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Innovative Business Practices and Economic Models in the Textile Value Chain (InTex)

Overview

The InTex project aims to support companies, policymakers and industry stakeholders in the textile sector in adopting innovative, circular and resource-efficient business models that reduce environmental impacts and promote more sustainable textile value chains.

It provides training, guidance and practical tools to help producers measure and reduce the environmental impact of their products, including through approaches such as Product Environmental Footprint and life-cycle assessment. The project also generates research and evidence on sustainable textile practices and facilitates collaboration between businesses, industry associations and governments to promote eco-innovation, improve resource efficiency and strengthen transparency in textile value chains. The project supports:

  • Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), including brands, retailers, and manufacturers, through training and technical assistance to adopt circular business models. Using life cycle approaches and eco-innovation, these companies are supported in minimizing the environmental footprint of their textile products
  • Governments by engaging them to develop and implement effective policies that support the shift to a circular textile economy

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Key information

Start date

2020

End date

2028

Target group(s)

Government institutions; Companies; Business associations; Industry initiatives partner country/EU

Sector(s)

Garment and textile

Type of initiative

Country level

Countries of intervention

Kenya; India; Indonesia; South Africa; Tunisia

Type(s) of support

Information & guidance on due diligence; Tools for risk assessment & reporting; International policy dialogue; Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Capacity building & training

Type(s) of contributor

EU Institution; EU Members State

Contributor(s)

European Union; Denmark

Implementing organisation(s)

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)