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Exciting week at Coblrshop! After a year and a half of research and experience running Coblrshop.com as an online repair business, and then recent months developing a separate tech platform - Coblr - built specifically for repair operations (check out getcoblr.com!), we're launching to the public at the 117th annual SSIA convention this weekend - amongst the best of the best and most dedicated to the art and sustainable impact of shoe repair. #circularfashion #B2B #Repairrevolution #B2BSaaS #SSIA

The fashion industry is one of the dirtiest industries that exist. The industry itself is responsible for roughly ten percent of GHG emissions, and fast fashion’s impact not only contributes to that percentage, but is the leading force. Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), ranking member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, alongside Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), announced the first-ever Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus to curb fast fashion pollution through climate-smart policies; a huge step in the fight against the climate crisis. This morning, the Members held a press conference to launch the platform and invited ThredUp's Chief Legal Officer Alon Rotem to deliver the opening remarks. “The launch of the Slow Fashion Caucus gives us a powerful new platform to forge ahead. Together we can drive the fashion policy agenda forward and change the incentive structures to benefit our shared planet and resources,” Alon said in his remarks. Thank you to the Congresswoman Pingree for inviting ThredUp to a part of this incredibly crucial platform, and to Rachel Seville Tashjian and The Washington Post for diving into what the Slow Fashion Caucus has set out to do.

Congratulations to all category winners in The Reusies presented by Upstream: ⭐️ Activists of the Year 2024: Kendra Schneider, Alisa Shargorodsky (She/Her) and Maria Gastelumendi 🏆 Most Innovative Reuse Company 2024, Consumer Packaged Goods: Cabinet Health 💧 Most Innovative Reuse Company 2024, Food & Beverage: Kadeya 👕 Most Innovative Reuse Company 2024, Fashion & Apparel: Coblrshop The Reusies were held at #Circularity24 and were hosted by Bryan Lewis. Learn more about Upstream here: https://lnkd.in/g8X6MHMQ

I had a great time discussing how to shop for shoe trends without buying new! It's no secret that trends are often recycled in fashion, and repair can give old pieces new life. Shoutout to companies like The RealReal for making shopping secondhand a breeze, and VEJA for promoting repair. Let's continue to support the #repairrevolution and embrace #circularity Check out my recent interview on Fox5DC to learn more! #secondhand #sustainability

Congratulations to The Reusies Most Innovative Fashion & Apparel Company finalists! 👗👠💫 ⭐️Coblrshop Coblrshop ⭐️Pact Group Pact Group Holdings Ltd ⭐️rax rax Reusies judge and fashion enthusiast Patrick Duffy, founder of Global Fashion Exchange (GFX), sat down with the finalists to ask them about their impact on the fashion industry. The Reusies Most Innovative Reuse Company award recognizes innovative businesses who are taking the reuse burden off of you, the consumer, and making it a seamless part of everyday life — while helping build a regenerative, equitable, circular economy. ➡️VOTE: The Most Innovative winners will be selected by a special panel of judges as well as your votes, and revealed live at GreenBiz Group's #Circularity24. Learn more and vote for your favorites 🏆✨ ➡️ CELEBRATE: The Reusies awards show will be presented live at #Circularity24 in Chicago on May 23, which will showcase all of the winners and finalists, including a live reveal of Most Innovative Reuse Company awardees. Sign up for the mailing list to receive the post-show announcement and video link in your inbox—and if you’re at Circularity, we’d love to see you! Take these actions and more at TheReusies.org 🌎✨ #thereusies #thereusies2024 #upstreamsolutions #weheartreuse #betterwaythanthrowaway #indisposable #reusewins #thefutureisreusable #choosetoreuse #reusables #reuse #environmentaljustice #fashion #metgala2024

The U.S. throws away 3000 million pairs of shoes per year. This begs the question: how can we make our shoes last? The Associated Press called on footwear experts Leslie Bateman and Emily Watts for insider tips on cleaning and maintaining our shoes. Their female-founded tech company, Coblrshop, is on a mission to make shoe and handbag repair convenient and more accessible nationwide.

🚨 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: After reviewing an overwhelming number of amazing applications, we are so excited to announce the Community and Activist of the Year WINNERS and the Most Innovative Reuse Company FINALISTS for The Reusies 2024, along with several honorable mentions! Huge congratulations to the Community and Activist of the Year winners: 👩🏽 Activist of the Year winners: Maria Gastelumendi of Rising Loafer Cafe & Bakery Kendra Schneider of Takeout Takeout Alisa Shargorodsky (She/Her) of ECHO Systems With honorable mentions to John Charles Meyer and Marta Young. 🌎 Community of the Year winners: Maryland Department of Aging Plastic-Free MKE PLAN: The Post-Landfill Action Network With honorable mentions to Chippin' In (CHIP BAG PROJECT) and the City of Terrebonne. And big shout-out to the Most Innovative Reuse Company finalists! 📦 The finalists for Most Innovative Reuse Company, Consumer Packaged Goods: Cabinet Health Good Filling Green Gooding 🥗 The finalists for Most Innovative Reuse Company, Food & Beverage: Buoy Buoyzero Kadeya Revino 👗 The finalists for Most Innovative Reuse Company, Fashion & Apparel: Coblrshop Pact Group Holdings Ltd rax Honorable mentions go to Fizz Now in Food & Beverage; Bee Wild Outside and Lime Loop in Consumer Packaged Goods; and Helpsy in Fashion & Apparel. What's next? We can't wait to honor these heroes who are making reuse a reality for people across the US & Canada in a few different ways: ➡️TUNE IN: join a livestream featuring a panel of the three Activist of the Year winners on April 23 at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET ➡️VOTE: The Most Innovative winners will be selected by a special panel of judges and revealed live at GreenBiz Group's #Circularity24. Learn more and vote for your favorites 🏆✨ ➡️CELEBRATE: The Reusies awards show will be presented live at #Circularity24 in Chicago on May 23. Register to attend in person or sign up to receive the post-show announcement and video recording in your inbox. Take all of these actions and more at TheReusies.org Read more about the finalists and winners: https://lnkd.in/ePE5DzWF #thereusies #thereusies2024 #awards #reuse #weheartreuse #indisposable #betterwaythanthrowaway #reusables #reusewins #choosetoreuse

A recent article from Forbes has highlighted how a number of brands are entering the second-hand market, developing stores dedicated to #repair, and raising awareness of a new way to view the items we own: https://lnkd.in/ezeurcDY Societies in #Africa have long embraced strategies for maximising materials, with reuse and repair acting as key loops in a #circulareconomy. Uncover four key lessons for integrating repair and repurpose practices here: https://lnkd.in/eFvxgvBH

Two of the Foundation’s Network Member universities, Delft University of Technology and Universiteit Leiden, have published a joint white paper, ‘Repair in the circular economy - European legislation, product design and business models’. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eDN7_uAT In a #circulareconomy, repair plays a key role in circulating products and materials at their highest value, for as long as possible. Catch up on our recent podcast episode, featuring one of the paper's co-authors, Conny Bakker, as she explains how we can design products for repair: https://lnkd.in/e_YCam-W