The DO School in collaboration with the Center for Economic Transformation at NYCEDC. The DO School holds partnerships with a variety of organizations. Amongst the DO School’s partners are Newman's Own Foundation, H&M Germany, Messe Berlin, Covestro and the Westerwelle Foundation. The DO School The DO School is a platform that equips organizations and individuals to become purposeful doers who drive new products and powerful cultural shifts. Founded by renowned social entrepreneurs Florian Hoffmann and Katherin Kirschenmann in 2013, the DO School runs around 40 programs in over 27 countries for 7,000 participants. Since its inception The DO School has created more than
Republic (retailer) Republic (retailer) Republic was a clothing retailer with 121 stores in the United Kingdom. In February 2013, it entered administration, and was purchased by Sports Direct. Republic was merged into Sports Direct's USC brand. Founded in 1985, as Just Jeans, after 1990, the name changed to Best Jeanswear; Republic was launched in 1998. It was a private limited company (Republic (Retail) Ltd.) and, in 2005, Change Capital invested in the company to finance expansion plans. In May 2011 the company was bought by private equity firm TPG Capital. Republic filed for administration on 13 February 2013, with Ernst & Young