I:CO AFFILIATES
For the nationwide launch of I:CO, the retailers and service-providing companies taking part are ADLER Modemärkte, MISTER MINIT shoe repair, RENO, Stichweh dry-cleaners, Vögele-Shoes, Bingo-Schuh-Discount and MAX Shoes. The shoe retailer RENO start with the “i:counter” collection machine in four cities: Hamburg, Osnabruck, Karlsruhe and Munich and will implement the concept in each of their stores by the end of the year.
ADLER and Stichweh have started with the “i:collection bag” system in their stores. MISTER MINIT employees accept footwear directly. Andreas Berents, President of MISTER MINIT comments: “It is amazing that every year approximately 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown into the garbage. For this reason we greatly welcome this system which operates within the framework of a serious and professional recycling network that can simultaneously offer consumers a rebate and a positive feeling for being environmentally conscious. ”
I:CO-PARTNERS BECOME SPONSORS
:CO-Partners support charitable projects with every kilo of articles collected. To this end, their sponsors ADLER Modemärkte, MISTER MINIT shoe repair, RENO, Stichweh dry-cleaners, Vögele-Shoes, Bingo-Schuh-Discount and MAX Shoes are donating two cents for every kilo of collections to CharityStar. View the projects and account balance at www.charitystar.com.
STATEMENTS AND MOTTOES OF I:CO-PARTNERS
ADLER Modemärkte GmbH, Executive Speaker Wolfgang Krogmann:
“We need more innovative concepts that will combine the environment with economy, attract new customers and do something for the environment at the same time. With the introduction of the I:CO-System, we prove that increase in sales and supporting natural resources complement one another exceptionally well. Our customers do something good for the environment and in doing so save drastically when they next go shopping.”
Motto: “Doing the right thing feels even better!”
MINIT Germany & Co. KG, President Andreas Berents:
“It´s amazing that every year, approximately 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown into the garbage. For this reason, we greatly welcome this system, which operates within the framework of a serious and professional recycling network that can simultaneously offer customers a rebate and a positive feeling for being environmentally conscious.”
Motto: “Mach Kohle, gib Sohle” (in English, “Make rolls, give soles”)
RENO Fashion & shoes GmbH
Motto: “For the environment and for me!”
Stichweh Franchise GmbH
Motto: “JOIN IN! Collect and deliver”
Vögele-Shoes
Motto: “Good for the environment. Good for your wallet!”
Bingo-Schuh-Discount
MAX Shoes
SOLID PARTNERS
DPD
DPD (Dynamic Package Distribution) is I:CO´s logistics partner. The package and express delivery service has put together a completely new system for I:CO. “Being environmentally aware is one of the most important challenges for us, one that we face every day; therefore we have adjusted our structure especially to the needs of I:CO”, says Andreas Reß, President, DPD.
SOEX
The Swiss Company I:Collect AG is a subsidiary of SOEX Textile-Marketing GmbH with headquarters in Bad Oldesloe, Germany.
For over 25 years SOEX has been giving worn-out fabrics a second life by not considering them as garbage, but as a valuable recycling commodity… i.e., raw material for something fundamentally new.
RRE-WEAR, RE-USE and RE-CYCLE unwearable clothes and shoes is the mainstay of the SOEX Group. It is the essence of their vision; 100 % of recycling worn-out fabrics and footwear –thereby conserving natural resources. SOEX sets an example of an entrepreneurial umbrella that links this mission to a value creation chain.
With its headquarters in Bad Oldesloe near Hamburg, Germany, offices in 14 countries and 2,500 employees SOEX makes a valuable contribution to the careful use of resources and protection of the environment. At the heart of the group is the world’s most modern production facility in textile recycling, the Wolfen factory.
