Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
TESS in an EEIG based in Herstal, Belgium. Values: - The primacy of people and labour over capital in the distribution of income. - Transparency in relations between partners and towards donors. - Dialogue in a climate of trust based on honesty and treating one another as equals. - Local and international solidarity based on fair cooperation between participants. - Respect for the environment and international law. Vision: - The social and solidarity-based economy should be the major player in the recovery of all textiles, household linen, shoes and clothing accessories of household origin, used or unused. Mission: All textiles, household linen, shoes and clothing accessories of household origin, used or unused, will be recovered, i.e. collected, sorted, processed and put to use by social economy and solidarity enterprises. These latter will prioritise reuse over recycling and then other forms of recovery. They will favour short supply chains and local employmen (...)
EU Legislative Interests
- EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles - Waste management policies - Social economy action plan
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
- RREUSE - Ressources asbl
Organisation Members
Members: - Oxfam Solidarité : https://www.oxfamsol.be/ - Le Relais Est : https://www.relaisest.org/ - Terre absl : https://www.terre.be/ - Les Petits Riens : https://petitsriens.be/ - Consorzio Farsi Prossimo : https://www.consorziofarsiprossimo.org/ - Formació i Treball : https://www.formacioitreball.org/es/ - Reloved : https://www.kringwinkel.be/voor-bedrijven