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In addition to Paris Fashion Week, an innovative atelier titled Beyond Adaptation: The Shift to Circular Practices was hosted by EIT Culture & Creativity at Atelier Néerlandais Paris on March 2 nd , 2026. More than 80 participants from across the fashion ecosystem—including designers, investors, and sustainability experts—gathered to engage in meaningful discussions and collaboration. Launch of the NEB Fashion Adaptor Program The event marked the inaugural edition of the NEB Fashion Adaptor , a ten-week training program intended to guide brands and services in transitioning toward circular models and resource-conscious practices. This initiative aims to address structural issues in the fashion industry, such as waste mitigation.
WHAT’S INSIDE Top stories and what you’ll find in our newsletter this month: ● Your answers to our TechStyle survey will help deliver the best AI for circularity curriculum ● Read an important new study on the destruction of unsold consumer products to support the implementation of the ESPR. ● In Italy, two very different companies take responsibility for their supply chain – only one voluntarily.
WHAT’S INSIDE Top stories and what you’ll find in our newsletter this month: ● There’s a shemakes club online meet-up for TCBL Labs on Feb 11 ● The IMASUS project seeks contributions to its material database ● North Face’s new Casentino wool collection helps save a traditional textile but is it too late?
WHAT’S INSIDE ● Two new projects bring research and insights to the TCBL network ● In the news, apparently the “green strategy” of using recycled polyester is making microplastic pollution worse ● Don’t miss our extended 2026 calendar of sustainable and innovative T&C industry events below
EDITORIAL Dear Readers, As usual, we’re tracking top stories in the T&C and related industries, including a focus on AI. But what do YOU want from this newsletter? Feel free to respond to this email to let us know any themes you wish us to report on, or to contribute interesting news, projects and reflections. Have a great holiday season, we’ll be back early 2026. Best regards, Your editorial team Frédérique, Alexandra and JR.
EDITORIAL Dear Readers, Read insights on challenges in social enterprises and bio-based materials from Bio-Fashion Innovation Day at Avantex, or find reports on second-hand trends and AI in Europe . This is the final opportunity to apply for our FABRIX second call if you are a T&C SME located in the Athens or Rotterdam areas seeking enhanced support on your sustainability journey. If you haven’t shared your thoughts about the HEREWEAR HUB yet, the survey is still open : we believe this post-project resource is a helpful contribution to our community that seeks more sustainable solutions through bio-based, local and circular implementation, and it would be a kind gesture to provide feedback for a few minutes on this form . Enjoy reading!
EDITORIAL Dear Readers, In this newsletter, we are happy to share some results from the TCBL day that took place at Avantex Paris and to launch our FABRIX open call for SMEs contributions to the circular fashion communities of the cities of Rotterdam and Athens, and possibly €5000 grant. If you haven’t shared your thoughts about the HEREWEAR HUB yet, the survey is still open : we believe this post-project resource helps designing more sustainable solutions through bio-based, local and circular implementation, and it would be a kind gesture to provide feedback for a few minutes on this form . Enjoy reading!
EDITORIAL Dear readers, We're kicking off an exciting new season with a bang at Texworld / Avantex Paris. On September 17, TCBL is hosting a full day of conferences, an exhibition, and much more. In this newsletter, discover news from our community and our members' projects, get inspired by the latest innovations, and note events that caught our attention. Enjoy!
EDITORIAL Dear readers, This is our double issue for July and August, so we hope that you will enjoy your summer break and perhaps use the down-time to reflect on your ventures in the first half of 2025 and prepare for new ones in a productive autumn. While winding down and thinking of summer holidays we are also deep in preparations for Avantex in Paris this September - please take a look below and know that you are cordially invited to participate! Have a happy summer and enjoy the inspirations below.
During a recent visit to Belgium, Frédérique Thureau, head of Cedecs-TCBL, visited two Centexbel labs to learn more about their latest work in bio-based textiles. This is her report. Visiting two Centexbel labs in Kortrijk and Ghent provided the opportunity to reflect on the importance of technological centers for fellow researchers, partners, SMEs and industry clients of the Textile and Clothing sector. Even if each of these Centexbel labs is fairly specialised, what was most striking was the level of human expertise required to make all those machines “work”. In fact, researchers and engineers are working hand in hand to design tests and provide the best usage of the equipment. Researchers and engineers carefully co-design procedures choosing criteria for success and number of iterations. Kortrijk Lab is dedicated to melt spinning and extrusion, which transforms polymers into filaments. Human expertise lies in the careful recipes that will decide the right filament for a given application, its diameter, length, uniformity or weight, elasticity. Each recipe starts with dry and premium resources, continues with heat and speed, and requires specific settings of the machine and human eyes and hands to check the batch and iterate. Bio-based polymers are more delicate to work with as they come often from less controlled, seasonal sources such as food waste, wood or agricultural products and textile specific variants are not always available.