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Anna Jacobs
Centrumledare för Substitutionscentrum
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Crafting a circular textile strategy
The textile industry is facing demands to reduce environmental impact and adopt circular business models, whilst maintaining profitability. Do you need support in transforming your textile operations to meet future requirements for circularity and sustainability? We will help you craft a strategy.
Strategic support for sustainable textile innovation
RISE provides comprehensive strategic support to help businesses identify sustainability challenges, set measurable goals, and develop actionable roadmaps. We integrate tools like Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) early in the process to support data-driven decisions, enhance transparency, and build trust. Our expertise spans environmental, social, and economic sustainability aspects, enabling the integration of sustainability into business strategies for long-term profitability and credibility.
After the strategic phase, collaboration can continue with textile innovation, where our technical infrastructure and expertise facilitate development and testing for long-term sustainability and business benefits.
Our approach to strategy formulation
- Current state analysis: We map obstacles, analyze the current situation and desired future state, and help prioritize the right sustainability aspects.
- Future business planning: Together, we establish relevant goals, identify actions, and design a concrete roadmap that strengthens both sustainability and profitability.
- In-depth exploration: We delve into areas relevant to you, such as climate impact, resource efficiency, or circularity, providing support in measurement, reporting, and communication.
Strategic services we offer
- Strategic advisory for circular transformation
- Innovation strategies with a sustainability focus
- Support in design for circularity and recycling solutions
- LCA and environmental performance analyses
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and adaptation to Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
We also ensure the secure handling of ideas and intellectual property through proper management of intellectual property rights and clear non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
Tailored collaborations for textile innovation
RISE offers both specific services and long-term partnerships to support companies in transitioning to sustainable and circular textile products. Whether you need testing, certifications, analyses, or seek a more comprehensive collaboration throughout the development journey, we tailor our support to your needs. We also assist with research applications and joint projects, including help in formulating and applying for EU-funded research and innovation projects, as well as advisory services for applications within national programs.
Contact us for advisory services
We provide strategic advisory services spanning the entire textile value chain - from initial strategy and material selection to advanced fiber development and material recycling. Book a brief consultation with one of our experts or contact us via email. Support is available at every stage of your sustainability transition.
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Common questions we help answer
- How can we develop a sustainable and circular strategy for our business?
- What business opportunities exist in textile recycling?
- Which focus areas, such as climate impact or resource efficiency, should we prioritize when building a sustainability strategy?
- What long-term goals should we set to strengthen our sustainability strategy?
- How can we identify and measure the sustainability actions that will benefit our business in the long run?
Who we support
- Global and local manufacturers and brands in apparel, interiors, workwear, and technical textiles
- Public sector organizations, authorities, regions, municipalities, and municipal waste companies
- Material and component producers manufacturing textile fibers, plastics, composites, and other materials for textile-related products
Regulations we help you comply with
- Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC)
- EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022)
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
- REACH Regulation (EC 1907/2006)
- Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) – upcoming
- Product safety laws for recycled textile products
- Textile labeling regulations
- Environmental permits and occupational health and safety laws
Explore our complete textile innovation offering
We offer innovation support to help turn ideas into sustainable, scalable textile products. With advanced test and demo facilities, paired with extensive and specialised expertise, we support companies across the entire innovation cycle – from strategic guidance and design, to material development, prototyping, testing, certification and material recycling – all within RISE.
