SKILLED ACCENTS

ABOUT

Startup Fund - May 2019

Skilled Accents is a social enterprise located in Northwest London striving to empower & create employment opportunities for marginalized communities through reducing fabric waste. They employ immigrant & refugee women locally in London to create sustainable products ranging from decorative pillows to masks, from tote bags to home décor, all using recycled fabric collected from local drapery and furniture stores. Skilled Accents wants to trailblaze in their home décor niche and believes in a triple bottom line for its business - People, Planet, and Purpose.

Official Website

• May 2019
  Became a VERGE Startup Fund investee.
• October 2019
  Opened showroom at 1510 Woodcock St. (Unit 21) in London

IMPACT

1,117

LBS WASTE DIVERTED

2,301

CO2 EMISSIONS PREVENTED

10

REFUGEES EMPLOYED

MEDIA

CBC

London Free Press

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