The Sustainability Project

THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
GLOBAL RETAIL SOLUTIONS

UPCYCLING
COMBINING CREATIVITY,
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL
UTILITY IN FAVOUR OF A
CIRCULAR ECONOMY.
Pardgroup destroys more than 180 tons of

discarded materials/year, previously used
in the shop fitting’s activities.
Our Sustainability Project will give a
second life to discarded materials -
thanks to the support of a network of
selected associations and in cooperation
with participating brands.
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UPCYCLING
WHY:
1. It is a sustainable initiative that respects

the environment;
2. It creates social and educational value

supporting young talents and stimulating
their creativity;
3. It is an asset for the community and it

contributes the urban suburbs’
redevelopment;
4. It embraces the opportunities and

advantages of an open innovation
approach.

THE REALITIES WE COLLABORATE WITH
THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

THE REALITIES WE COLLABORATE WITH

GALLAB
Workshop and carpentry in the Gallaratese district
📍Via Alex Visconti, 18 – 20151 Milan
GALLAB is a creative workshop and neighbourhood

carpentry shop born from a civic crowdfunding initiative
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championed by the municipality of Milan.
Located in the Gallaratese district, it aims to be a space

for aggregation and social advancement, organising
initiatives related to teaching aimed at adults and 🌍Website: https://gallab.it/
children, as well as people with mental or motor
GALLAB is a project by Non-Reserved,
disabilities. developed in collaboration with Ira-C,
Hypereden and Quartiere Aperto.
Institutional partnership with the Milan
Municipality and Cariplo Foundation.
GALLAB holds theme-based courses and workshops on
the reuse and recycling of materials and objects, and
the production of furniture and items to keep for oneself
or to use as street furniture.

GALLAB
Workshop and carpentry in the Gallaratese district
📍 Via Alex Visconti, 18 – 20151 Milan
GALLAB's areas of focus include:

• carpentry,
• ceramics and
• urban horticulture.
Instruments and tools of the trade are made available
to all members, both during hours when the space is
being freely used and during courses.
GALLAB promotes the theme of sustainability and

reuse while, at the same time, playing an important
social function - contributing to the redevelopment of
the suburbs and to the active involvement of the
whole community.

LNDC Animal Protection
Italian protectionist association
📍(Milan Offices) Via Martiri di Cefalonia, 18 – 20054 Segrate
LNDC is one of the oldest and most important

protectionist associations in Italy.
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It is a non-profit organization, with over 80 local offices
and thousands of members, volunteers and supporters
throughout the country.
🌍Website:
https://www.legadelcanemi.it/
It was born in 1950 with the primary objective of
Relying on its capillary structure and the
protecting the life and well-being of dogs and cats and numerous volunteers and activists, in 72
over time its commitment has extended to defending years of activity LNDC Animal Protection
animals of all species and breed, a motivating force has rescued 1,770,000 animals and
looked after 2,154,000 animals.
that today drives the Association, in order to express its
full mission and potential, to call itself LNDC Animal
Protection.

LNDC Animal Protection
Italian protectionist association
🖊️ ACTIVITIES
The Association's activities also include:
• the daily management of shelters/oases

(including the construction of sheds, cushions
and toys for animals);
• the care and protection of animals in the area;
• conducting awareness-information campaigns to
promote a healthy human-animal relationship
and knowledge of the laws protecting them;
• condemnation of all forms of exploitation and
violence.

MADE IN CARCERE (JAIL)
Non-profit organisation that promotes the work of women detained in Italian prisons
📍 Piazza Europa, 2 - 73010 Lequile (Lecce)
The non-profit Officina Creativa - with its social brands

Made in Carcere (Jail), 2nd Chance and Social Tailoring MORE INFO
from the Suburbs - has been promoting the work of
women detained in Italian prisons for over twelve
years.
The Made in Carcere artefacts are, in fact, sewn by the 🌍Website:

https://www.madeincarcere.it/
hands of seamstresses inside prison institutions. The
project aims to give meaning to what is the real MADE IN CARCERE is based in Lecce but
ultimate goal of the prison sentence: work and social carries out its activities throughout Italy,
in collaboration with various partners.
reintegration into the productive fabric of the
country.

MADE IN CARCERE (JAIL)
Non-profit organisation that promotes the work of women detained in Italian prisons
🖊️ THE PROJECT
“MADE IN CARCERE - Sewing Workshops”
In the maximum-security prison of Lecce Borgo San Nicola at the Women's Prison of Trani,
and recently in Matera - the initiative aims to produce ethical gadgets and fashion
accessories in general: all made with recycled fabrics, collected from various Italian textile
companies, specifically thanks to the Consorzio mare di Moda.

FONDAZIONE DIAMANTE
A social enterprise that promotes social and professional integration to disabled people.
📍Via Violino 1, CP 267, 6928 Manno – Svizzera
The purpose of Fondazione Diamante is to implement

work and housing proposals for disabled people.
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Over 600 users work and live in the structures provided
by the foundation - which employs more than 200 social
workers.
🌍Website: https://f-diamante.ch/
Fondazione Diamante is a swiss social

enterprise that promotes
Social and employment inclusion of
people with disabilities.

FONDAZIONE DIAMANTE
A social enterprise that promotes social and professional integration to disabled people.
📍Via Violino 1, CP 267, 6928 Manno – Svizzera
Born in 1978, currently Fondazione Diamante manages 13 laboratories, 4 foyers, 5 job

placement services and 7 shops, distributed throughout the Ticino area.

CREAKIDS BY DIBBER
A nursery promoting the essence of the Norwegian Curriculum in Middle East.
📍Al Barsha South – Middle East
Located in the heart of Al Barsha South, this nursery accepts children from 45 days to 4
years of age.
It can count on an excellent range of facilities that really promotes the essence of the
Norwegian Curriculum. Consisting of 13 classrooms, this branch also has a children’s
kitchen, gym, multipurpose hall and splash pool. The spacious classrooms allow children
the freedom to be independent learners and all classes have access to an outdoor
classroom.

LA RÉSERVE DES ARTS
An association promoting the art of reuse and eco design in the cultural and creative world.
📍14 avenue Edouard Vaillant 93500 Pantin, France
La réserve des arts is a non-profit organization

promoting and supporting the development
of a circular and solidarity economy within
the cultural, creative and artisanal sector. It
works through the collection, valorization and
reutilization of all types of materials received
by the partners.

LA RÉSERVE DES ARTS
An association promoting the art of reuse and eco design in the cultural and creative world.
📍14 avenue Edouard Vaillant 93500 Pantin, France
Their idea is to accompany the

cultural and creative sectors'
professionals in the
appropriation of the materials'
reuse and eco design in their
productions with the
organization of workshops and
small events.
The objective? Reducing the

ecological footprint in the
cultural and creative world by
re-inventing the creative
process.

SPAZIO META
A space at the service of artists and designers, dedicated to the recovery and reuse of materials.
📍 Via Don Minzoni 9 - 20158 Milano - https://www.spaziometa.it/about
META is a space dedicated to

the recovery and reuse of
materials and scenographies
coming from dismantling
installations. At the service of
artists and designers, Spazio
META promotes waste
reduction, shifting the focus
on the already existing
resources’ potential.

SPAZIO META
A space at the service of artists and designers, dedicated to the recovery and reuse of materials.
📍 Via Don Minzoni 9 - 20158 Milano - https://www.spaziometa.it/about
The materials are collected, processed and finally displayed for sale to the public at prices
that take into account their qualities and characteristics. They are divided by typology
according to their technical characteristics. In addition to these activities, META supports
different forms of creativity and opens its space to design – organizing training sessions,
laboratories and workshops carried out in collaboration with artists and designers
dedicated to the practice of reuse practices and carried out in collaboration with artists
and designers.

UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES
📍Firenze, Italy 📍Aylesbury, UK
Besides associations and non-profit organizations we collaborate as well with Universities

and Colleges that are usually really keen to re-use the materials donated by brands.
From the donated materials can born creative projects (see the Dys-cycling one in the
Case Histories section of this presentation) but they can also be used by Fashion Design
professors while teaching or by the students as an aid for their activities.

CASE HISTORIES

UPCYCLING
A CASE HISTORY: «DISCYCLING»
Istituto Marangoni Firenze in collaboration with Maison FENDI and the support of Pardgroup
presents the project ‘DIS-CYCLING · The seductive allure of creativity in sustainability', under the
creative direction of New York artist Sarah Coleman.
More about the project (official Press Release): click HERE

FENDI’S WINDOWS DISPLAYS UPCYCLING
WINDOW DISPLAYS
FALL 22

FIRST STEP
STORES WINDOWS DISPLAYS IN ITALY
7
The project currently regards only Italy, but the idea is to replicate it also in
other countries.
Rome
3
Milan
2
Florence

GALLAB’S FIRST IDEA
A BOOKSHELF FOR CDD APPENNINI
CDD Appennini is a day care centre located in Milan that helps

provide services and support to people with disabilities.
THE PROJECT
The project proposed by Gallab consists in building a bookshelf cabinet with the
dismissed panels coming from the windows displays.
The bookshelf cabinet will be internally illuminated by LED lights.
The bookshelf will be then donated to the CDD Appennini centre.
CDD Appennini – Organizzazione di servizi. e supporto per i disabili

📍 Via Appennini, 147 20151 Milano (MI)

GALLAB’S FIRST IDEA
A BOOKSHELF FOR CDD APPENNINI
BUILDING A BOOKSHELF CABINET TO FURNISH

THE CDD APPENNINI CENTRE.
The idea is to build a bookshelf cabinet with recycled materials through easy and low
environmental impact processes.
The platforms and the panels will be transformed by minimizing at its greatest the
typologies of manufacturings. The bookshelf will be finally assembled only with
mechanical fixings, with the need of any adhesives.
The LED strip lights will be used to light up the shelves.
The bookshelf will be assembled on site.
• BRUSHED LAMINATE SHEETS + MDF (always present in equal amounts)

Use: Construction of the bookshelf structure, shelves and uprights:
approx. 33sqm (60%) of Brushed Laminate Sheets + 33sqm (60%) MDF
*The design does not reflect the actual project • LED STRIP LIGHTS
but it's for example purposes only. The actual Use: Application along the shelves for lighting: approx. 240ml (60%)
project will be shared shortly.
• ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL ACCESSORIES
Use: Stripled operation and control: approx. 3 or 4 KITS

GALLAB’S SECOND IDEA
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
CDD Appennini is a day care centre located in Milan that

helps provide services and support to people with
disabilities.
THE PROJECT
The project proposed by Gallab consists in realizing with the guys of the CDD
Christmast decorations (such as Christmas balls, Christmas trees, etc…).
The decorations will be then donated to the CDD itself or to other
neighborhood associations.
CDD Appennini – Organizzazione di servizi e supporto per i disabili

📍 Via Appennini, 147 20151 Milano (MI)

GALLAB’S SECOND IDEA
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
The aim of this project consists in teaching the CDD's guys

artisan techniques, giving them the possibility to craft objects
that will be used or in the CDD itself or to other neighborhood
associations.
• BRUSHED LAMINATE SHEETS + MDF (always present in equal amounts)

Use: Decorations' crafting starting from the single sheet
approx 5,5 sqm (10%) of Brushed Laminate Sheets + 5,5 sqm (10%) of MDF
• LED STRIP LIGHTS

Use: LED application on the bigger Christmas decorations, such as the Christmas
trees: approx. 30ml (8%)
• ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL ACCESSORIES

Use: Stripled operation and control: (approx. 3 or 4 KITS)

FINAL NUMBERS
Total amounts
Amounts used
Amounts used used
Starting total in the Remaining
Material in the library’s % % in the % %
amounts decorations’s materials
project Upcycling
project
projects
Brushed laminate 55 sqm 33 sqm 60% 5,5 sqm 10% 38,5 sqm 70% 16,5 sqm 30%
sheets
55 sqm 33 sqm 60% 5,5 sqm 10% 38,5 sqm 70% 16,5 sqm 30%
MDF
45 sqm 0 sqm 0% 0 sqm 0% 0 sqm 0% 45 sqm 100%

PVC arches structures
400 ml 240 ml 60% 30 ml 8% 270 ml 68% 130 ml 32%

LED strip lights
Electrical technical 11 kits 3 kits 27,5% 3 kits 27,5% 6 kits 55% 5 kits 45%
accessories
• The materials intended for the upcycling projects come from the FENDI’s stores in Milan, Florence and
Rome (total of 12 windows displays).
• The numbers listed above are an approximation and may be subject to a slight variation.
• The upcycling projects will be realized in collaboration with GALLAB; the outputs will be donated to
non-profit associations.
• The remaining materials cannot be recycled. They will be disposed of accordingly to the current
regulations and on the basis of the materials’ typology.

OUTPUT
(Updated in December 2022)

OUTPUT

OUTPUT

A NEW LIFE FOR LOEWE’S CACTUSES
FROM WINDOWS DISPLAYS TO… PRISON!
LOEWE decided to donate the cactuses used in their Paula’s Ibiza collection windows displays to
Made in Carcere and the association planted them in the maximum-security prison of Lecce Borgo
San Nicola.

LOUIS VUITTON DONATES LEGO TO CHILDREN
FROM WINDOWS DISPLAYS TO… CHILDREN!
Louis Vuitton decided to donate the LEGO bricks used in their Christmas windows displays to
Fondazione Diamante in Switzerland and to The Children’s Hospital in UK.

LOEWE DONATES A TREE TO A NURSERY
FROM WINDOWS DISPLAYS TO… CHILDREN!
Loewe donated a tree belonging to a previous retail set-up to CreaKids by Dibber, a nursery located
in Al Barsha (Middle East) in order to decorate the exterior of the building.

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GLOBAL RETAIL SOLUTIONS

Pardgroup destroys more than 180 tons of

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1. It is a sustainable initiative that respects

2. It creates social and educational value

3. It is an asset for the community and it

4. It embraces the opportunities and

3 © COPYRIGHT 2023 | PARDGROUP | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |

THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

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GALLAB is a creative workshop and neighbourhood

Located in the Gallaratese district, it aims to be a space

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GALLAB's areas of focus include:

GALLAB promotes the theme of sustainability and

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LNDC is one of the oldest and most important

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The Association's activities also include:

• the daily management of shelters/oases

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The non-profit Officina Creativa - with its social brands

The Made in Carcere artefacts are, in fact, sewn by the 🌍Website:

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“MADE IN CARCERE - Sewing Workshops”

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The purpose of Fondazione Diamante is to implement

Fondazione Diamante is a swiss social

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Born in 1978, currently Fondazione Diamante manages 13 laboratories, 4 foyers, 5 job

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La réserve des arts is a non-profit organization

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Their idea is to accompany the

The objective? Reducing the

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META is a space dedicated to

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📍Firenze, Italy 📍Aylesbury, UK

Besides associations and non-profit organizations we collaborate as well with Universities

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More about the project (official Press Release): click HERE

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CDD Appennini is a day care centre located in Milan that helps

CDD Appennini – Organizzazione di servizi. e supporto per i disabili

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BUILDING A BOOKSHELF CABINET TO FURNISH

• BRUSHED LAMINATE SHEETS + MDF (always present in equal amounts)

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CDD Appennini is a day care centre located in Milan that

CDD Appennini – Organizzazione di servizi e supporto per i disabili

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The aim of this project consists in teaching the CDD's guys

• BRUSHED LAMINATE SHEETS + MDF (always present in equal amounts)

• LED STRIP LIGHTS

• ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL ACCESSORIES