Globalization has allowed a person from Madrid to buy with a mouse click a pants or a shirt made of thousands of kilometers.Apart from the CO2 generated and the water consumed in the process, 85% of the leftover tissues end up in landfills, something prohibited by the EU since this year.To avoid this impact on the environment, a Barcelona startup, created by two former inditex former stakes, has launched a proposal that combines environmental consciousness with the circular fashion production."We seek to give a second life to the tissues and preserve the resources of the planet," emphasizes Mónica Rodríguez, one of the co -founders.
And for this they have developed a technological platform that serves to contact companies with plenty of fabric with others interested in wearing them to produce clothes.“We are the first marketplace in Spain of circular tissues.We have had a very good reception and we already have a fabric for the sale of brands such as Pronovias, Ecoalf or Hezper and we work with suppliers such as Piratex, Alamagreen or Galibab, ”says Marta Iglesias, the other co -founder, which also advances that next month they begin to associateWith large design schools so that they can use those surpluses.
Encoin expects to close this year with sales of 159,000 euros and aspires to bill 1.3 million in 2022, with an average order of 625 euros.The objective for next year is to convert 8% of Spanish fashion brands and internationally and international fashion brands. "Right now we are looking for financing to expand and grow the digital platform," says Iglesias.
