Open Call: Accelerating Sustainable Fashion

The textile and clothing industry cannot be left out of the circular economy transition. The EWWR, this year, will raise awareness on this impactful sector by, as always, inspiring daily activities that can reduce waste production and our impact on the planet. At the same time, we want to take the chance to show and promote practical existing opportunities to support cities and regions, local public authorities but also private companies to move towards a circular approach.

Today, we want to promote an initiative that can support start-ups, designers, and SMEs on this transition.

The Fashion For Change Accelerator Programme is now ready for you to get your sustainable business off the ground! They are looking for ambitious start-ups, designers and SMEs who want to enhance / develop circular economy in their business model while growing in the textiles and fashion industry.

The programme will give access to a top-notch business and circularity acceleration programme, mentors, and fashion industry network with 25 selected teams, each of them receiving up to 15,000 EUR equity-free financing.

Thanks to generous eligibility criteria, a wide range of innovative projects, products and services related to sustainable textiles, apparel and fashion can qualify.

The call will consider the following specific objectives in order to cover the entire value chain from resources, research, design, production, retail and consumption to the product’s end-of-life:

· New fiber development and materials recycling;

· Design and manufacture of fashion products using sustainable, recycled, and upcycled materials;

· Retail customer services incl. repair and return;

· New clothes sharing and reselling business models;

· Software systems for on-demand fashion production.

Apply here until 19 April 2022

Here you can find more information https://www.fashionforchange.eu/accelerator-programme/