The original purpose of Fundación de Estudios e Investigaciones Superiores [Foundation of Higher Education and Research], which legal status was granted by the Superintendence of Companies under Resolution No. 000476 dated 5 May 2003, was to carry out studies and research work that would contribute to sustainability –understood as the protection of the natural environment by complying with ethical and social responsibilities while promoting economic development. To achieve this first objective, this Foundation created the Instituto de Estudios para la Sustentabilidad Corporativa [Center for Study of Corporate Sustainability] which has eventually become a local and international academic benchmark in this field, through the publication of books, research studies in international publications, and chapters in European books.

Within the framework of the Center for Study of Corporate Sustainability, the Foundation created the Centro Textil Sustentable [Center for Sustainable Textile] (2008) and the Centro de Estudios para el Lujo Sustentable [Center for Study of Sustainable Luxury] (late 2009) in order to promote sustainability in those sectors of the economy.

At present, the Foundation is focused on decolonising both research and the academia regarding design, textiles, fashion and luxury. The Foundation also promotes moving away from the sustainable development ideology to help people create their own, more suitable, and resilient work environment to face the crisis of civilisation and to promote community wellbeing. For all these reasons, the Fundación de Estudios e Investigaciones Superiores has created the imprint “Otra-Otro” [The Other].