The conference entitled Innovating for Sustainability in European Textiles and Clothing and organised by the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing will take place on 28 October 2015 in Brussels.

The event will discuss textile sustainability of the 21st century with European thought leaders; present industry innovators and technology disruptors working on the sustainability solutions of tomorrow; demonstrate tools and solutions that EU initiatives bring to the industry across Europe; and explain how digitisation and material circularity can enable entirely new market approaches and business models.

Participants

Representatives from the entire European fibres, textile and clothing value chain, from research and technology organisations, industry federations, consulting and service companies, as well as policy makers and the media are expected for the event.

The event will be followed by EU research and innovation funding seminar and project brokerage event on 29 October at the same venue.

Environmental and social responsibility

Textile and fashion products made in Europe are renowned for their creativity, innovation, quality and increasingly the environmental and social responsibility with which they are produced.

Constant improvement in materials, production processes and supply chain management can further optimise the sustainability performance of the European textile and clothing industry, according to the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing.

However, to achieve real step-changes in material circularity, resource-efficient manufacturing and smart on-demand business operations, radically new concepts, technologies and business models are required.

www.textile-platform.eu