Hi,
my name is Sílvia, I live in the wonderful city of Braga upt in the North of Portugal.
I am a trained economist, a marketing enthusiast and a social entrepreneur at heart.
I started my own business in Marketing & Communication in 2010 and in 2020 I founded my own brand: re.store! re.store is the Planet-and-People friendly brand built on the circularuty principles. We upcycle textile waste, leftovers and samples from the Portuguese textile industry (so far, +6.e tons) and transform them into new, functional products with a purpose. All our products are stitched by our social partners (social institutions, refugees, prison inmates, social causes) to whom we pay a financial salary (+€58k so far) and an emotional one because we foster their self esteem and sense of belonging in society.
We also share our experience, stories and motivation at schools and universities as well as in organizations because we believe we must contribute to the collective awareness that we need to change and transform our consumer behaviour. And this is the 3rd P in our strategy: Pedagogy for change (1st being People and 2nd being Planet).
I am thrilled to be able to join this community, to share our experience and concerns and learn from others, thus contributing to the importance of a sustainable and socially inclusive TOMORROW!
# circulareconomy
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# circulardesign
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# socialentrepreneurship
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# socialimpact
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# socialbusiness
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# sociallyinclusive
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# sustainabletextiles
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# greeneconomy
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