Redress

What Redress does

Redress is a Hong Kong-based environmental charity founded in 2007 by Dr. Christina Dean, operating as the first NGO in Asia dedicated to reducing the fashion industry's environmental impact through circular fashion education and advocacy. The organization is registered under Section 88 of the Hong Kong Tax Ordinance (registration number 91/9246) and operates from a single office and retail location at 78 Ap Liu Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon.

The organization's portfolio centers on a flagship design competition (Redress Design Award, launched 2011 as EcoChic Design Award, rebranded 2018), a suite of free online circular fashion courses hosted on Thinkific, the Redress Academy knowledge hub, a charity secondhand store (The Redress Closet, opened 2021), seasonal pop-up retail events, and an annual consumer awareness campaign (Get Redressed Month, held each May in Hong Kong). Supporting outputs include the Dress [with] Sense consumer book (Thames & Hudson, 2017, published in four languages), research publications such as the 2025 Hong Kong Clothing Waste Report and the 2026 Closed Loop Solutions industry guide (both VF Foundation-funded), and educational tools like the bilingual 'Our Jeans and the Planet' interactive site.

Redress generates revenue through four streams: secondhand retail sales at The Redress Closet (items from HK$50); freemium educational courses via Thinkific; fee-based corporate team-building activities (clothing sorting sessions, The Denim Challenge, upcycling workshops); and donations from patrons, corporate donation partners (MiliMilu, The R Collective, Retykle, Just Peachy, Sustainable Sequin Company via 1% for the Planet), and project grants. The organization employs 11-50 staff, maintains partnerships with corporates including VF Foundation, HKRITA, H&M Foundation, Swire Properties, Chinachem, KPMG, Crystal International, and Thames & Hudson, and operates an alumni network of 330+ designers since 2011.

Name

Redress

Legal name

Redress Limited

Website

https://redress.com.hk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Redress is a Hong Kong-based environmental charity founded in 2007 that educates and enables the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothing's environmental impact through circular fashion programs, education, retail, and advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Fashion NGO Services

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (45811)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Donation, Resale & Textile Recycling Coordination (HSAFABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Ethical Shopping & Capsule Wardrobe Building (HSACAJAL)

Keywords

• Circular fashion education
• Sustainable fashion advocacy
• Secondhand clothing retail
• Fashion design competition
• Environmental NGO programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sham Shui Po

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales (The Redress Closet): Redress operates a charity secondhand clothing store in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, selling pre-loved clothing and accessories at affordable prices. The store generates revenue to support the organization's mission and programs.
2. Educational Courses: Redress offers online circular fashion design courses through Thinkific, including a Foundation Course (6-8 hours), Fibre Choices & Sustainability course (3-4 hours), Design for Recyclability course (2-3 hours), and Zero Waste course. Some courses are free while others have fees.
3. Corporate Activities: Redress provides corporate team-building activities including clothing sorting sessions, sharing sessions about fashion's environmental impact, The Denim Challenge interactive workshop, and upcycling workshops led by Redress Design Award alumni. These are fee-based services for companies.
4. Donations and Patron Support: As a registered charity under Hong Kong's Revenue Ordinance, Redress relies on donations from supporters and its Patron program. Donation partners include companies that contribute percentages of sales or profits to the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Redress is a Hong Kong-registered environmental charity that educates and enables the fashion industry and consumers to lessen the harmful effects of clothing on the environment. It delivers this through circular fashion education programmes, the Redress Design Award competition, free online design courses, charity secondhand retail (The Redress Closet and seasonal pop-ups), annual awareness campaigns (Get Redressed Month), and research publications on clothing waste and circular solutions.

Product overview

Redress is a Hong Kong-based environmental charity operating a portfolio of programmes centred on accelerating the transition to a circular fashion economy. Its flagship product is the Redress Design Award — the world's leading circular fashion design competition since 2011 — which educates and showcases emerging sustainable designers globally. Supporting the competition is a suite of free online Redress Circular Fashion Design Courses hosted on Thinkific, covering Foundation, Fibre Choices & Sustainability, Design for Recyclability, and Zero Waste modules. Redress operates physical and online retail channels through The Redress Closet (a charity secondhand store) and seasonal Summer Secondhand Pop-up events. Consumer engagement is driven through Get Redressed Month (an annual May campaign), the bilingual interactive educational tool 'Our Jeans and the Planet', and the consumer guide book Dress [with] Sense (published with Thames & Hudson). Research outputs include the Hong Kong Clothing Waste Report (2025) and the Closed Loop Solutions for Hong Kong's Non-Wearable Clothing Waste guide (2026), both supported by the VF Foundation. An Alumni Network of 330+ designers connects competition participants with ongoing mentorship and industry opportunities. The portfolio is unified by Redress's mission to educate and empower the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothing's negative environmental impact through circular solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Redress Design Award: The world's leading circular fashion design competition since 2011, educating and showcasing emerging sustainable and circular designers globally
• The Redress Closet

Products and services

• Redress Design Award The world's leading circular fashion design competition, running since 2011 (originally as EcoChic Design Award), which educates, empowers, and showcases emerging sustainable and circular fashion designers globally. Hosts mentorship, finalists, and an alumni network of 330+ designers.
• The Redress Closet (charity secondhand store) A charity secondhand clothing store operated by Redress in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, selling curated quality pre-loved clothing and accessories at affordable prices (starting from HK$50). Open Monday-Thursday 12pm-3pm and 4pm-7pm, Friday-Sunday 12pm-7pm.
• Redress Circular Fashion Design Courses A suite of online circular fashion design courses hosted on Thinkific covering foundation, fibre choices & sustainability, design for recyclability, and zero waste. Targets emerging fashion designers and students globally; some courses free, others paid.
• Redress Summer Secondhand Pop-up Recurring seasonal pop-up shop in Hong Kong that retails affordable secondhand clothing and accessories alongside upcycled collections by Redress Design Award alumni, with prices starting from HK$50.
• Get Redressed Month (annual awareness campaign) Hong Kong's largest circular fashion consumer awareness campaign held each May, coordinating clothing drives, sort-a-thons, and educational events across companies, schools, and communities to reduce fashion waste.
• Corporate Activities (Sorting, The Denim Challenge, Upcycling Workshops) Fee-based corporate team-building and CSR services including clothing sorting sessions, sharing sessions on fashion's environmental impact, The Denim Challenge interactive workshop, and upcycling workshops led by Redress Design Award alumni. Delivered to Hong Kong and Greater China-based companies.
• Dress [with] Sense consumer guide book Consumer guide book published with Thames & Hudson in March 2017, available in English, French, Korean and Russian. Provides practical consumer guidance on sustainable clothing choices; proceeds support Redress's mission.
• Our Jeans and the Planet (interactive learning tool) Bilingual interactive learning website that allows users to explore the environmental impact of denim production through an interactive jeans-making simulation, funded by the Environment and Conservation Fund and Environmental Campaign Committee.
• Redress Academy (Knowledge Hub) Multilingual online resource hub providing in-depth content on circular fashion design topics, launched in 2022 to complement the design competition and online courses with free educational content.
• Yoyo's T-Shirt / Climate Crisis Comic Book Children's comic book about transforming fashion waste into art, published with the Environment and Conservation Fund and Environmental Campaign Committee, with an accompanying interactive website.
• Redress Design Award Alumni Network Network of 330+ designers who have participated in the Redress Design Award since 2011, providing mentorship, industry connections, and ongoing support for circular fashion practitioners globally.
• Closed Loop Solutions for Hong Kong's Non-Wearable Clothing Waste (industry guide) 2026 industry guide outlining material recovery potential and recycling pathways for non-wearable textile waste in Hong Kong, including studies on hydrothermal separation, cutting and sewing, resin moulding, and non-woven applications. Funded by the VF Foundation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14.8 tonnes of clothing collected and sorted during Get Redressed Month 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Swire Properties LimitedcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Venue sponsor for Get Redressed Month 2026 events and Summer 2026 Secondhand Pop-up. Provided Berkshire House, Taikoo Place in Quarry Bay as event location.
• Chinachem GroupsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Silver sponsor of Get Redressed Month 2026, supporting Hong Kong's largest circular fashion consumer awareness campaign.
• Crystal International Group LimitedsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Bronze sponsor of Get Redressed Month 2026.
• KPMGsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Bronze sponsor of Get Redressed Month 2026.
• Asia United GroupsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Logistics sponsor for Get Redressed Month 2026, supporting clothing collection and sorting logistics.
• HKRITA (Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Open Lab is a sustainable fashion initiative founded by HKRITA and the H&M Foundation. Redress is a partner in this initiative, processing over 1,200 polo shirts and receiving 750 kg of garments monthly since December 2024. The partnership focuses on AI-powered fabric sorting and garment recycling using hydrothermal separation technology.
• H&M FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-founder of Open Lab sustainable fashion initiative alongside HKRITA. Redress partners with Open Lab to process and sort garments using AI-powered sorting systems and HKRITA's Green Machine 2.0 technology.
• Shenzhen Garment Industry Association (SGIA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Redress formally signed a memorandum of understanding with SGIA, the organizer of Shenzhen Fashion Week, to expand the organization's reach and influence in mainland China.
• MiliMilusupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerLifestyle brand donating 10% of online sales to Redress. The brand uses surplus fabrics and is handmade locally in Hong Kong.
• The R CollectivesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial enterprise founded by Redress founder Christina Dean, donating 25% of profits to Redress. Creates affordable upcycled luxury fashion in collaboration with Redress Design Award alumni.
• RetyklesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerWhen customers choose Redress as their charity partner, Retykle donates 100% of revenue to the organization.
• Just PeachyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrand donating at least 1% of net profit to Redress.
• The Sustainable Sequin CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThrough 1% for the Planet, the company donates at least 1% of annual revenue to Redress.
• 1% for the PlanetcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRedress is a non-profit partner of 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1,100 member businesses across 48 countries that donate 1% of revenue to environmental causes.
• Fresh AccountingsupportingOthersAcknowledged supporting organization for Get Redressed Month 2026.
• OnTheListsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner supporting the Summer 2026 Secondhand Pop-up event.
• Thames & HudsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublisher partner for the Dress [with] Sense consumer guide book, published in March 2017 in English and French, with Korean and Russian translations later released.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fashion Revolution: Fashion Revolution is a global NGO campaigning for systemic change in the fashion industry through consumer education, research, and the annual Fashion Revolution Week. Directly comparable to Redress as a circular-fashion advocacy charity, with overlapping audience of consumers, designers, and brands.
• Textile Exchange: Textile Exchange is a global non-profit driving the adoption of preferred fibers and materials across the textile supply chain through standards (RCS, GRS), industry reports, and conferences. Comparable to Redress in producing research, education, and standards-oriented circular fashion content.
• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation runs the Make Fashion Circular initiative, partnering with brands and policymakers to design out textile waste. Closely comparable to Redress as a circular-economy charity with fashion-specific programs, research publications, and corporate partnerships.
• The Renewal Workshop: The Renewal Workshop is a US-based circular fashion company that processes unsellable apparel into renewed garments, upcycled products, and recycled fiber. Directly comparable to Redress's The Redress Closet and Open Lab textile processing operations.
• WRAP: WRAP is a UK-based climate-action NGO running the Textiles 2030 voluntary agreement and Love Your Clothes consumer campaign. Comparable to Redress in combining circular textiles research with consumer-facing awareness programs and corporate partnerships.
• Circle Economy: Circle Economy is an Amsterdam-based impact organization producing the annual Circularity Gap Report and advising businesses on circular transition. Comparable to Redress in producing circular-economy research, training, and corporate engagement services.
• Eco-Age: Eco-Age is a sustainability consultancy and creative agency working with fashion brands on supply-chain transparency, training, and the Green Carpet Awards. Comparable to Redress in offering education, brand advisory, and event-driven awareness campaigns.
• Remake: Remake is a global advocacy nonprofit educating consumers about fashion's environmental and social impact through community campaigns, the Eco-Stylist program, and brand accountability tools. Directly comparable to Redress in combining consumer education, designer training, and brand-facing advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Sustainable Apparel Coalition: The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is the apparel industry's largest alliance for sustainable production, managing the Higg Index tools. Comparable to Redress in serving as an industry-wide platform for circular-fashion measurement, though broader in scope and membership-driven.

Emerging players

• Wearable Collections: Wearable Collections is a US-based clothing collection and textile recycling service for businesses and consumers. Directly comparable to Redress's clothing collection, sort-a-thon, and donation-coordination activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/RedressAsia
• Facebookfacebook.com/redressDesignAward
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redress-asia
• Instagraminstagram.com/getredressed
• Xx.com/Redress_Asia

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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