ABOUT WHITE ROSE
White Rose Pre-Loved Fashion was established as a social enterprise in 2009 by two creative Nottingham Trent University graduates who were truly inspired by the work of Aegis Trust.
White Rose is a charitable organisation with retail locations in Nottingham, Beeston, West Bridgford, Sheffield, Leeds, Leicester, Manchester and Derby.At White Rose, we raise funds by collecting, sorting, and selling pre-loved clothing. All net profits from our collections are donated to the Aegis Trust, which works towards the prevention, prediction, and ultimately the elimination of genocide.
This is achieved primarily through research, education, and the dissemination of information and advice. In addition, we’re driven by a distinct purpose to reduce fast fashion’s impact on the environment, reduce textile waste, and encourage our customers to make kinder choices when it comes to purchasing and repurposing clothing.
WHAT WE DO
OUR MISSION
is to counteract the environmental impact of fast fashion by extending the life cycle of garments through recycling and upcycling.
OUR GOAL
is to raise £1 million annually by 2030 to support Aegis Trust’s vital work in peace education.
OUR CORE VALUES
are innovation, sustainability, collaboration, and compassion.
OUR IMPACT
PEOPLE:
We generate local employment and volunteer opportunities, support diverse community engagement, and provide practical help to students in need.
PLANET
We combat textile waste through recycling and upcycling, reduce CO2 emissions, and promote environmentally friendly fashion practices.
HUMANITY
We bolster Aegis’s education programs on genocide prevention and support survivors through various initiatives.
You’re reducing textile waste
If you choose to shop with White Rose, you are expanding the lifespan of something that could have been potentially thrown away and taken hundreds of years to breakdown in landfill. Providing second hand clothing a new lease of life means you are personally reducing the amount of textile waste generated.
You’re contributing to a recycling scheme
Pre-Loved Fashion encourages and develops a closed loop approach to reuse. Recycling used garments not only helps those in need but is more beneficial for the environment. Choosing to buy or donate clothing contributes to the development of sustainable solutions to fast fashion as well as supporting our amazing charitable aims!
You’re kinder to the environment
A significant amount of water and nasty chemicals are used in the manufacture of garments. However, if you choose to shop second-hand with us, you are ensuring that the excessive amounts of water that would have been used to make your new clothes and the chemical by products which would have been generated, are instead saved.
You’re giving to charity
Good for the environment. Good for humanity. While picking out high-quality fashion pieces from popular brands, you are supporting Aegis Trust, a not-for-profit charity which works to build peace in communities at risk of genocide and mass atrocities and rebuild communities which have suffered from it in their road to healing and recovery. 100% of the profit generated by White Rose supports this important mission.
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You Can Also Support
We all have a wardrobe full of clothes, but how many items do we actually wear? If the answer isn’t 100%, then not only is this a bad use of space, but think of the good uses those unworn clothes could be put to. That dress, for example, which you’ve been ‘saving for a special occasion’ but there’s really a good chance you’ll probably never wear it again, and that’s a shame, as it could be worn and enjoyed by someone else.
Donate ClothesCHARITY NAME: White Rose
ORGANISATION TYPE: CIO (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
CHARITY NUMBER: 1167035
ADDRESS: White Rose WR4, 34-36 Goose Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1FF
EMAIL: info@whiteroseshop.co.uk
