Julien Dubois, has been the President of France Auto Reman, the French Remanufacturing Association, for a long time, with over 10 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. The idea of creating an association came to life to provide an insight on what manufacturing is and what the big benefits are- for both the environment as well as for the power of purchase. Julien is also the owner of Valused, a relatively new company, to serve as a reference point for repairers.

Reclothers is an eBay storefront that specializes in the sale of secondhand fashion. Justina Levanienė started the business with her husband and ultimately brought on Gabrielė as a business partner and employee. Reclothers sources inventory from high end fashion companies who cannot sell their product as new due to a small defect. Reclothers repairs the defect and sells the product online at affordable prices. Gabrielė is incredibly passionate about sustainable fashion, and her storefront has been doing so for over ten years.

Desguaces Renauto is a family-owned business in Murcia going back three generations, founded by Adrián’s grandfather in 1970 and now co-owned by Adrián and his cousin. Desguaces Renauto breaks down older cars and refurbishes or recycles its functional parts, selling sustainable parts affordably all across the EU. Over 5 years ago, they even decided to start selling their secondhand car parts all over the world using online marketplaces. Today, Desguaces Renauto is one of eBay’s most reputable sellers, with a 98.9% positive feedback rating.

In 2015, the two primary school friends Jonas and Paul were given two old sofas and had an idea—to give used things a new life. Without training, without studying and without a specific idea of designer furniture, they soon developed a professional approach and a high level of specialist knowledge. This is how the foundation of a truly sustainable furniture trade was created in a rented garage in Cologne, where furniture was stacked up to the ceiling.