Case study · REZET Global × REZET Hub · Automotive · Argentina
Peugeot: upholstery upcycling.
REZET Global did the upcycling. REZET Hub worked alongside them on the metrics, so Peugeot could share its impact with a record behind every figure.
Proof
Sorted by behaviour, cut into nine.
Peugeot 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.
More than 3,360 m² of automotive upholstery recovered and transformed into nine documented product types.
REZET Global did the upcycling. REZET Hub worked alongside them on the metrics, so Peugeot could share its impact with a record behind every figure.
Taken as the stream comes
More than 3,360 m² of upholstery collected mixed, as it leaves the line, instead of asking the plant to pre-sort what it cannot pre-sort.
Separated by behaviour, not colour
Suede, textile, leather and felt each handled by what it withstands, which is the step that turns a mixed stream from a problem into a range.
Nine products the mix can honestly support
Leather does what felt cannot; suede does what textile cannot. The catalogue is derived from the material, and that is why it cannot be imitated with new cloth.
Reported by material, not by total
Output reconciled against the recorded intake, so a complex stream stays auditable instead of collapsing into one convenient figure.
Outcome
From the production line to nine products with a story.
Peugeot
More than 3,360 m² of upholstery waste — suede, textiles, leather and felt — became tote bags, handbags, phone bags, mini bags, weekender bags, backpacks, pouches and notebook sleeves. Not easy to work with, and full of possibility. Made by 7 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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