Textiles
Most of the adverse environmental impact in the textile chain comes from the production of raw materials. From using large quantities of water, pesticides and fertilisers (cotton) to depletion of non-renewable resources (synthetic materials). Less than 15% of clothes are collected for recycling, and less than 1% of the material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing. Circular Economy strategies have the potential to offer solutions: use renewable sources, phase out dangerous substances, increase utilization and radically improve reuse and recycling. Read our publication From Linear to Circular in the Textile and Apparel Industries – Let’s make the circular shift together. Find relevant showcases, events and news below.
The Netherlands - A Country Circular by Design
An article by Antonella Ilaria Totaro
Netherlands introduces National Circular Economy Program 2023 - 2030
Netherlands to launch National Circular Economy Program 2023-2030
Exploring the social impact of circular economy in the textile and apparel value chain through a gender lens
Online | 14th of February 2023
Webinar on the social impact of circular economy in the textile sector
Zeeman, PeelPioneers and the Province of Gelderland winners Circular Awards 2023!
Dutch Circular Economy Week!
Week of Circular Economy workshop: 'Serious game circular value chain'
The Hague NL | 9th until 9th of February 2023
Get to know more about circular business models
EU FASHIONMATCH 12.0 @MODEFABRIEK
EEN-Booth, in Amsterdam-RAI | 22nd until 23rd of January 2023
Meet your future business partner in the international fashion business
HCH Stakeholder Event cheers to a successful 2022
The Dutch HCH network gathered at celebration of new office
Trade mission Circular Textile to Türkiye
Bursa, Istanbul | 27th until 31st of March 2023
Opportunities in Turkish textiles and clothing
B2B matchmaking meeting for textiles trimmings and accesories
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 29th of November 2022
B2B matchmaking meeting
MUSA intimates - making lingerie comfortable and sustainable
The world's first circular underwear made out of banana
Australia Part 6: Strengthen cooperation between Australia and the Netherlands
The sixth and final edition of Jacqueline Cramer in Australia
Australia Part 5: Circular textiles
The fifth report of Jacqueline Cramer's journey in Australia
Circular Ecosystem day
Impact Hub Amsterdam | 21st of September 2022
Connect and strengthen relationships between key circular stakeholders!
EUCircularTalks: EU Textiles Strategy in Motion - What does it mean for the future of textiles?
online | 26th of September 2022
Vision towards the current textile industry
Circular Week 2022
Poland | 3rd until 6th of October 2022
Save the date for the fifth-anniversary edition of the Circular Week!
Tackling root causes: halting biodiversity loss through the circular economy
online | 13th of June 2022
Learn the role a circular economy can play in halting global biodiversity
Healthy Seas Socks - Sustainable fashion
Sustainable socks made partly from old fishing nets
Nordic Circular Summit 2022
Stockholm, Sweden & Online | 22nd until 24th of November 2022
Learn more about circular opportunities in the Nordic region from the event
ECESP Networking Village: Inspiring Young Generations to be the Center of CE Transition
Sessions with professionals towards sustainable consumption
MaterialDistrict: An Expo of Sustainable Materials in Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands | 5th until 7th of April 2022
An annual event in NL that demonstrates innovation in sustainable materials
Defining Circularity of Textile Industry in Turkey
online | 31st of January 2022
Opportunities in the Turkish circular textile industry.
EU FashionMatch Amsterdam 11.0 @Modefabriek
online | 30th of January until 1st of February 2022
Online meetings, informative talks on the fashion & textile industry
Flocus(TM) kapok fiber the biodegradable and circular fiber that will help us plant more trees and regenerate the planet.
Meet the Kapok fiber: natural fibers for sustainable textile materials
EU Circular Talks: Youth voices on Circular Economy
online | 3rd of June 2021
Opportunities, good practices and challenges for youth engagement in CE
Dutch-English conversations on circular solutions in plastics, textiles and built environment!
Strengthening collaboration between The UK and The Netherlands
Circular Economy Powwow
online | 25th until 26th of May 2021
Learn about the success stories of the European SMEs
Global discussion on Plastics and Textiles in Circular Climate Booster
Entrepreneurs, experts and decision makers share thoughts on CE & Climate
Circular Economy SMEs across Europe
online | 23rd of April until 9th of November 2022
Good practices from Barcelona to Bottrop
Circular textile opportunities beyond borders
online | 20th of April 2021
Key findings of circular textiles in India, Turkey, and Pakistan
Strengthening Anglo-Dutch circular collaboration
online | 29th of April 2021
The future is circular
Durable, repairable and mainstream - make textiles circular
online | 20th of April 2021
How ecodesign can make textiles circular
Seminar Circular Textiles: The Next Step
online | 14th of April 2021
Circular economy and the textiles industry
The Circular Toolbox
online | 1st of April 2021
The Circular Toolbox for Apparel Brands Launch Event
Circular Climate Booster Event
online | 7th until 12th of April 2021
The conditions for change towards circular plastics & textile value chains
New spotlight country page: Italy
Circular opportunities for Dutch entrepreneurs
Circular City Week New York 2021
NYC & online | 22nd until 28th of March 2021
Events and activities, hosted by an array of local and global stakeholders.
Dutch circular entrepreneurs share international experiences
Enthusiasm about international momentum for circular opportunities
Water Management Opportunities and Italian-Dutch Cooperation
Circular Economy in Italy
The Nordic Circular Summit
online | 26th until 27th of November 2020
Circular innovation from the Nordics.
Virtual trade mission Italy with Minister Kaag
online | 3rd until 4th of November 2020
Business collaboration towards a circular economy
RVO and HCH launch new brochure on Circular Textiles
From Linear to Circular in the Textile and Apparel Industries
Meet the innovators - The Journey of Cotton
Amsterdam, Netherlands - online | 30th of September 2020
Learn about cutting edge innovations in sustainable cotton
All Good(s): A Circular Fashion event
online | 1st of October 2020
Policy making for a 'New Textile Economy'
State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven shares vision for circular textiles & fashion industry
Special guest online launch RVO|HCH circular textiles brochure September 28
Online launch circular textiles brochure with State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven
Holland Circular Hotspot YouTube livestream | 28th of September 2020
From Linear to Circular in the Textile and Apparel Industries
September is Circular Fashion month!
Events, cases and a new brochure coming up
Changing the future of fashion
online | 24th of September 2020
Fashion for Good Innovation Masterclass
Waste2Wear - innovative textiles made from recycled plastics
100% traceable sustainable textiles
Wolkat - full service processing of discarded textile
Discarded clothing as a raw material for new products
LENA the fashion library
First online and offline fashion library in the Netherlands
Van de Sant - Comfortable sustainable furniture
Furniture made from recovered ocean-bound plastics and waste streams
Dutch Sustainable Fashion Week
Netherlands | 24th until 30th of September 2020
Save the date
Changing Luxury. Innovation Masterclass Part 1
Online | 30th of July 2020
Online master class from Fashion for Good
Innovation mission France: Sustainable fashion
Paris/Lille, France | 18th until 20th of November 2020
For Dutch organizations in the fashion sector
Dutch-German circular design sprint for a more circular future
The use of new materials in design, fashion and architecture
Fashion goes digital
Online | 18th of June 2020
What Creative Entrepreneurship looks like in changing times
Succesful webinar on French-Dutch cooperation in circular fashion and textiles
More than 60 participants from multiple countries
Fashion for Good webinar Circular Businessmodels
online | 9th of June 2020
Exploring new business models for the fashion supply chain
Virtual design sprint and circular fashion training
online | 27th of May until 10th of June 2020
A two-week virtual workshop
MycoTEX - 3D produced sustainable textiles from mushrooms roots
Mushroom roots that can be turned into sustainable and compostable garments
Schijvens - 100% recycled corporate clothing
From worn textile & plastic bottles to sustainable uniforms
Circular opportunities in the textile and fashion sector in France for Dutch entrepreneurs
online | 10th of June 2020
Circular opportunities in French textile&fashion for Dutch entrepreneurs
The story of DyeCoo Textile Systems, water and chemical free dyeing
An interview with Ernst Siewers, CTO at DyeCoo
Dutch CE companies and knowledge institutes take a next step in the collaboration with California
Trade Mission California November 2019
Fruitleather – from fruit to leather-like material
Discarded fruit as a starting point
Denimtex - Jeans on the wall
A product that is not only circular but also functional.
DutchSpirit – recyclable workwear
A new kind of recyclable fabric specifically for workwear.
DyeCoo Textile Systems - Water and Chemical free textile dyeing
Textile dyeing with no water needed
Auping - Circular mattresses with ambition
Royal Auping is one of the Dutch leaders in circular economy
EMMA Safety Footwear – sustainable safety shoes
Fully circular line of work and safety footwear
MUD Jeans - recycling jeans, a world without waste
Dutch fashion entrepreneur Bert van Son decided to put a stop to the ...
Fibersort – Processing textile fibres for reuse
20 million tons of post-consumer textiles provide incredible opportunities
ReBlend and Ahrend - Responsible seating furniture
Upholstery fabric made of 100% recycled textile
DSM-Niaga - Recyclable carpets & technology
Fully recyclable carpet material
Interface - Carpets made from disregarded fishnets
Replacing raw materials and saving the wildlife
Texperium - Towels from recycled material
A front runner of post-consumer textile recycling
Dutch Awearness - Circular workwear
Textile company Dutch Awearness has created the first circular textile ...
Fashion for Good
Global platform for sustainable innovation in the fashion industry
