Worn to Last: Designing Circular Fashion. Who pays for the clothes we discard, and what should the fee reward?
Half a day on how smart design and fair producer fees can keep our clothes in use across Europe. Fast fashion is piling up, and the next EU rules will decide whether clothes are made to last. Join TRUSTEX to hear what works and what comes next.
SSbD26 Conference
Welcome to the third edition of the yearly SSbD conference, where researchers, industry and policymakers meet to discuss topics related to Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD)
Final ECHT Dissemination Event. Enable Digital Product Passports with Chemicals Traceability for a Circular Economy
Join ECHT on 12 November for the presentation of their final project outcomes (the ECHT traceability strategy, the three action plans for clothing actors, flooring actors and policymakers, the capacity building programme with its tools and templates, and the ECHT Knowledge Platform)
TexMat’s 2nd Public Webinar: Exploring the Business Model Blueprint for Textile Reuse
Join TexMat’s 2nd Public Webinar to discover the TexMat Business Model Blueprint, a co-created framework for an automated collection and reward system for post-consumer textiles.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #26
Join us for the 26th ECOSYSTEX webinar to hear directly four EU-funded research & innovation projects driving textile sustainability and circularity: tExtended, THREADs, REDOL and PENGUIN.
Making textile DPPs work: TRUSTex insights for real-world implementation - Workshop 1 – Learning from other sectors
The Horizon Europe project TRUSTex invites you to three online workshops in November and December 2026 to explore the key challenges and opportunities in making Digital Product Passports (DPPs) work across the textile value chain.
Textile Circularity in Action: Building Reuse and Recycling Networks in Catalonia
Join SOLSTICE in Barcelona on 26 November, for a half-day event exploring how reuse and recycling networks can be built and scaled across the Catalan textile ecosystem, bringing together policymakers, innovators, researchers and practitioners committed to advancing circular textiles.
Making textile DPPs work: TRUSTex insights for real-world implementation - Workshop 2 - Data exchange and interoperability
The Horizon Europe project TRUSTex invites you to three online workshops in November and December 2026 to explore the key challenges and opportunities in making Digital Product Passports (DPPs) work across the textile value chain.
Making textile DPPs work: TRUSTex insights for real-world implementation - Workshop 3 - Data carriers and practical use of DPP information
The Horizon Europe project TRUSTex invites you to three online workshops in November and December 2026 to explore the key challenges and opportunities in making Digital Product Passports (DPPs) work across the textile value chain.
Cascade Funding for Textile, Industrial, and Technology SMEs. Future Proof Textiles Call for Proposals. Language Spanish
On 28 October 2026, Future Proof Textiles is hosting a virtual informative webinar, in Spanish only, titled "Cascade Funding for Textile, Industrial, and Technology SMEs: Future Proof Textiles Call for Proposals."
CRAFT-IT4SD Final Exhibition
On 27-29 October, CRAFT-IT4SD will bring together craft, cultural heritage, technology and sustainability in Oulu for the project’s Final Exhibition. Conceived as a multilayered experience, the exhibition will showcase how traditional craft knowledge, creative practices and emerging digital tools can contribute to more sustainable futures for the cultural and creative sectors and industries.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #25
Join us for the 25th ECOSYSTEX webinar to hear directly four EU-funded projects working on skills development, vocational education and training for the TCLF sectors: IMASUS, SEiSC, 3DP-STeF and TechStyle.
Textiles: Are recycled bioplastics the future?
This online event on 14 October is designed to involve actors in having a say in what needs improvement, how, and which MoeBIOS technologies are most viable.
EU waste framework & circular medical textiles
Join CEMTex’s upcoming thematic seminar on the impact of the new EU Waste Framework Directive on circular medical textiles. This session will explore how evolving legislation is shaping practices and opportunities across the healthcare textile value chain.
Nordic–Baltic Textile Circularity Forum 2026
tExtended is joining forces with the textile project team of NORDEN, the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Offices in the Baltic States to organize its closing event in the Nordic–Baltic Textile Circularity Forum 7-8 October 2026 in Riga, Latvia.
Urban Fashion Networks: systemic design and practice
The FABRIX project's final conference titled Urban Fashion Networks: systemic design and practice will take place on 7 October 2026 at De HER in Rotterdam. This exciting event is part of the official programme of Dutch Sustainable Fashion week, and coincides with the opening night of its events.
TEX-BREIN Final Conference
Join TEX-BREIN Final Conference, which will take place 30 September 2026 in Lodz, Poland. This will be the concluding event of a European initiative dedicated to strengthening innovation ecosystems, accelerating SME transformation, and supporting the transition towards a more competitive, sustainable, and circular textile industry.
ECOSYSTEX Conference 2026
Join the 4th ECOSYSTEX Conference 2026 on 22-24 September in Antwerp, Belgium. This event will bring together experts, innovators, and industry leaders to explore circular textiles beyond recycling.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #24
Join us for the 24th ECOSYSTEX webinar to hear directly from the teams behind EU-funded research & innovation projects driving textile sustainability and circularity. Four projects Green-Tex, FutureProofTextiles, TEX-BREIN and PLASTICE will share final results or new insights with dedicated Q&A sessions so you can put your questions to the experts.
How Can We Create Value from Our Textile Waste?
SorTex invites companies, municipalities, and other stakeholders to a workshop in Herning, Denmark, focused on how textile material flows can be transformed into sustainable and profitable solutions. Through dialogue, case studies, and collaboration, SorTex will explore how we can strengthen circular value chains in practice.
Textile EPR 2040: Imagining Future Directions
Join the “Textile EPR 2040 – Imagining Future Directions” workshop, taking place in person in Paris on 24-25 June 2026 in the scope of the Horizon Europe TRUSTex project. There is a lot happening around textile EPR in Europe at the moment, with discussions and events taking place almost every week. In this workshop, TRUSTex will use foresight to stress-test the fundamentals of textile EPR across different future scenarios.
ELEVATEX Open Call 2026 Info Day
ELEVATEX organises an info day to present their first call for proposals, including application requirements, eligible initiatives, and the overall submission process. The info day will take place online on June 16 at 10 am.
"Fashion economies in transition: Urban and place-based dynamics” at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Regional Studies Association
Fabrix and CRAFT-IT4SD are organizing the Special Session “SS46. Fashion economies in transition: Urban and place-based dynamics” at the 2026 Annual Conference of the Regional Studies Association in Gothenburg!
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #23
Join the 23rd public webinar of ECOSYSTEX, and hear about EU-funded textile sustainability projects Colour4Crafts, ELEVATEX, ECHT, and CISUTAC.
Vetrine Final Conference: From Sustainable T&C Training to your Wardrobe
The VETRINE project final conference will present the results of the Erasmus+ funded project – a curriculum to train students in sustainable garment design and manufacturing, and the real-world experience of garment production through company mentorship. An exhibition of sustainable garments made by participants accompanies the conference, with four projects being presented by winning students in participating countries.
Closing the loop with technology
In this webinar, Just Fashion will present the most promising and relevant technologies that can help achieve circularity in fashion faster, easier, more effectively, and more economically. From impact measurement tools that enhance decision-making, over Digital Product Passports (DPP's) that enable transparency and circular flows, to more efficient production technologies and digital (re)sale tools.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #22
Join the 22nd public webinar of ECOSYSTEX, and hear about four EU-funded projects working on skills development, vocational education, and training: W4TEX, FEA-VEE, VETRINE and METASKILLS4TCLF
Weaving Circular Futures
Join "Weaving Circular Futures", the final event of the Interreg Danube projects Interreg Green-Tex and TEX DAN that will take place on 19-20 May in Budapest, Hungary. Bringing together project partners, textile innovators, circular economy thinkers, industry stakeholders and the wider public, the event will explore the future of sustainable textiles in the Danube region and beyond
The Future of BioColourants
Join Colour4CRAFTS’ final public hybrid seminar,“The Future of BioColourants”. The event explores the role and future of natural dyes and bio-based colourants within sustainable textile industries.
Scaling Textile Repair and Reuse in European Urban Centres: Systemic Levers
Join SOLSTICE in Berlin for a half-day event exploring how repair and reuse can be scaled across European cities through cultural, governance, and market-driven solutions. This on-site gathering will feature expert presentations, a high-level panel discussion, and a guided visit to an innovative textile microfactory, offering practical insights into systemic change for circular textiles.
"Colour4CRAFTS: Colour for Tomorrow " Exhibition
"Colour4CRAFTS: Colour for Tomorrow is the final exhibition from the European Union–funded Colour4CRAFTS research project, presenting three years of interdisciplinary work exploring the future of natural dyes and bio‑based colourants in textile and fashion practice.
Unveilling TexMat: piloting a deposit-return system for used clothing in Europe
Creating a more sustainable textile system requires practical, large-scale solutions. TexMat solution is exploring how a deposit-return system for used clothing can help Europe improve textile collection, reuse, and recycling while encouraging greater consumer participation.
SSbD in Practice: Current Status, Critical Barriers and Success Cases
PROPLANET would like to invite you to the workshop “SSbD in Practice: Current Status, Critical Barriers and Success Cases”, taking place on 20 April 2026, from 09:00 to 13:00. The workshop will focus on how Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) is applied in practice, bringing together perspectives from industry, research community, and policy makers.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #21
Join the 21st public webinar of ECOSYSTEX, and hear about EU-funded textile sustainability projects FABRIX, SorTex, CIRTECHTEX, and CISUTAC.
tExtended 5th Community webinar
Join the webinar to discover what tExtended have worked on about sorting technologies and methodologies, and to see what happens to textile waste after the sorting phase.
Negative Thermoresponsive Hydrogels for Smart Textile Applications
This second webinar in the SUBBIMATT series will explore the development and characterization of negative thermoresponsive (NTR) hydrogels for smart textile applications. These materials can respond to temperature changes by altering their physical properties, enabling the design of adaptive and functional textiles.
CISUTAC Sustainability Forum #5: Digital Product Passport & Digitalisation in Textile Sorting
Building on the CISUTAC Practical Guide and Checklist for Key Data for Reuse, Repair and Recycling, the session will share practical insights from CISUTAC partners involved in the sorting pilot. This pilot focuses on improving textile sorting for reuse and recycling through a semi-automated decision-support tool that supports better assessment and classification of used textiles.
ECOSYSTEX Insights Series #20
Join the 20th public webinar of ECOSYSTEX, and hear about EU-funded textile sustainability projects Hemp4Circularity, TRUSTex, VERDEinMED, and LIFE POLITEX.
PFAS-Free by Design: Advancing SSbD for a Safer Tomorrow
Explore breakthrough advancements in PFAs-free coatings developed under the PROPLANET project, paving the way for safer applications in packaging, textiles, and glass.