Nest at the Ashoka Fabric of Change Globalizer in Bangalore!

Over the past several months, Nest has had the distinct honor of participating in the Ashoka Fabric of Change Globalizer, a 12-week process aimed at accelerating our social impact. We were matched with global business leaders and consultants to work together to develop strategies to take our idea to scale. As the culmination of our process, Nest’s Sara Otto, is currently in Bangalore for the Globalizer Summit, an initiative taking place all weekend long so that together with other fellows, we can reflect our collaborative work, convene, and connect in person.

The eleven teams of Ashoka Fellows and advisors have been working hard to build lasting impact to the following areas:

• Bringing transparency and empowerment to the millions working in the informal economy within the fashion industry
• Transforming sourcing and supply chain through upcycling and adopting natural fibers, bringing together cross-sector collaboration
• Institutionalizing circular economic and fair trade practices along the value chain
• Establishing retail partnerships for sustainable apparel given the global trend towards socially responsible consumption
• Building a civil society-led platform for digital transparency, capacity building and advocacy

This program is part of a partnership between the C&A Foundation and Ashoka, who have partnered to launch Fabric of Change: a global initiative to support innovators for a fair and sustainable apparel industry. This three-year initiative is cultivating social entrepreneurs and their solutions to advance a shared vision of fashion as a force for good. The Fabric of Change Globalizer aims to accelerate the impact of these selected social entrepreneurs by providing the tools and support to strategically and rapidly scale their impact in order to achieve systemic change.

You can follow the Fabric of Change Live coverage via Ashoka’s Facebook page or on twitter by searching the hashtag #FabricofChange!