Rats & Bananas

Direct

• Job creation: financing the campaign will result in the generation of 1 job at Rats&Bananas.
• Reuse of textile waste: the company uses, in 60% of its production, fabrics considered dead stock by suppliers - because due to the available quantity can not be used in collections of major brands. This way, Rats & Bananas has already reused around 500 meters of fabrics that would be discarded, contributing to the reduction of textile waste.
• National production support: all suppliers for the confection of the pieces are Portuguese companies, located in the North of the country. Through its production Rats & Bananas together with 6 national suppliers, supporting the local Portuguese economy.

Indirect

• Logistical efficiency and smaller carbon footprint: national production represents gains in efficiency and in terms of carbon footprint with the shorter distance for delivery to the company's headquarters in Lisbon. Furthermore, the company recently decided to store stock at the production site itself so that it can be shipped directly from there to customers, avoiding unnecessary transportation and packaging.
• Promotion of conscious production and consumption: through the reduced number of collections per year, and the production of durable and timelessly designed pieces, Rats & Bananas approaches conscious fashion practices.
• Female entrepreneurship: Rats & Bananas was founded and is led by Joana Ferraz.

Direct

• Job creation: financing the campaign will result in the generation of 1 job at Rats&Bananas.
• Reuse of textile waste: the company uses, in 60% of its production, fabrics considered dead stock by suppliers - because due to the available quantity can not be used in collections of major brands. This way, Rats & Bananas has already reused around 500 meters of fabrics that would be discarded, contributing to the reduction of textile waste.
• National production support: all suppliers for the confection of the pieces are Portuguese companies, located in the North of the country. Through its production Rats & Bananas together with 6 national suppliers, supporting the local Portuguese economy.

Indirect

• Logistical efficiency and smaller carbon footprint: national production represents gains in efficiency and in terms of carbon footprint with the shorter distance for delivery to the company's headquarters in Lisbon. Furthermore, the company recently decided to store stock at the production site itself so that it can be shipped directly from there to customers, avoiding unnecessary transportation and packaging.
• Promotion of conscious production and consumption: through the reduced number of collections per year, and the production of durable and timelessly designed pieces, Rats & Bananas approaches conscious fashion practices.
• Female entrepreneurship: Rats & Bananas was founded and is led by Joana Ferraz.