The future of textiles: achieving a circular economy
In response, the EU has funded a growing number of research and innovation projects on textile sustainability and circularity.
CORDIS reports these research details:
In response, the EU has funded a growing number of research and innovation projects on textile sustainability and circularity. Different Horizon calls have been launched to further develop technologies and processes to scale up repair; improve collection and sorting; scale up textile recycling capacities of the EU industry; and increase fibre-to-fibre recycling and the uptake of recycled fibre content. This is a result of the EU’s growing focus on the sustainable transition of the EU economy and society as part of the European Green Deal.
The European Community of Practice for a Sustainable Textile Ecosystem network (ECOSYSTEX) shares among participating projects the latest developments and results of EU research and innovation. It also organises dissemination activities to ensure that the interested public expert community can be informed about latest developments, plus results of EU research and innovation projects.
The second edition of this CORDIS Results Pack showcases nine Horizon research projects focused on optimising resource use and minimising waste across the entire textile production and consumption cycle. The source publication or update date used for this record is 2026-05-21.
