Regulation and Promotion of CE

This 10-month project has as its baseline a review of textile assessment schemes- and certifications, that helps form an understanding of the data gaps and lacking methodologies for assessing the actual environmental impact of textiles.

The rich and diverse knowledge pool of the project partners have, given their respective expertise within their fields, established a difficult but very reflected dialogue about the kinds of political instruments that could promote circularity and new economic models, whilst at the same time stay within planetary boundaries and address the climate crisis.

The Royal Danish Academy was lead and only knowledge partner. The project partners cover a broad base of stakeholders engaged with both material streams. From environmental initiatives and NGOs such as CONCITO, The Danish Consumer Council and the Danish Society for Nature Conservation; from public stakeholders operating in the circular waste sector such as Amager Ressource Center, The Technical and Environmental Development of Copenhagen Municipality, and Circular Denmark; industry represented by Salling Group; and the circular consultancies Målbar and Revaluate. Specially invited guests from Danish Fashion & Textiles, Danish Chamber of Commerce, and The European Environment Agency have furthermore contributed to the 2 larger project workshops held in Spring of 2023.

The project has contributed to a more profound understanding of what type of data and assessment parameters are needed to validate what longer lasting, high-quality textiles are. It is an urgent matter since the EU Textiles Strategy has this as the very foundation for its 16 various elements and its ambition of ending the era of fast fashion.