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.

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. So a conference has been organised by the European Technology Platform on October 28,2015 to deliberate over ‘Innovating for Sustainability in European Textiles and Clothing’, at Husa President Park Hotel in Brussels.

European thought leaders will speak on textile sustainability of the 21st century. Attendees will also get to discover industry innovators and technology disruptors working already on the sustainability solutions of tomorrow and learn about tools and solutions that EU initiatives bring to the industry across Europe.

They can also understand how digitisation and material circularity can enable entirely new market approaches and business models. 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 to attend the event. It will be followed by EU research and innovation funding seminar and project brokerage event on October 29, 2015 at the same venue.

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