About Project Repat
Project Repat ('Repat') creates fair wage jobs in the USA by upcycling excess textiles into more fashionable and functional clothing accessories. Repat customers send their t-shirts laced with memories to us, and we turn them into blankets, bags, scarves and ties. We also work with brands and universities to turn their excess into a product that can be given out at events, conferences and to donors. Each product is made in the USA by someone making a fair and living wage. Repat production partners include: Opportunity Threads, a worker-owned cut and sew enterprise in Morganton, North Carolina, NuPath- a non-profit in Woburn, MA that employs people with disabilities and also students at Shawsheen Valley Regional Technical School and Artists for Humanity in the Boston area.
We started this business with two principles that we weren't willing to comprise on: all of our products would be upcycled and we would pay people a fair and living wage in the USA to make it. It was very important for us to get B Corporation Certified and join the hundreds of businesses who are committed to making a social impact.
The Change We Seek®
We want show the world that you can create a business that makes money, but can also share the wealth and pay people enough to make their own economic decisions. One of the most important ways to lift people out of poverty is to create jobs that pay a living wage, and in the process, we also want to prevent millions of excess textiles from being dumped in landfills.
What makes us a better company?
B Impact Report |
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Certified since:September 2012 |
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| Summary: | Company Score |
Average Score* |
Governance
GovernanceThe Governance section of the Assessment evaluates a company's accountability and transparency. The section focuses on the company's mission, stakeholder engagement, and overall transparency of the company's practices and policies. |
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Workers
WorkersThe Worker section of the survey assesses the company's relationship with its workforce. This section measures how the company treats its workers through compensation, benefits, training, and ownership opportunities provided to workers. It also focuses on the overall work environment within the company through management/worker communication, job flexibility and corporate culture, and worker health and safety practices. |
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Community
CommunityThe Community section of the survey assesses a company's impact on its community. The Community section evaluates a company's supplier relations, diversity, and involvement in the local community. The section also measures the company's practices and policies around community service and charitable giving. In addition, this section includes if a company's product or service is designed to solve a social issue, including access to basic services, health, education, economic opportunity, arts, and increasing the flow of capital to purpose-driven enterprises. |
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Environment
EnvironmentThe Environment section of the Assessment evaluates a company's environmental performance through its facilities; materials, resource, and energy use; and emissions. Where applicable, it also considers a company's transportation/distribution channels and environmental impact of its supply chain. This section also measures whether a company's products or services are designed to solve an environmental issue, including products that aid in the provision of renewable energy, conserve resources, reduce waste, promote land/wildlife conservation, prevent toxic/hazardous substance or pollution, or educate, measure, or consult to solve environmental problems. |
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| Overall B Score | 80 | |
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80 out of 200 is eligible for certification *Of all businesses that have completed the B Impact Assessment |
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Company Highlights:
Community: >30% of significant suppliers are majority owned by women or ethnic minorities; 90% of products are sourced through small-scale suppliers; Give preference to local, sustainable, fair trade suppliers
Environment: Formally engages with suppliers, business partners, and customers to reduce the environmental impact of their activities; Uses recycled/sustainable office supplies and reclaimed/reused office furniture;