Context
TCBL Textile & Clothing Business Labs is building a multi-faceted business ecosystem of sector enterprises, innovation labs, service providers, and business advisors, all working together to transform the Textiles and Clothing industry.
TCBL is a research and innovation project funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 programme under Grant Agreement 646133. It brings together 22 organisations from 11 EU Member States. The four-year workplan runs from July 2015 through June 2019, with a total budget of over 8 Million Euros.
Aims
The project contributes to achieve the following goals by 2025
- Building alternative paths to over-production and diminishing value
- Returning 5% of production capacity
- Reducing carbon footprint with 20%
Approach
In its first two years of operations, TCBL has built a valued-based communityof 136 enterprises, 28 business labs, 75 expert advisors, 12 service providers, and 7 startups collaborating towards this shared goal. Innovative business models are currently being explored for re-structuring supply chains (natural cotton and eco-friendly production), re-shaping production processes (short runs and independents) and re-framing customer values (bacteria dyeing and digital heritage).
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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme for research, technology development, and innovation under grant Agreement no 646133