2ND Chance

Sustainability and energy development in African villages: Mango and Nova Fides teamed up to do both with their 100% recycled coat collaboration. 

Giving a second chance – one infused with new value – to the objects we use and then discard is what drives Nova Fides.

Recycling to create new products with an ethical and environmental value superior to the original product is the challenge Nova Fides has undertaken with its 100% Recycled line. 

Nova Fides recycles new clothes to create high-quality (in terms of color, look and feel), functional (in terms of technical characteristics and performance) fabrics. 

Through the 2ND Chance campaign, clothing made from 100% recycled Nova Fides fabrics champions two causes:

1. Environmental sustainability
2. Social responsibility and development

Environmental sustainability

• Water saving
• CO2 emission reduction
• Free from dyes

Social responsibility and development

• Supporting Senegalese communities

In accordance with Corporate Social Responsibility, Nova Fides combines the sale of its 100% Recycled fabrics with a social development project through the direct involvement and commitment of member client brands. 

The company supports Liter of Light, an Open Source knowledge-sharing project around access to energy that aims to “light up the dark corners of the world”. The project – financed by Nova Fides and implemented by Glocal Impact Network (the European partner of the Liter of Light project) – brings ecologically and socially sustainable lighting to an energy-poor area in Senegal.

Access to electricity is a fundamental human right and a central resource for the implementation of environmental and socially sustainable projects. In November 2021, 22 streetlights were installed in a village in Senegal.