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Discover actions pioneering businesses, organisations, institutions and individuals are taking across Europe to turn the EU Textiles Strategy into reality

Siptex: Pioneering textile sorting for increased circularity

Siptex: Pioneering textile sorting for increased circularity

Located in Malmö, Siptex is the world’s first large-scale facility of its kind, sorting textiles by colour and fibre composition using near-infrared light to handle large flows and produce textile fractions suited to different recycling processes

Sustainable fashion in focus at Haarlem BIP

Sustainable fashion in focus at Haarlem BIP

Haarlem, a beautiful city in the Netherlands, recently hosted the Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) on sustainable fashion, an innovative short programme for students and staff from higher education institutions.

Ciculix: redefining circular practices in fashion

Circulix: redefining circular practices in fashion

The fashion industry has long been criticised for its unsustainable practices, from excessive waste to the use of harmful chemicals. However, the industry is slowly but surely taking steps towards sustainability.

Flea market aims to make fashion more sustainable

Flea market aims to make fashion more sustainable

The fashion industry is notorious for being one of the most polluting industries in the world, but initiatives like the flea market organized by the Spanish model and young European climate pact ambassador Clara, are taking steps to change that.

NEUK: reinventing the way fashion is consumed

NEUK: reinventing the way fashion is consumed

NEUK is a 100% sustainable brand committed to ending the fast fashion trend. NEUK's approach is unique in that they offer high quality, ecological garments with customisable designs, allowing the product's life to be extended to the maximum.

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Kelheim Fibres – driving positive change with EMAS

Kelheim Fibres is a leading manufacturer of viscose specialty fibres, producing 90,000 tonnes per year. The company is committed to sustainable and circular textiles and has invested about EUR 60 million in environmental protection since 2005.

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One sheep for a lifetime

A platform enabling people to imagine the use and reuse of clothing made of sheep’s wool using knitting technology.

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