Social co-operative HUMANA NOVA CROATIA Sanja Ostroški Program Coordinator Krakow,

Facts Croatia 4,2 Population 713 Registered garment factories 17 thd Nr. emloyees

Situation Croatia Threats within the industry: small domestic market – dependence of exports lack of branding and marketing activities dependence on OTP ( Outward Processing Trade scheme ) no strategic orientation, no focus lack of administrative and fiscal support lack of investments and new technologies

Development Croatia Projection: increase of imports of clothing further decrease of working places – more unemployment (mostly women) more dependence on OTP and price pressure –> worse working conditions increase of textile waste on local level

An opportunity … TEXTILE WASTE COLLECTION and preparing REUSE, UPCYCLING and RECYCLING COOPERATIONS with partners increasing their CSR FAIR WORKING CONDITONS for marginalized groups

Humana Nova - figures established in (međimurje county – former textile and clothing production leading region) among the first SOCIAL cooperatives and social enterprises in Croatia 15 employees from marginalized groups democratic participation of employees and members strategic partnerships with stakeholders in the community (value based)

Humana Nova - mision Humana Nova encourages the employment of people with disabilities and other socially excluded people through the processes of: collecting, recycling used clothing and textiles collecting, recycling used clothing and textiles production of high-quality and innovative textile products of ecological and recycled materials. production of high-quality and innovative textile products of ecological and recycled materials.

Humana Nova - vision Humana Nova actively contributes to a society of tolerance and cooperation, and helps socially excluded persons and their families to improve their self-esteem and quality of life.

Humana Nova – 3 BL economical dimension (PROFIT) ecological dimension (PLANET) social dimension (PEOPLE)

Humana Nova – SOCIAL employing PWD and from marginalized group employing PWD and from marginalized group Investing in development programs within the local community Investing in development programs within the local community increasing tolerance and participation increasing tolerance and participation Increasing social and ecological awareness Increasing social and ecological awareness

Humana Nova – ECOLOGICAL 225 t textiles collected in t textiles collected in increasing sale of 2nd textile increasing sale of 2nd textile supporting production of recycled products with materials from local level supporting production of recycled products with materials from local level increasing production up-cyled products increasing production up-cyled products

Humana Nova – ECONOMICAL financialy self-sustainable financialy self-sustainable non-profit with realocation in investments and capacity building non-profit with realocation in investments and capacity building OTP in strategic partnerships with designers / partners OTP in strategic partnerships with designers / partners

CONTACT Social cooperative Humana Nova a:Dr. Ivana Novaka 38, Čakovec m e: w: