Textile Waste Management Technical Assistance Facility

TEXTILE WASTE MANAGEMENT

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FACILITY (TAF)

We set up a Textile Waste Management Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) for sanitation worker-first enterprises in India to meaningfully engage with textile waste and support circularity in fashion.

Through the TAF, we supported three high potential waste management organizations in setting up and demonstrating successful textile waste management business models that can then be replicated and scaled in other geographies. You can learn more about our learnings in the report below.

OUR GOAL

To build an ecosystem for textile waste management in India by supporting sanitation worker-first waste management enterprises.

Upaya’s Textile Waste Technical Assistance Facility was launched in March 2024 with the support of Laudes Foundation. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Laudes Foundation provided partners with philanthropic capital, expertise, and connections and worked with and through industries to catalyze systems change.

OUR PARTNERS

Resource Partner

Technical Advisor

Anchor Partner

Enterprise Partners

Advisory Partner

WHAT WE PROVIDED

Capital

We provided concessionary capital to set up a textile waste processing facility as a business unit

Technology

We facilitated access to innovative technology to solve challenges in the textile waste management sector

Knowledge

We leveraged Laudes Foundation’s expertise to connect companies with the right knowledge resources to approach the textile waste value chain

Networks

We leveraged global and
in-country networks to make the project a success

OUR IMPACT-LINKED FINANCE MODEL

FAQs

Upaya’s Textile Waste Management Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) is currently supporting three sanitation worker-first enterprises. These enterprises have been selected to establish and demonstrate successful textile waste management business models with the TAF's assistance.
The TAF aims to expand its support to additional enterprises in the textile waste management sector. As the initiative progresses, the TAF will explore opportunities to support more enterprise partners who align with its mission of supporting sanitation worker-first, for-profit waste management enterprises.
The TAF aims to build the ecosystem for textile waste management in India by supporting sanitation worker-first waste management enterprises. Our enterprise partners are the agents of change to create dignified jobs for people in extreme poverty alongside a more sustainable and just economy. From our investments in the waste management ecosystem we have learnt that worker-first waste management enterprises need access to capital, networks, knowledge, and technology to grow. We are committed to providing this technical assistance to the enterprise partners till they become self-sustaining.
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Upaya’s TAF seeks to develop and demonstrate successful business models in textile waste management that can be replicated and scaled across different geographical locations, thereby influencing market building.
Please reach out to us at taf@upayasv.org to learn more about potential collaboration opportunities, including partnerships, investments, or knowledge-sharing initiatives.

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