Case study · REZET Global × REZET Hub · Retail · Argentina
Easy Cencosud: uniform upcycling.
REZET Global did the upcycling. REZET Hub worked alongside them on the metrics, so Easy Cencosud could share its impact with a record behind every figure.
Proof
From 3,120 uniforms to 10,396 pieces.
Easy Cencosud invested in transforming the material rather than paying for its disposal, putting the budget into craftsmanship, durability and a product with genuine material value.
The material had more value left in it. With creativity, innovation and a trained eye, what others see as waste can be recognised for what it still has to offer, then redesigned around a new purpose without losing the story of where it came from.
Evidence
Making Impact Traceable, Transparent & Verifiable.
7,956 m² of fleece from 3,120 retired uniforms, transformed into 1,516 hats, 6,600 stars and 2,280 boots.
REZET Global did the upcycling. REZET Hub worked alongside them on the metrics, so Easy Cencosud could share its impact with a record behind every figure.
One batch, many Christmases
3,120 uniforms. Decommissioned, destined for destruction, and intercepted before landfill. What was about to become waste became the raw material for a new collection.
7,956 m² established at intake
Before a single cut was made, the material was measured and recorded, creating a traceable baseline for everything it would become.
One pattern, thousands of times
Identical garments mean no sorting and no colour matching: the fleece is cut to a single repeatable pattern, which is what made 10,396 pieces viable.
The training counts as output too
1,516 hats, 6,600 stars and 2,280 boots reconciled against the recorded input — and 25 people trained in sewing on this project, recorded as part of the result.
Outcome
Ten thousand pieces from one wardrobe change.
Easy Cencosud
From 3,120 discarded fleece uniforms — 7,956 m² came 1,516 Christmas hats, 6,600 stars and 2,280 boots. The project trained 25 people in sewing, in a vulnerable community where a former industrial site now operates as a hub for inclusion and employment. Made by 25 people in social impact workshops.
Why measure
An impact claim is only as strong as its record.
- Every figure in an impact report should trace back to what was actually recovered, weighed and made.
- When the metrics are built together with the operator, the report is ready to share with clients and sustainability teams.
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