Highlights
Our 2018 numbers
Highlights: Our 2018 numbers
Our
portfolio
Our overall investment in 2018 is less than in previous years. However, our financial commitment to our core programmes has remained constant.
This is because, in 2016 and in 2017, we made significant upfront investments in the creation of Fashion for Good. Given the success of this new innovation platform, we have been able to take a step back and reduce the amount we invest in the initiative.
Where our
grants went
Learn more about each grant below.
€48.3m
total grants
Circular Fashion
12.4M to promote circular economy through 8 initiatives
Working Conditions
9M committed to enabling just and dignified working conditions through 11 initiatives in 2017
Forced & Child Labour
7M committed to eradicating forced and child labour in the supply chain through 8 initiatives
Sustainable Cotton
6.1M committed to improving the lives and livelihoods of small cotton farmers
Disaster & Risk Reduction
4.9M committed to humanitarian and disaster risk reduction initiatives
Store Giving
2.9M committed to the C&A Together programme in European retail countries giving 142 grants to local communities in need
Engagement & Volunteering
2.4M committed to supporting engagement and volunteering activities, where over 17,368 C&A colleagues took part
Education in Brazil
1.9M committed to supporting the last year of our early childhood education programmes in Brazil. Learn more here
Other Strategic Grants
1.6M committed to other strategic grants supporting a range of initiatives dealing in gender justice and coalition building
34
new initiatives were financed across our signature programmes*
Learn more about the new initiatives supported and the ones that were renewed or gained scale here.
6
Sustainable Cotton
6
Forced & Child Labour
11
Working Conditions
8
Circular Fashion
3
Strengthening Communities
*Partners that received more than EUR 50,000 in funding. Overall, Strengthening communities has awarded more than 150 grants as a result of Inspiring World and C&A Together initiatives.
24
partnerships were renewed and initiatives scaled across our signature programmes
4
Sustainable Cotton
5
Forced & Child Labour
11
Working Conditions
3
Circular Fashion
1
Strengthening Communities
Average grant size
We focus our work on initiatives that can create lasting systemic change. Together with our partners, we also test and pilot smaller initiatives that can be scaled later.
Geographic distribution
Here we show the geographic focus of our 2018 operating grants.
Click on the bars to learn more.
Turkey
Pakistan
Indonesia
Africa
Europe
Mexico
China
Brazil
Bangladesh
Asia
India
| € 541k | Working Conditions |
| € 800k | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 950k | Working Conditions |
| € 86k | Strengthening Communities |
| € 2m | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 50k | Strengthening Communities |
| € 9.6m | Circular Fashion |
| € 3.2m | Strengthening Communities |
| € 1m | Working Conditions |
| € 100k | Forced & Child Labour |
| € 1.1m | Strengthening Communities |
| € 3.2m | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 550K | Working Conditions |
| € 235K | Strengthening Communities |
| € 1.5m | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 500k | Working Conditions |
| € 2.2m | Forced & Child Labour |
| € 90k | Circular Fashion |
| € 95k | Strengthening Communities |
| € 300k | Other Strategic Grants |
| € 1.3m | Education in Brazil |
| € 3.7m | Working Conditions |
| € 95k | Circular Fashion |
| € 3.5m | Strengthening Communities |
| € 3.2m | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 1.3m | Working Conditions |
| € 1.7m | Forced & Child Labour |
| € 294k | Circular Fashion |
| € 297k | Strengthening Communities |
| € 2m | Other Strategic Grants |
| € 7.6m | Sustainable Cotton |
| € 1.4m | Working Conditions |
| € 10.6m | Forced & Child Labour |
| € 545k | Strengthening Communities |
| € 450k | Other Strategic Grants |
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