History GARCIA
A great love for jeanswear: that is the strength of the international family business GARCIA. The brand was founded in 1972 in Urbania, Italy. GARCIA has now grown into an international jeanswear brand with a complete men’s, women’s and children’s collection. With 3,300 points of sale in more than 27 countries and more than a thousand employees in Europe. We have 33 retail stores in Europe, 281 branded shop-in-shops worldwide and 323 consignment points of sale.
GARCIA signed the Dutch Covenant for Sustainable Garments and Textile in October 2019. Within the Covenant we join forces with various companies and organizations to tackle abuses within the clothing industry because we know that we can only initiate change together.
In March 2021, GARCIA signed the Green Deal Circular Denim. Together with other frontrunners, we are working on creating a circular denim industry. We want to take a pioneering role by setting the standard within the jeans industry with all signatories of “Post Consumer Recycling of Textiles” (PCR).
For more details please visit our GARCIA homepage.
Organization
The support of the charities that has been guaranteed by the Clouds Foundation in recent years will be continued through the GARCIA Foundation.
Organization
The GARCIA Foundation (SGF) received its new name at the end of 2020. In its choice of name, the foundation refers to the Jeans/clothing brand GARCIA, part of the JOG Group B.V. in the Netherlands. The GARCIA Foundation builds on what the Clouds Foundation (SCF) has built over the years.
The support of the charities that has been guaranteed by the Clouds Foundation in recent years will be continued through the GARCIA Foundation.
Board
The GARCIA Foundation has an independent board. The board consists of two members of GARCIA B.V. associated members and external members. The board oversees all grant award activities and decides on the strategic direction of the Foundation. All board members perform these duties on a voluntary basis.
Board Members
Corrie van Haperen has been working as a supervisor in a clinical chemistry laboratory for more than 30 years. Later she worked for more than 4 years as a laboratory coordinator at Avans University of Applied Sciences. She now does volunteer work in the field of nature and the environment, in addition to caring for her mother. She has a lot of experience in managing teams and organizing large-scale laboratory projects.
Mark Hommelberg has been in fashion over 25 years. As CEO of the JOG GROUP he is involved with our brands on a daily basis and is responsible for all steps regarding CSR within the company.
Paul Burema is the founder of the JOG Group BV since 1993.
During JOG Group’s many trips to countries such as India and Bangladesh, it was realized that there is too much inequality in the world. Together with his wife Jolanda van Haperen they founded the Garcia Foundation (formerly Clouds Foundation) in the Netherlands and South Africa in 2012. Through the Garcia Foundation, it has been decided to contribute where possible to changing and improving the future of much less fortunate.
Staff
The GARCIA Foundation is based in GARCIA’s head office in Alblasserdam. The GARCIA Foundation works closely with the Corporate Social Responsibility team of JOG Group. Its staff has good knowledge of the social and economic landscape in the countries where GARCIA products are made.
CSR – THEN, NOW AND FOREVER
We are a fashion brand in the business of dressing families. Just like any family, we aren’t perfect. And like all families, we try and do better every day– especially when it comes to sustainability. Where other brands might refer to corporate social responsibilities, we prefer to call ours Family Values.
Our “Family Values” reinforces GARCIA’s commitment to do better: to minimize our environmental footprint & create great clothing for families. We know we have a lot more to do, but our journey so far has brought us positive change and great steps forward. We will continue to do better every day. That is our commitment towards the environment and towards future generations. For more details please visit our pages wearegarcia.com/sustainability and wearegarcia.com/csr-denim
Policy and Accountability
Below you can find policy plans, annual report, activity report and progress reports.
Member ANBI
KvK nr. 56417357
Anbi nr. 8521.15.313
N.P.O South Africa reg. nr. 132-340 npo
South-Africa Registration number 2013/220408/12
Reports Garcia Foundation
Garcia Foundation Documents
Reports The Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2015 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2016 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2017 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2019 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2020 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2021 – Pebbles Project
- Annual Report 2022 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report April 2016 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report April 2017 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report April 2018 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report Dec 2017 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report Juli 2016 – Pebbles Project
- Progress Report June 2017 – Pebbles Project
Reports Clouds Foundation
Other Reports
- SCF donors – thank you COVID-19 feeding scheme
- Stichting Clouds Foundation donors – COVID-19 feeding scheme
- Verslag opening Pebbles kitchen 9 maart 2019-1
- 2017-2021 Beleidsplan Cloudsfoundation
- CLOUDS FOUNDATION – outdoor play areas 2014 and 2015
- Notulen Jaarstukken uitgesteld Corona
- Standard Form Publication Obligation
CONTACT
GARCIA BV
Van Hennaertweg 8
2952 CA Alblasserdam
The Netherlands
Email: info@garciafoundation.eu
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