Sustainability
Our commitment to being sustainable has never been greater
TRI sustainably reduces waste generation by promoting reuse and recycling over disposal. The business serves a global reuse market that preserves resources within the resource-intensive clothing industry.
Diverting clothing and shoes away from landfill protects the environment and provides sustainable employment in local communities.
No.10 Reduced inequalities
Generate revenues and efficiencies for charities, enabling them to focus on core efforts. Support significant levels of employment across the supply chain in developing countries
No.12 Responsible consumption & production
Promote increased garment utilisation by focusing on the reuse of clothing and shoes via second-hand global markets.
The United Nation’s Global Goals aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for everyone by 2030.
We endeavour to make sure that as a group, we are working extremely hard to achieve these goals.
No.13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
Serves a reuse market that preserves resources within the resource-intensive clothing industry and reduces carbon emissions by diverting textiles away from incineration and landfill.
No.8 Decent work and economic growth
Facilitate reuse and recycling to save millions of garments from entering UK landfill each year.
TRI’s business model addresses a number of the UN’s sustainable development goals.
TRI sustainably reduces waste generation by promoting reuse over recycling and disposal. Serves a reuse market that preserves resources within the resource-intensive clothing industry. Diverting clothing and shoes away from landfill protects land and air quality degradation.
TRI provides access to aspirational and quality clothing at affordable pricing.
We are Partners of Textiles 2030
Textiles 2030 is WRAP’s new ground-breaking, expert-led initiative, harnessing the knowledge and expertise of UK leaders in sustainability to accelerate the whole fashion and textiles industry’s move towards circularity and system change in the UK.
With an official launch in April 2021, the new voluntary agreement builds on the learning and success of the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan 2020 (SCAP 2020) and aims to engage the majority of UK fashion and textiles organisations in collaborative climate action.
Textiles 2030 infographics
ECAP was an EU LIFE funded project which aimed to reduce clothing waste across Europe and embed a circular economy approach.
Rag Bag Fundraising
Rag Bag has been helping to raise funds for schools with textile recycling.
Eco Schools
Eco-Schools is the largest sustainable schools programme in the world designed to encourage whole school community action on Learning for Sustainability
