viewers to DIY upcycling resources and promoting sustainable design awareness nationwide. 
    -Sarah's collaboration with The TODAY SHOW required her to work with producers to pinpoint easy, creative upcycling projects that align with the show's "Fave Follows" segment-ensuring content is both engaging and accessible to a broad audience while being sustainably conscious. Sarah loves doing TV because it amplifies her sustainable message. Education is a fun approachable way is key for Sarah.

    Evaluation

    Sarah has spent the better part of 2 decades spreading a strong message about awareness of creating while being sustainable even when it wasn't a popular topic. As the founder of ReDeux Style, she has dedicated her career to making sustainable design accessible, personal, and impactful. Sarah had a vision early on about the importance of earth friendly design. What started as a necessity for Sarah learning to sew to create clothing for her daughter Lennon with secondhand items lead her to create the platform Redeux Style. As a stylist, educator, and creative upcycler, she helps people see discarded objects not as waste, but as materials full of possibility. Sarah's motto is everything has multiple uses! Sarahs platform Redeux Style has been on the forefront of upcycling & is widely recognized for inspiring circular living and environmental stewardship. Sarah continues to amplify her mission, collaborate with likeminded changemakers, and scale the impact of creative upycling as a global movement. Her goal is not only to educate, inspire sustainable choices, but to continue to create a global movement of upcycling & recreating beautiful homes with what we already have. Sarah takes pride in her creative, grassroots approach that she believes fills a distinctive gap among sustainability leaders.

    Partners

    -Sarah has done multiple collaborations with TikTok for Good, including being a part of their Tik Tok for Good creator Impact campaign helping spark real-world global change, using her unique voice for environmental action as well as TikTok’s COP content challenge rallying call for climate action with Neil Degrasse Tyson. 

    -Sarah collaborated with Behr Paint, contributing to their efforts to extend the millennial DIY boom & create a buzz around Upcycling! Sarah was also featured in Newsweek talking about the rise in the DIY culture and sustainability. This involved showcasing creative DIY projects using Behr products, emphasizing sustainable home improvement, for example a sustainable dinner party tablescape. 
    -Sarah has worked with Sarah Lyons and Spruce magazine to demonstrate innovative ways to repurpose wire hangers, providing readers with practical upcycling ideas. As Sarah says everything has multiple uses! -Sarah Teresinski Creator of Redeux Style has been featured in prominent media outlets, including Architectural Digest, The Today Show, and regularly The Drew Barrymore Show and many others sharing her decades of expertise in upcycling and sustainable design. 
    -Sarah is currently partnered with Goodwill Central Texas having designed upcycled garments for the Sustain fashion show for Austin fashion week as well as the Goodwill Gala fashion show which raises awareness for shopping secondhand. 
    -Sarah partnered with Good Morning Texas (ABC network) to give back to the community with upcycled room makeovers for special Mothers for Mother's Day. 
    -Sarah has also partnered with Fleastyle in Dallas Texas a vintage clothing store and through a collaboration called Game Day designed hundreds upcycled pieces for the Dallas Cowboys! 
    -Sarah has done multiple television segments on Good Morning Texas helping showcase sustainsble small businesses including Flipstone Vintage and Thrift is a Native-owned thrift store in Fort Worth, Texas, owned and operated by sisters. 

    Sarah actively engages with her audience on platforms like Instagram and TikTok (total following over 750,000) she shares DIY projects, sustainable living tips, and upcycling tutorials. Her content often features collaborations with other creators and brands in the sustainable lifestyle social media space. Sarah has been featured in Honey 9 in Australia. Australia's leading women's lifestyle network. Sarah teamed up with 9Honey Australia to share some of her signature upcycling hacks with their over 10 million monthly viewers. Sarah Teresinski has also been featured on NHK Educational TV Japan educating their viewers on ways that you can upcycle and keep things out of a landfill solidifying Sarah's global reach. NHK is a public broadcast station that covers all of Japan. Sarah has been featured in Volkswagen drive bigger campaign, as well as Popular Mechanics. Sarah was interviewed by both about her upcycling philosophy-how she repurposes thrifted and discarded household items-and share her personal sustainability insights. These platforms are a wonderful way for Sarah to extend her sustainability mission-lending presence as well as her credibility. As a regular contributor for Good Morning Texas Sarah plans impactful segments focusing on upcycling projects on all topics including Earth Day. Together, with her producer they create simple repurposing ideas to demonstrate on-air, ensuring relevance for viewers and alignment with eco-awareness themes. Sarah has been featured as a guest curator in Auction Ninja's editorial content, such as the blog post titled "Revamp Your Home: Unleashing 2024 Design Trends with the Power of Secondhand Treasures." Sarah is also contributed to the sustainable Mother's Day gift guide. Sarah is also listed among the stylists in Auction Ninja's "Style Squad," a group of influencers who showcase curated items from online estate auctions. As part of this initiative, she showcases her secondhand favorite items. Proving that keeping things out of a landfill is really cool. Sarah collaborated with GoodwillFinds.com, Goodwill's online marketplace, to promote sustainable shopping. She joined CBS New York to share tips on sourcing unique items from the platform, emphasizing the importance of thrifting for eco-friendly home decor. This partnership highlights her role in advocating for secondhand shopping and sustainability.

    Goal 4

    Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

    Goal 4

    4.1

    By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

    4.1.1

    Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex

    4.1.2

    Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)

    4.2

    By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education

    4.2.1

    Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

    4.2.2

    Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

    4.3

    By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

    4.3.1

    Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

    4.4

    By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

    4.4.1

    Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

    4.5

    By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
    4.5.1

    Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

    4.6

    By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

    4.6.1

    Youth/adult literacy rate

    4.7

    By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

    4.7.1

    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

    4.a

    Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all

    4.a.1

    Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service

    4.b

    By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
    4.b.1

    Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships

    4.c

    By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

    4.c.1

    Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level

    Goal 5

    Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

    Goal 5

    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

    Goal 8

    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 10

    Reduce inequality within and among countries

    Goal 10

    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 on the Gini index

    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

    Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions
    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

    Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements
    10.a.1

    Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff

    10.b

    Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes
    10.b.1

    Total resource flows for development (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 11

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

    Goal 11

    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

    Goal 12

    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

    Goal 13

    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 17

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

    Goal 17

    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

    Name Description

    Redeux Style currently produces a 7 part upcycling educational/sustainable design series called, It's Time for an Upcycle. The series is shared on Instagram etc.

    Relovedx Zelda A limited-run children’s clothing line made entirely from upcycled vintage textiles and surplus materials helping parents stay away from fast fashion and supporting creative reuse for families.

    Financing (in USD)
    - Sarah budgets allocation for producing high-quality video tutorials and workshops on sustainable upcycling. -Investment in sustainable materials and tools for creating upcycled clothing collections showcased in media and social platforms.
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Sarah's expertise in sustainable design, DIY upcycling techniques, and content creation as well as working with videographers, social media managers.
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    04 September 2010 (start date)
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    -People who benefit from Sarah Teresinski's platform Redeux style are people looking to learn creative, budget-friendly ways to decorate their homes sustainably. Everyone can benefit! 
    -People interested in adopting eco-friendly lifestyles with a desire to have a beautiful home. 
    -Followers who gain inspiration and practical knowledge via her social media tutorials and workshops. All while learning how to lower their carbon footprint and keep low VOCs in their home. 
    - People in underserved areas so they can gain skills for repurposing materials, which can foster self-reliance and reduce waste and help them feel like they too can have a beautiful safe home. Sarah helps the global environment which will benefit indirectly through the promotion of circular economy principles, waste reduction, and conscious consumption.

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    Australia
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    United States of America
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    Sarah Teresinski, Founder and Creative Director