Social Entrepreneurship Built on Circularity
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Shelter Suit makes a waterproof jacket with an attachable sleeping bag built from reclaimed seatbelts, tents, workwear and old sleeping bags and claims to bridge homelessness rather than replace housing. Production runs in a social factory in Enschede employing 25 workers—mostly ex‑refugees—and the NGO says it diverts textile waste and protects people in a country with 25–30,000 unhoused. The product is handmade, distributed via shelters and aid groups, and is presented as effective at warmth and dignity.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:08Shelter Suit founding story
- 3:38Design and upcycling
- 5:29Triple impact model
- 9:27Call to action
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