Small But Perfectly Formed
Accelerating small and medium fashion enterprises to transition to circular and sustainable models.
Small but Perfectly Formed is a project that accelerates fashion SMEs to transition to circular and sustainable models. However, it recognises that small and medium size fashion enterprises are working within a wider system and need more than acceleration; they need to be integrated into a system that truly puts people and planet before profit.
Small But Perfectly Formed is a project co-funded by the European Commission’s COSME programme under Grant Agreement 958060. The consortium partners are: Athens University of Economics and Business, Fashion Revolution Global, World Fair Trade Organisation, Fair Trade Advocacy Office, Bocconi University, Impact Hub Lisbon, We Love You Communications, Fashion Revolution Germany, Fashion Revolution Portugal
and Fashion Revolution Greece. The supporting partners are: Common Objective, University of Portsmouth and Neoynt (Studio MM04).
"Putting best practices into practice: three Italian case studies of sustainable best practice making in an EU knowledge sharing project" is the title of CNA Federmoda and CNA Milano project winner of the call.
The project has been organized in two main stages: from the study to the dissemination of best practices. Main goals of the events were:
- Show circular and sustainable best practices active on Italian territory (Training a new generation of shoe artisans – new materials – the regenerated wool of Prato district);
- Dissemination, and matchmaking to accelerate sustainable and circular models among the stakeholders with the support of the involved best practices and the Small but Perfect toolkit.
First event: ACCADEMIA MARIA TOMASSINI - Master sulla calzatura, San Mauro Pascoli district (Emilia-Romagna Region), Focus - Training: how to extend know-how and craftsmanship over time through specialist training on shoe hemming. Academy visit, update on EU strategy for circular and sustainable textile and “foresight workshop”.
Second event: Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento SpA: Multilab, Lombardy Region, Focus - Research & innovation for new materials: how textile/fashion innovation passes through the development of new materials both of textile origin and from other production sectors.Agenda: company visit at Centrocot. Company visit, update on EU strategy for circular and sustainable textile and “foresight workshop”.
Third event: ASTRI Associazione Tessile Riciclato Italiana,Prato district (Toscana Region), Focus - Circularity: discovering the textile district specializing in regenerated wool. Company visit, update on EU strategy for circular and sustainable textile and “foresight workshop”.
Fourth event: Final Event, Hybrid (Milan, online), SBP Dissemination event in CNA Milano. Opening - Antonio Franceschini Head of international market and trade promotion office & CNA Federmoda national secretary; Francesca Romana Rinaldi, Small But Perfect Project Manager at Bocconi University and Director Monitor For Circular Fashion, SDA Bocconi School of Management; Mariagrazia Berardi and Caterina Mazzei CNA Toolkit presentation; round table: ACCADEMIA MARIA TOMASSINI, Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento SpA: Multilab, ASTRI Associazione Tessile Riciclato Italiana, Francesca Romana Rinaldi, Antonio Franceschini and Nicoletta Fasani (fashion designer).
23-24/05/2023, Online event, transnational EEN brokerage event (b2b) SBP in transition to circularity.
25/05/2023 Small But Perfect - Train the trainer event - Bocconi University in collaboration with CNA Milano. Please find the link here: https://unibocconi-it.zoom.us/j/97503067825 ID meeting: 975 0306 7825
