thenewfactory.co

What it is

The New Factory (TNF for short) is a worker-owned cooperative circular fashion lab based in Indonesia. Its core mission is to address the environmental issue of over 2 million tons of textile waste sent to landfills in Indonesia every year. It upcycles textile waste into valuable goods and new innovative materials, while creating fair green jobs for textile workers. The organization operates under a global shared ownership business model where workers split profits equally, a stark difference from the shareholder-first distribution model of the traditional textile industry.

Core Services & Pricing

TNF's core services fall into four categories:

1. Corporate textile waste upcycling: converts brands' production offcuts, obsolete uniforms and other waste into branded merchandise, gifts or souvenirs.
2. Proprietary eco-material COPPO BOARD: a pressed board made entirely from textile waste, suitable for furniture, retail displays and other use cases as a replacement for traditional wood and plastic panels.
3. Upcycling workshops for corporate CSR and employee engagement events: they also supply toolkits for companies that want to host events on their own.
4. In-house ready-to-wear brand TNFS: produces limited-run clothing made from surplus fabric.

For pricing: Custom projects require a free consultation quote based on your specific needs. Standard upcycled bag products are priced per item, ranging from 42,000 IDR to 150,000 IDR, with a minimum order requirement of 30 to 50 units.

Pros, Cons & Target Users

Pros: Innovative business model that balances environmental value and social equity. Its end-to-end closed-loop service lowers the barrier for companies to participate, and it can provide quantifiable environmental impact data to support companies' ESG disclosures.
Cons: Operations are limited exclusively to Indonesia, which is inconvenient for non-Indonesian clients. Pricing is not publicly transparent, and the website only supports English, creating a higher barrier of use.

This organization is a great fit for multinational brands with a presence in Indonesia, local enterprises with sustainable development needs that want to partner on CSR projects. It is also suitable for consumers interested in circular fashion who want to purchase its eco-friendly clothing.

Accessibility from China

The website can be accessed directly with normal loading speed, no VPN/proxy required.