Sustainable School Uniforms ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
SUPERPOWER YOUR UNIFORMS
Our Sustainable School Uniforms Accelerator is a first and one of a kind program that has been designed to use school uniforms to help you align with the values of today’s parents and students, which include sustainability and societal impact.
Over 12 weeks we will guide you through a process that will enable you to get the most out of your transition to our uniforms, engage your school community and build a foundation to tackle other areas of sustainability within your school. If you are committed to sustainability and ready to use this momentum to attract and retain students, then apply below.
What’s included?
You will receive access to our digital youth education program that teaches students in grades 4-12 about the social & environmental impacts of the global fashion industry, while empowering them to build a more resilient and sustainable future.
The workshops will include:
- Life Cycle of a T-Shirt
- Detoxing Fashion
- Who Makes our Clothes?
- 7R’s of Circular Fashion
Over 8- to 12 weeks, working with your students, we will conduct an Impact Audit (typically valued at $10,000) We will assess the footprint of your uniforms, to remove the guesswork when it comes to knowing your impact. This will enable you to not only communicate your savings with your school community, but will also allow you to take steps to reduce and offset your impact.
For the first 12 months of our partnership, we will enrol you for free in our School Carbon Offset Fund.
This will give you access to the some of the best carbon offset projects in the world, which we have visited and verified. And will enable you to offset the annual carbon footprint of your school uniforms.
We will provide you with quarterly insights into the ennvironmental and social imapact that your school is having in partnership with Kapes, so that you can engage with your community and key stakeholders.
You will learn from other schools that have made the transition to sustainable school uniforms with Kapes. From how they rolled it our operationally to how they used in it their marketing efforts.
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Application Process
We will get back to you by 12th December 2022 if you have been selected to participate in the program. Once you have decided to come onboard, we will send full details of the program your way.
Note: Rolling applications, priority will be given to applications submitted by 30th November 2022.
Over 12 weeks we will take you through our MICE Framework of Materials & Manufacturing, Impact & Offsetting, Circularity, and Eco-Literacy, as well as a bonus Sustainable Marketing module. By the end of the process you will not only have sustainable uniforms, and have designed a powerful pitch to engage your school community in this initiative, but you will also have the foundations to tackle sustainability in other areas of your school.
Wins from the school community
THE ARBOR SCHOOL
The Arbor School is a premium all-through school located to the south of Dubai. The Arbor School aims to foster a positive, caring and compassionate school environment, in which learners can shine in many different ways. Arbor students shall become innovative and capable leaders, with a strong set of ethical values, anchored by a deep sense of global environmental justice and sustainability.
FAIRGREEN INTERNATIONAL
Fairgreen International School is a pioneering education community, with a mission to embrace and promote sustainability in all its forms. Developed to empower students with a forward-looking education, Fairgreen aims to inspire future generations to make a positive impact on the world as ambassadors of sustainable development.
Benchmark the
sustainability of
your school uniforms
Answer 12 questions and get a personalised report
that outlines specific actions you can take to improve your score.
