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TradeBeyond TradeBeyond

Leading SCM/PLM provider of multi-enterprise platforms for retailers, brands and suppliers around the world TradeBeyond opens the door to intelligent collaboration, data sharing, and working at the speed of digital throughout the entire product lifecycle. Retailers, brands, and trading partners experience shorter lead times, greater compliance, brand protection, and the ability to foresee what’s ahead - allowing enough time to pivot accordingly, avoiding risk and costly delays. Sourcing, Retail, Supply Chain, Private Label, Own Brands, Manufacturing, Product Development, and Range Matching

Type: Startup Activities: transporttech Technologies: SaaS

13 1 13 69
Coworkies Coworkies

Hire. Learn. Grow. Welcome to Your Coworking Career Platform. Coworkies is a career platform targeted at coworking and flex spaces. We promote jobs across the industry and support coworking teams with educational courses and career growth opportunities. Networking, Coworking, Workspaces, Future of Work, Coworking Spaces, Future of the Workplace, Book Publishing , Community at Work, Proptech , Jobs , Hirings , Coworking Jobs, HR , Community Management , Digital Nomadism , Remote Work , Hospitality, Talent Attraction, Talent Placement, and Flexible Workspaces

Type: Startup Activities: proptech Technologies: SaaS

17 5 16 2
Reconsidered Reconsidered

We help impact leaders drive bigger, bolder, more sustainable change. At Reconsidered, we help impact leaders drive bigger, bolder, more sustainable change. Through content, courses, community and consulting, we’re working toward our vision of a more thriving, just and resilient world. Our small-but-mighty core team is global, multi-racial and woman-led, with headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. CONSULTING Our consulting practice works hand-in-hand with leading brands and organizations to design impact strategies and communications that cut through the ESG clutter to reach people on a human level. Our clients include Etsy, EILEEN FISHER, Sir Kensington's (Unilever), Mailchimp, C&A, Tommy Hilfiger (PVH), …

Type: Media

6 0 6 4
Global Fashion Agenda Global Fashion Agenda

On a mission to accelerate impact by inspiring, educating, influencing, and mobilising all stakeholders. Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. With the vision of a net positive fashion industry, it drives action by mobilising, inspiring, influencing and educating all stakeholders. The organisation has been leading the movement since 2009 and presents the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit in core fashion regions around the world. GFA influences policy through its advocacy efforts including the Global Textiles Policy Forum, publishes thought leadership including The …

Type: Event NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fashtech cleantech

26 6 18 47
TrusTrace TrusTrace

From Data to Impact TrusTrace is a market leading traceability platform for progressive fashion, footwear and textile companies that want to manage their supply chain risk, compliance and impact. Our vision is a future where all value chains are traceable, circular and fair, and we empower many of the world's largest brands with the data to know, prove and improve the impact of their supply chains. Technology, Apparel, Textiles, Supply Chain, Fashion, Footwear, Traceability, Sustainability, and Footprint

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech transporttech Technologies: Data Analytics

5 3 3 143
Vestiaire Collective Vestiaire Collective

The leading global online marketplace for desirable pre-loved fashion. Certified B Corporation. #LongLiveFashion. Our mission is to transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by empowering our community to promote circular fashion. Our platform is unique thanks to a rare inventory of 5 million items including 20,000 daily new-ins. We currently have a diverse global team of 800 employees representing more than 50 nationalities. We stand by our values: community, activism, transparency, dedication and greatness, and are proud to be a Bcorp! Vestiaire was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Paris with offices in Tourcoing, London, Berlin, …

Tags: FrenchTech120 Type: Startup Activities: e-commerce fashtech Luxury cleantech greentech Technologies: SaaS Decarbonization

42 26 15 769
WWF-India WWF-India

Species and spaces, people and places We, at WWF, believe that humans can live in harmony with nature. In India, we’re studying snow leopards in the Himalayas, tracking tigers in the Terai and Kanha Pench corridor, working with businesses to develop green modules and with communities to find ways to reduce their dependence on forests, among many other projects. There’s a lot more that we do – and we need people with heart to help us do it. Follow us for the latest adventures and openings at WWF-India Conserving key wildlife species and habitats, Management of rivers and wetlands, Transforming …

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

14 2 9 659
Alchemie Technology Ltd Alchemie Technology Ltd

Innovative, clean-tech solutions for textile dyeing and finishing. Textile dyeing and finishing processes are some of the most polluting manufacturing processes on the planet and are responsible for over 3% of global CO2 emissions and over 20% of global industrial waste water pollution. At current consumption growth rates, textile dyeing will be responsible for 10% of global CO2 emissions by 2050. To address this urgent issue Alchemie Technology has developed breakthrough precision dyeing and finishing technologies that deliver a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and eliminate contaminated wastewater emissions. Our mission is to create a world with zero pollution from …

Type: SMB Activities: greentech cleantech Technologies: New Materials

8 2 7 28
OVAM OVAM

[Automatic translation follows] Together we make tomorrow more beautiful The OVAM is a Flemish government service that ensures that we in Flanders deal with waste, materials and soil in a well-considered and environmentally conscious manner. We provide direction to policy on waste, materials and soil and thus influence the execution and implementation of legislation. We protect our soil by monitoring soil quality in Flanders, preventing contamination and carrying out soil remediation ex officio. We help families and companies prevent and sort waste correctly. Together we work on a circular economy to maximize the lifespan and reusability of products and raw …

Type: Public Activities: cleantech greentech

5 3 1 305
Algreen Ltd. Algreen Ltd.

Algreen provides biodegradable materials developed from sustainable algae to replace different kinds of plastic products Algreen is a renewable chemical company focusing on the development of sustainable and biodegradable solutions for a green future. Algreen is developing alternative products to replace plastics and harmful to the environment, unsustainable fossil-based products used in the majority of industries such as cosmetics, packaging, fashion, automotive, medical and many more. algae, R&D, biodegradable, label, furniture, sustainable, environment, seaweed, fashion, start up, and packaging

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

2 1 0 8
Regeneration.VC Regeneration.VC

Supercharging Consumer-Powered Climate Innovation Regeneration.VC is an early-stage venture fund Supercharging Consumer-Powered Climate Innovation driven by circular and regenerative principles. We invest in Consumer ClimateTech companies that generate outsized economic and environmental outcomes across three strategies: Design (AgTech & Aquaculture and Next-Gen Materials), Use (Apparel & Lifestyle and Food & Beverage brands), and Reuse (ReCommerce and Reverse Logistics system technologies). Have an innovation ready to supercharge? Submit here: https://form.fillout.com/t/dDYPidgNx4us Circular Economy, Sustainable Investing, Venture Capital, Consumer, Climate Tech, Regeneration, and Consumer ClimateTech

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Eslando Circular Fashion Eslando Circular Fashion

Accelerating textile recycling. Relabel Digital Product Passport for Textile Recycling Eslando is a circular fashion tech company on a mission to accelerate textile recycling. Our purpose is to connect fashion brands with textile recyclers to build the most trusted, measurable and impactful relationships through products Our Relabel Digital Product Passport is an innovative breakthrough technology solution that will accelerate recycling in the fashion industry through digitisation. Connecting brands with recyclers and engaging environmentally conscious consumers worldwide. We empower recyclers to increase the amount of clothing they can sustainably recycle and put back into the supply chain. Our vision is to …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: Decarbonization

3 0 3 3
BlockTexx BlockTexx

BlockTexx is a clean technology company manufacturing rPET and cellulose from textiles and clothing. PolyTexx® CellTexx® BlockTexx is a clean technology company that recovers polyester and cellulose from textiles and clothing. BlockTexx owns proprietary technology that separates polyester and cotton materials such as clothes, sheets and towels of any colour or condition back into their high value raw materials of PET and Cellulose for reuse as new products for all industries. The recovered PET is polymerised to create virgin-quality rPET plastic pellets - PolyTexx® - suitable for use in injection moulding, packaging, building products and textiles. The recovered cellulose is …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech deeptech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials Blockchain/Cryptocurrency

7 3 5 11
Living Proof, Inc. Living Proof, Inc.

We are the science. You are the Living Proof®. In 2005, an unlikely combination of biotech scientists and renowned hair stylists came together to pioneer a first-of-its-kind haircare philosophy based in science. Our mission was to create inventive solutions designed to solve real-world hair problems, not conceal them. 156 global patents, 450+ formulas, 44 products, 100+ awards, and 16 years later, we continue to put research at the forefront of our formulations. Today, Living Proof is Science in Action - utilizing in-house scientific discovery and invention to develop the latest innovations in haircare that deliver game-changing results for all hair …

Type: SMB Activities: cosmetics biotech deeptech

6 1 2 211
Made2Flow Made2Flow

Measure, Plan, Act Made2flow is a tech company that specializes in data gathering, environmental impact measurement, and decarbonization solutions in the fashion industry. We developed multiple solutions (machine-based technology) to facilitate data gathering, data validation, and analysis to ensure an easy and seamless process. We empower brands to develop sustainable supply chains, produce products with lower environmental impact, and reach their Science-based targets. Our customers are fashion brands and suppliers located worldwide.

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Data Analytics

2 0 2 17
The Guardian The Guardian

Independent journalists since 1821. Follow us here for news you can trust Guardian News & Media (GNM) publishes theguardian.com, one of the world’s leading English-language newspaper websites. It also has a presence in the US and Australia as Guardian US and Guardian Australia. Traffic from outside of the UK now represents around two-thirds of the Guardian’s total digital audience. In the UK, GNM publishes the Guardian newspaper six days a week, first published in 1821, and the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, The Observer. The Guardian is renowned for its agenda-setting journalism including, most recently the Cambridge Analytica, Paradise and Panama …

Type: Media

90 37 51 138
Circle Economy Circle Economy

Making the future circular We are a global impact organisation with an international team of passionate experts based in Amsterdam. We empower industries, cities and nations with practical and scalable solutions to put the circular economy into action. Our vision is an economic system that ensures the planet and all people can thrive. Our goal is to double global circularity by 2032. circular economy, industrial ecology, business models, innovation, climate change, sustainability, research, knowledge, design thinking, sharing economy, blue economy, and consulting

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech cleantech greentech

17 6 13 98
MUD Jeans MUD Jeans

Frontrunners in circular denim. Lease A Jeans. A world without waste : LEASE A JEANS Visit Website: https://mudjeans.eu/ Recycle, Workwear, Sustainable materials, Fashion (women and men), Fair Trade, circular economy, LEASE A JEANS, HOME TRY, GOTS CERTIFIED COTTON, repack, fashion, jeans, B-Corp, MUD Jeans, carbon neutral, MVO Nederland, circul'r, and Max Havelaar

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech fashtech greentech Technologies: New Materials

5 1 3 30
ALIGNED project ALIGNED project

Aligning Life Cycle Assessment methods and bio-based sectors The ALIGNED project will deliver a modelling framework to assess and optimise the environmental and socioeconomic performance of bio-based industries. ALIGNED will advance the scientific field of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) (moving from TRL2-3 to TRL5) and collaborate with industries and representatives from five bio-based sectors: construction, woodworking, textile, pulp and paper, and bio-chemicals. LCA, construction, woodworking, textile, pulp and paper, bio-chemicals, and biobased

Type: Startup Activities: constructiontech

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Trace For Good Trace For Good

Traceability and CSR data management solution for the retail industry. Trace For Good est le logiciel de traçabilité et de gestion de données sociales et environnementales qui permet aux marques de mode de collaborer avec leurs fournisseurs à partir d’une source d’information unique. En répondant aux contraintes et aux usages de chaque métier, notre solution s’assure de l’engagement de tous les acteurs de l’industrie. Notre mission est de construire les bases d'une transformation sociale et environnementale ambitieuse en permettant à l’industrie textile d’être plus transparente et collaborative. Vous souhaitez en savoir plus ? Contactez Laura Bréban, laura.breban@traceforgood.com --- Trace For …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: Data Analytics

19 4 15 12
Gore Aerospace & Defense Products Gore Aerospace & Defense Products

Proven solutions that remain in service longer, require less maintenance and solve mission critical challenges. <Aerospace & Defense> From the first moon landing to today’s commercial airlines, Gore provides products and partnership to the aerospace industry. Gore’s commitment to innovation is based on a thorough understanding of materials and how they interact with their environment — with the result of reliable products for aerospace, defense, space, and land systems. Gore’s products meet unique challenges that include reducing downtime for maintenance, decreasing operating costs, improving pilot communication, and providing protection and comfort for flight and ground personnel. Continued technological advancement drives …

Type: SMB Activities: military spacetech Technologies: New Materials

2 2 0 4
Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

[Automatic translation follows] Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is the only agro-industrial organization for Flax and Hemp. 🌱 Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp is the only leading European agro-industrial organization on a global scale which brings together all the players in the European Flax and Hemp value chain. 🌱 A place for reflection and economic analysis, consultation and strategic orientation, the European Linen and Hemp Alliance runs a sector of excellence in a globalized context. It encourages dialogue with national and European public authorities. The European Linen and Hemp Alliance creates an environment favorable to the competitiveness of …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: Industry 4.0

19 4 15 20
ScaleUpNation ScaleUpNation

We empower innovative ventures to scale their impact. At ScaleUpNation we are on a mission to significantly increase the number of impact-oriented scale-ups in the world. The urgent challenges that our society is facing create an opportunity for new enterprises to deliver innovative products and business concepts that combine planet, people and profit. We know that only those that scale can move the impact needle. That’s why we join those ambitious teams on the ground. Through carefully crafted interventions and tools, we help them make the transition to full-scale professional – every step of the way. Envisioning a great businesses …

Type: Incubators & VCs

20 1 19 31
1.618 Paris 1.618 Paris

Since 2009, 1.618 Paris identifies, selects and brings light to inspiring creative and committed companies. Since 2009, 1.618 Paris selects, validates and promotes creative brands & services that incorporate sustainability in their development. 1.618 celebrates a new luxury defined by beauty, creativity, emotion, innovation and sustainability. 1.618 sits at the forefront of a movement driven by an international community of brands, entrepreneurs, visionaries, researchers, NGOs and artists who share a common goal to build a better world through sustainability... 1.618 is an essential resource for consumers and professionals to discover and educate themselves on sustainable luxury products, strategies and trends. …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: greentech

10 0 9 9
Stony Creek Colors Stony Creek Colors

From farms to fashion supply chains we use our Color With Life® technology to grow the future of plant-based dyes. Stony Creek Colors manufactures traceable, 100% plant-based indigo dyes that improve soil health and replace harmful, synthetic colorants in global fashion supply chains. Stony Creek is the fastest growing manufacturer of natural indigo globally, serving fashion brands as well as an artisan community of professional dyers. We partner with leading denim mills to bring consistent and scalable natural colors into industrial use. Our customers are the world’s leading fashion and personal care brands and their suppliers. Our next generation products …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech manufacturing Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal

Winner of 37 Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding journalism, The Wall Street Journal includes coverage of U.S. and world news, politics, arts, culture, lifestyle, sports, health and more. It's a critical resource of curated content in print, online and mobile apps, complete with breaking news streams, interactive features, video, online columns and blogs. Since 1889, readers have trusted the Journal for accurate, objective information to fuel their decisions as well as enlighten, educate and inspire them. On LinkedIn, we will share articles to help you navigate your career, including stories from our business, management, leisure and technology sections. Subscribe: http://on.wsj.com/1n1uvCH Job …

Type: Media

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FibreTrace® FibreTrace®

A total supply chain traceability solution for the textile industry. Because every fibre tells a story.® End-to-end, total supply chain traceability for textile brands that care. FibreTrace® is an advanced transparency technology business, combining physical and digital traceability with the power of authentication. FibreTrace® provides brands and retailers with true custody of supply, the ability to quantify and audit fibre content, and access primary impact data for natural and man-made solutions. Through powerful storytelling, FibreTrace® aims to empower the global textile industry to reduce its impact on the environment.

Type: Startup Activities: transporttech Technologies: Data Analytics

4 1 3 16
i-did i-did

Acoustic interior products and promotional gifts made from recycled felt We believe in a social and circular society. A society where everyone contributes and no one is excluded. That is why we guide people who have been on welfare payments for a very long time to work by making acoustic products. We also discovered that discarded clothing produces a new raw material. A design felt, in which the character of the original clothing can be seen. We combine our recycled felt with acoustic felt from recycled jeans and hardboard made from cellulose waist to produce beautiful and functional acoustic design …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: New Materials

4 1 3 45
EverDye EverDye

Make sustainable fashion accessible for everyone At Ever Dye, we are depolluting the textile industry by providing a greener, faster and energy-efficient dyeing process. No waste and an improved circularity with our recyclable and reusable dye. FashionTech, Chemistry, GreenTech, TechForGood, and Dyeing processes

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech fashtech greentech manufacturing Technologies: Decarbonization

17 8 9 24
Infinited Fiber Company Infinited Fiber Company

Ready to change the world? Let’s change clothes. Infinited Fiber Company was born out of the desire to solve some of the biggest challenges in the textile industry – mountains of waste, limited natural resources, and consumers calling for more sustainable choices. We’re a bunch of engineers, chemists, innovators and disruptors on a mission to make textile circularity an everyday reality. Our technology turns materials that would otherwise be landfilled or burned into something truly valuable – InfinnaTM, a premium textile fiber that reduces the world’s reliance on virgin resources. Our technology is now ready to scale for real impact. …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech manufacturing Technologies: New Materials

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Renewcell Renewcell

We make fashion circular by turning worn-out clothes and production waste into CIRCULOSE® We turn discarded textiles into CIRCULOSE® – a dissolving pulp for MMCFs made from 100% textile waste - for the fashion industry. We make fashion circular. Textile recycling, Sustaintech, Circular fashion, Sustainable fashion, Circular economy, Dissolving pulp, Pulp, Process industry, Cellulose, Recycling, textiles, fashion, hard tech, and deep tech

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech fashtech greentech Technologies: New Materials

11 3 7 91
Canopy Canopy

Canopy works with the forest industry’s biggest customers to develop solutions that protect the world's forests. Canopy is an award winning environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the world’s forests, species and climate. Canopy’s story is rooted in a passion to protect the endangered, carbon-rich forests around the world from destruction. Canopy’s approach focuses on creating solutions and working together with the largest buyers of pulp and paper products to achieve a much greater impact. We understand that business leaders can be powerful forces for environmental change. We work with companies to craft sustainable purchasing guidelines and with partners to …

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

6 5 0 53
Flocus Flocus

FlocusTM is the trademark for kapok fibers. Flocus TM pioneers sustainable and regenerative textile solutions based on kapok fiber, creates a responsible supply chain for kapok and provides the textile industry with a naturally sustainable alternative which has not been available before. The company offers a range of kapok textile materials: fibers for stuffing, yarns and fabrics, nonwovens for thermo and sound insulation, waddings, foam replacement, medical, automotive, technical uses and many more. Kapok is the most sustainable fiber in the market leaving no human footprint behind. Nature has given Kapok numerous properties like its silky, soft and dry touch …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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Trove Trove

We power trade-in and resale for beloved brands, delivering sustainable and profitable growth at scale. ~The all-in-one platform for branded resale~ We power trade-in and resale of beloved brands, delivering sustainable and profitable growth at scale. ~Streamlining Resale-As-A-Channel~ Brands have millions of items owned by customers. Trove’s technology and logistics engine reduces the complexities of getting them back into in-store and digital sales channels and resold to new customers. ~Partnering with the world’s most beloved brands~ Our white label option delivers authentic brand experiences that engage the existing customer while attracting new ones. ~Leveraging products as valuable assets~ Trove provides …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech fashtech greentech retail Technologies: SaaS

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Renoon Renoon

Transparency management & compliance automation Unlocking full transparency on where, who, and how a product was made. Renoon is an end-to-end transparency software for fashion and retail. A set of tool-kits empowers companies to map their supply chains, manage, interpret, and present key information about their level of sustainability in compliance with legislative requirements. Digital product passport integrations (QR codes) and widgets for e-commerce can be generated through the platform and link to immersive stories about products that engage consumers and buyers around the impact of the item. Verified information can be accessed directly within the brand's website or through …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech fashtech greentech Technologies: Data Analytics

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Oritain Oritain

Forensic science verification of origin providing traceability in supply chains. Sustainability isn’t just about tackling climate change, it represents a growing conscience around our actions and the impact they have on people, animals and planet. The personal, professional and governmental move to sustainable practice is driven by a desire to change our impact on the world, but we can’t do this without knowing the certainty of our actions. Transparency is one way of holding ourselves accountable, but for it to be effective it must be underpinned by proven traceability. Our scientific traceability does just that. Working with Mother Nature, we …

Type: Startup Activities: biotech deeptech Technologies: Decarbonization

9 2 9 186
Otrium Otrium

The off-price fashion platform: Tech-enabling brands to ensure all clothing is worn. Join the movement: Wear over waste. This is Otrium: the world's most innovative end-to-end platform for off-price fashion. Hundreds of brands consumers love – all in one app. Otrium is a purpose-driven platform that envisions a world where all clothing that is produced is worn. With a technology-led approach, Otrium connects a growing global community with excess stock from leading brands. We aim to empower conscious consumers to reduce industry waste while giving fashion brands a lasting presence with new value and fans outside of seasonal business models. …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech e-commerce Technologies: SaaS

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Orange Fiber s.r.l. Orange Fiber s.r.l.

Sustainable & innovative fabrics from citrus juice by-products Orange Fiber is the Italian company that has patented and manufactures sustainable fabrics for fashion from citrus juice by-products. The beauty of mediterranean nature, the creativity of Sicily and the excellence of Made in Italy production are the ingredients of this unique silky and soft material, designed to provide innovation and sustainability to fashion. Following a collaboration with Politecnico di Milano University back in 2012, Orange Fiber developed a process to create a fabric using the leftovers of citrus transformation industry, valuing just in Italy more than 700.000 tons a year, that …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech manufacturing Technologies: New Materials

5 2 1 14
PlanetCare PlanetCare

Filters that stop microfibres from washing polluting our environment. Now! PlanetCare is a small, yet passionate group of enthusiasts, coming from very different backgrounds and united through the same cause – caring about our planet. Our filters are the only zero waste filtering solution and world's innovation: starting in 2017 we are committed to constant improvements, agile and goal oriented and above all – always there for our customers! What keeps us together is our firm belief that we must actively look for solutions for a better and healthier environment. Once a solution is found, our ultimate goal is to …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech

2 1 1 14
Danimer Scientific Danimer Scientific

Danimer Scientific manufactures PHA biopolymers using renewable resources, reducing the global dependence on petroleum. Danimer Scientific, producer of biopolymers in Bainbridge, GA – manufactures PHA bioplastics from renewable, natural resources. Danimer plastics are 100% biodegradable and compostable, and equal or exceed petroleum-based plastic commodities for price and performance. Danimer Scientific creates bioplastic feedstock from canola oil, enabling global brand owners to utilize environmentally responsible materials in products that consumers purchase every day. Danimer makes commercial grade PHA using world-class production systems, offering a scalable, durable, and cost effective material that reduces manufacturing dependence on non-renewable, diminishing resources. Danimer also offers …

Type: Startup Activities: entertainment Technologies: Decarbonization

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Stella McCartney Stella McCartney

Pioneering a conscious luxury movement Stella McCartney is a luxury lifestyle brand that was launched under the designer’s name in 2001. It emboldens confident femininity with elevated yet effortless, conscious fashion. The brand is committed to being an ethical and modern company, believing it is responsible for the resources it uses and the impact it has on the environment. It is therefore constantly innovating new ways to become more sustainable, from designing to store practices and product manufacturing. As a lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney never uses any leather, feathers, fur or skins in any products for both ethical and environmental …

Type: SMB Activities: Luxury fashtech Technologies: New Materials

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BIOKET Bioeconomy Key Enabling Technologies platform BIOKET Bioeconomy Key Enabling Technologies platform

Process & Technology innovations for biobased solutions to food, feed, chemicals, biomaterials and bioenergies Trois-Rivières (QC), Canada -- May 23th-25th, 2023 -- Biomass is a wonderful ressource to be transformed into chemicals, biobased materials, food and feed ingredients or energy. Still, adaptation and optimisation of transformation processes and technologies is a real challenge in order to valorise all biomass fraction in a circular approach. In the context of Industry 4.0, the circular economy and the need for an optimal valorization of renewable resources, BIOKET is the only European conference dedicated to bio-based technologies and processes. Innovative Processes, Biotechnology, Green Chemistry, …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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Good On You Good On You

Fashion's #1 source of sustainability brand ratings for consumers and businesses. Good On You is the #1 sustainability ratings platform, starting with fashion. Since 2015, we’ve assessed 5000+ brands against our robust rating system and empowered millions of consumers to buy better. Good On You ratings technology powers the sustainable shopping experience for major e-commerce players, including Microsoft and FARFETCH, whose Conscious Edit sales grew 1.8x faster than the rest of their marketplace in 2021. Our ratings capture the inherent complexity in sustainability—analysing brands based on 500+ data points across 100 key issues. For millions of busy shoppers, our user-friendly …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech martech Technologies: A.I. A.I. - Machine Learning Data Analytics

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SPINNOVA® SPINNOVA®

The Sustainable Material Company Spinnova transforms the way textiles are manufactured globally. Spinnova has developed breakthrough technology for making textile fibre out of wood or waste, such as leather, textile or food waste, without harmful chemicals. Textiles , Fibre, Bio Materials, R&D, and Cellulose

Type: Startup Activities: deeptech manufacturing Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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Resortecs Resortecs

Recycling made easy. Resortecs – REcycling, SORting, TEChnologieS – is an ecodesign frontrunner, leading the circular transition in fashion with design for disassembly. We make textile recycling easy for brands, sorters, and recyclers with heat-dissolvable stitching threads and thermal disassembly systems. Automating textile disassembly to simplify and accelerate textile recycling. Through targeted innovations in the way textile products are assembled and disassembled, we help fashion players rise to today’s environmental challenges at the pace and scale Earth needs. All without compromising the creativity, design, and quality of clothing. Resortecs' thermal disassembly solution is five times faster than traditional disassembly methods …

Type: Startup Activities: civictech cleantech fashtech greentech Technologies: New Materials

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Reverse Resources Reverse Resources

Building networks for textile waste to find best recycling opportunities and build circularity for fashion. Reverse Resources is a Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platform for major global fashion brands, their garment suppliers and recycling partners to cooperation on closing the loop for production leftovers. With making leftover information from garment factories visible online, we enable virtual traceability of fabrics through circular life-cycles from factory onwards. RR platform connects the full supply chain of textile waste from source to recycling, and all stakeholders involved in these supply chains. We enable mapping volumes of waste by composition, type and location, match it with the …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: SaaS

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Vaayu Vaayu

The world’s first automated software empowering the retail ecosystem to track and cut environmental impact in real-time. Vaayu is the world’s first automated software empowering brands and businesses within the retail ecosystem to track and cut their carbon and environmental impact in real-time. By leveraging proprietary AI and machine learning technology, Vaayu calculates impacts like emissions, water and waste across product, packaging and logistics, using certified LCA methodologies to provide granular insights and inform data-driven decision-making. Vaayu has pioneered research into the climate impact potential of circular business models with Vinted and Otrium, and calculated product footprints at scale for …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Brave GentleMan Brave GentleMan

Brave GentleMan is an award-winning brand launched in 2010 most known for high-quality, expertly-crafted vegan footwear. Brave GentleMan is the best men's lifestyle resource for "Principled Attire & Smart Supplies". Featuring custom suits, exclusive fashion collaborations, and grooming products. The online store is owned and curated by Joshua Katcher of The Discerning Brute (www.thediscerningbrute.com) who has been reporting on "fashion, food and etiquette for the ethically handsome man" for several years. Brave GentleMan Custom Suits & Exclusive Collaborations will bring together exciting designers with sustainable, cruelty-free textiles resulting in limited-run, garments, accessories, and lifestyle products. Look out for Katcher's forthcoming …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: New Materials

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Vienna Textile Lab Vienna Textile Lab

Rethinking Colour! Vienna Textile Lab fabricates organic colors made from naturally occurring bacteria in order to provide the most sustainable, wholesome and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional synthetic colors. Using Vienna Textile Lab colors to dye your textiles means to act responsible and thoughtful. We help designers to use new type of materials, methods and concepts in the textile business. Vienna Textile Lab makes dyeing going easy on human and ecological resources. WE RETHINK TEXTILES! Sustainability, Fair Fashion, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Clean Technology, Textile Dyeing, Sustainable Fashion, and Design

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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Smartex.ai Smartex.ai

Advancing textiles. Smartex is a leading and award-winning hardware-based software company dedicated to developing advanced solutions and building essential tools for the modern textile factory. With a focus on AI-driven technology, Smartex empowers textile manufacturers to optimize operations, enhance quality control, boost sustainability, and streamline supply chain processes. We are revolutionizing the textile industry with our comprehensive suite of tools, including Smartex CORE and Smartex LOOP. These tools enable manufacturers to unlock their full potential and thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape. Smartex CORE, the foundation of the Smartex System, detects all relevant types of defects produced by Circular Knitting …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: A.I. A.I. - Image Processing A.I. - Machine Learning

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JSRTEX INT'L CO., LTD. JSRTEX INT'L CO., LTD.

Leave it pure, JSR cares. JSRTEX aims to understand our brand partners to help them turn concepts into reality, and provides the products that exceed their expectations. JSRTEX team members are all with great experiences and enthusiastic about requiring leading edge technology, so they could bring the insights of the breakthrough innovations consumers and brands are seeking. Textile, Outdoor, Circularity, Sustainable, Recycled material, PURE Dye, Bio-Bolism, Bio-Earth, and CCU

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: New Materials

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Reflaunt Reflaunt

Powering long-lasting fashion with circular solutions. Reflaunt is a technology company that brings Resale-as-a-Service to fashion brands and multi-brand retailers. With Reflaunt’s leading technology solutions, fashion retailers can empower their own customers to resell or recycle their past purchases in a click, directly on their e-commerce platform. Reflaunt equips brands and retailers with resale e-commerce and tailor-made branded marketplace technology and operations solutions, as well as access to its largest global network of more than 30 resale marketplace partners and more than 100 million second-hand customers. Reflaunt’s mission is to build a world of positive consumption allowing luxury brands to …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: SaaS

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Bombyx PLM Bombyx PLM

We free your people of manual admin-heavy tasks, cut product development times in half and add more to your bottom line! We are Bombyx! we are award winning plm, pim, and dam software specialists that: Unchain your workforce of manual admin through automated and semi-automated systems. Work with you to integrate and train your users and create a solid sustainable workflow process that works for your business. Support your supply chain to join you on your digital journey and create a truly agile, collaborative partnership. We give you a maintainable single source of truth. Software, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, SaaS, …

Type: Startup Activities: IT Services Technologies: SaaS

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PANGAIA PANGAIA

B CorpTM PANGAIA is a purpose-driven lifestyle company bringing problem-solving materials science innovations to the world. We are a global collective of one heart and many hands - scientists, technologists, designers – using nature’s intelligence to create apparel from innovative tech and bio-engineered materials powered by nature. Our vision is to inspire and accelerate an earth positive future as we design a business model where our products are better for the planet than if they did not exist. Every product we create is born from science and purpose, each solving an environmental problem of the industry. From the materials we …

Type: SMB Activities: biotech cleantech deeptech fashtech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials New Materials

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Aquapak Polymers Ltd Aquapak Polymers Ltd

Bringing multi-functional plastics into a circular economy. Visit our website to learn more. With the aim to bring multi-functional plastics into a circular economy, Aquapak Polymers is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of a strong, fully biodegradable and marine safe polymer film capable of replacing standard plastics in a number of everyday applications. Fully recyclable and biodegradable; Completely harmless in marine environments; High performance barrier, high mechanical strength, compatible with all end of life options; Anti-static and impermeable to most solvents, oils and gas; Water soluble; Compostable; The future of the polymers and plastics industry is here... learn more at: …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech manufacturing Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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IDH IDH

We leverage the power of markets to create better jobs, better incomes, a better environment & gender equality for all. IDH drives sustainability from niche to norm; by convening companies, civil society organizations, governments and others in public-private partnerships. Together with partners, IDH designs, co-funds and prototypes new economically viable approaches to realize green & inclusive growth at scale. Our approaches are designed to drive sustainability in commodity sectors and sourcing areas, while delivering impact on the Sustainable Development Goals. IDH is supported by multiple European governments, and we work together with 735 partners around the world, including 275 private …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Nuuly Nuuly

A curated destination to explore how to wear, buy and sell in ways that are gentler on the planet–and your wallet. Nuuly is a curated destination for anyone who loves fashion and is exploring how to wear, buy and sell it in ways that are gentler on the planet—and their wallets. Get creative with what you wear every day with Nuuly Rent, our clothing rental subscription or buy + sell secondhand with Nuuly Thrift, our community resale platform. Or both!

Type: Startup Activities: traveltech Technologies: SaaS

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ADM Capital Foundation ADM Capital Foundation

Through research, we identify environmental challenges then work towards solutions. ADM Capital Foundation is an impact driven foundation focused on making change in Asia. Through research, we identify environmental challenges then work towards solutions across five key areas: marine ecology, water security, air quality, wildlife trade and forestry conservation finance. All our programmes as inter-related and work towards “unsiloing” how we approach environmental challenges, from the mountains to the oceans. It is impossible to think only of air or water pollution, about protecting our forests, our oceans and their biodiversity, without considering also the development challenges we face in Asia. …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech Water management

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Worn Again Technologies Worn Again Technologies

A world where resources are kept in constant circulation, driving economic, social and environmental benefits. Worn Again Technologies is a technology licensing company that is developing unique polymer recycling processes that will enable textiles and polyester packaging resources to be kept in constant circulation, driving economic, social and environmental benefits. We are focussed on solving the challenging issue of converting polyester and poly-cotton blended textiles, and PET plastic, at their end of use, back into circular materials. Our unique polymer recycling technology is able to separate, decontaminate and extract polyester and cellulose (from cotton) from non-reusable textiles and polyester bottles …

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech civictech fashtech greentech Technologies: New Materials

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Ecovative - the mycelium technology company Ecovative - the mycelium technology company

We grow better materials. Ecovative uses biology to solve fundamental human needs at industrial scales and in consumer applications. Ecovative uses mycelium to grow category defining products ranging from leather like textiles to sustainable packaging to high performance foams for apparel and beauty. Ecovative has been widely recognized for its technical and environmental contributions by organizations like the World Economic Forum and in the media including Wired Magazine, Forbes, and Time. Bio-Materials, Insulation, Packaging, Composite Boards, Compostable Materials, Mycelium, Textiles, and Mycelium Composites

Type: Startup Activities: biotech deeptech Technologies: Bio sourced materials New Materials

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Global Child Forum Global Child Forum

A heart for children. A head for business. Global Child Forum was founded in 2009 by the Swedish Royal Family, and is a leading forum for children’s rights and business dedicated to innovative thinking, knowledge-sharing and networking. Global Child Forum believes in the power and responsibility of business, working in partnership with all parts of society, to create a prosperous, sustainable and just society for the world’s children. In addition to forums, Global Child Forum delivers research perspectives, best practices and risk assessment tools designed to unlock opportunities for business to integrate children’s rights into their operations and communities. The …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech

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Fashion Network Fashion Network

FashionNetwork.com, le site d'information des professionnels de la mode, du luxe et de la beauté. World leader in online services for fashion professionals FASHIONNETWORK.COM With more than 850,000 subscribers to its daily newsletters and 300 articles published daily, FashionNetwork.com is the first source of information for fashion professionals worldwide. Reactivity, comprehensiveness, objectivity, independence... are the leitmotif of our 60 editors worldwide. United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, China, Russia, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, Portugal, Turkey, Colombia... The site deals daily with the local information of each country. FASHIONJOBS.COM FashionJobs.com, the world's Number 1 recruiting platform for professionals in …

Type: Media

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DePoly DePoly

Rethink - Recycling. At DePoly, we are revolutionizing plastic waste treatment, paving the way for a greener and cleaner Earth for the generations to come. Our cutting-edge recycling process converts plastics into high-quality raw materials without compromising their quality. Not only is it energy-efficient, but it also has the remarkable ability to handle even the most challenging streams of PET plastic and textiles, including mixed, dirty post-consumer and post-industrial waste that are traditionally considered unrecyclable. With our innovative green technology, we are reshaping the lifecycle of plastics, not just aiming for incremental change; we're driving a monumental shift towards a …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: New Materials

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Reformation Reformation

Being naked is the #1 most sustainable option. We're #2. Founded in 2009, Reformation is a revolutionary lifestyle brand that proves fashion and sustainability can coexist. Reformation combines stylish, vintage-inspired designs with sustainable practices, releasing limited-edition collections for individuals who want to look beautiful and live sustainably. Reformation infuses green measures into every aspect of the business. Setting an example for the industry, Reformation remains at the forefront of innovation in sustainable fashion—running the first sustainable factory in Los Angeles, using deadstock and eco fabrics, tracking and sharing the environmental impact of every product, and investing in the people who …

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech cleantech e-commerce greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Mango Materials Mango Materials

Mango Materials'​ technology uses waste biogas (methane) to produce poly-hydroxyalkanoate (PHA) powder, a valuable biopolymer that is converted into a variety of eco-friendly, plastic products such as cosmetic packaging and a polyester replacement for textiles. Due to a rising preference for green products, demand for biodegradable and non petroleum-based plastics is growing rapidly. Our climate positive technology transforms greenhouse gas emissions into a biodegradable material for fashion and products, making a plastic substitute that is better than conventional plastics. bioplastics and methane

Type: Startup Activities: biotech deeptech Technologies: New Materials

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bonprix bonprix

[Automatic translation follows] Jobs at www.bonprix.jobs About Us: bonprix is ​​an internationally successful fashion and e-commerce company. Founded in Hamburg in 1986 as a catalog mail order company, bonprix now employs almost 2,500 people worldwide. Around 12 million active customers in over 25 countries shop for clothing and accessories for women, men and children as well as home and living products, primarily in the bonprix web shops and apps. As a vertical fashion brand, bonprix exclusively sells its own fashion with an excellent price-performance ratio. In the 2023/24 financial year (February 29, 2024), the bonprix Group generated sales of 1.52 …

Type: SMB Activities: retail

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Saahas Zero Waste Saahas Zero Waste

We bring together nature, people & technology to manage waste holistically through resource recovery & circular economy Saahas Zero Waste is a socio-environmental enterprise with an overall experience of 10 years in the waste management sector. We believe in a circular economy where all waste is converted to resources. In this context, we leverage technology and data to provide a transparent view of the waste flow and the impact created through responsible waste management. We specialise in designing and executing customised solutions for the goal of zero waste to landfills, especially for bulk waste generators such as technology parks, residential …

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Keel Labs Keel Labs

Our mission is to harness the radical potential of our oceans to transform the textile industry and the world. Keel LabsTM began in 2017 as AlgiKnit, creating ocean-focused materials built from renewable resources. In 2022, Keel Labs was established as a platform for innovation, broadening our vision for the potential of the ocean to accelerate our planet’s development towards a more sustainable future. Driven by the exploration of novel resources from the ocean, Keel LabsTM functions as a hub for the next generation of climate-focused solutions derived from nature. So, though our name has changed, our mission remains the same: …

Type: Startup Activities: biotech deeptech cleantech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials New Materials

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Norrøna Norrøna

Welcome To Nature In 1929, Jørgen Jørgensen, a Norwegian outdoor enthusiast, began his search for durable outdoor equipment to perform in Norway’s harsh and rugged land. Starting with simple innovations such as leather straps, canvas backpacks and cotton clothing, he set Norrøna’s direction: to search for the best in technical advancements, to create the ultimate in performance product. Today, four generations later, as traditional mountain life broadens, we are still a Norwegian family-owned and run company. We inherit from our forefathers our commitment to advance the boundaries of product function, with design-bred solutions to equip you with the highest-grade, protective, …

Type: SMB Activities: sporttech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Matoha Instrumentation Ltd. Matoha Instrumentation Ltd.

We enable global recycling with our easy-to-use, affordable and portable material identification devices. Our devices can instantly identify plastics and fabrics, enabling the sorting of textile and plastic waste for recycling worldwide. The devices are portable, super-easy to use and are a full solution - just turn them on!

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: New Materials

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True Wealth Ventures True Wealth Ventures

True Wealth Ventures is an early-stage stage venture firm, led by two Austin-based women, Sara Brand and Kerry Rupp. The fund invests in women-led companies improving human and environmental health. Their investment thesis is that women-led companies perform better financially, as reported in many studies, yet are an untapped market with approximately 2% of venture dollars going to female-founded start-ups over the last decade. True Wealth Ventures was at the vanguard of this movement of women investing in women. Closing their ~$20M Fund I in Jan 2018 made them the largest VC fund ever raised with an exclusive gender-lens investment …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Cascale Cascale

A new era of impact for global apparel and consumer goods. We own and develop the Higg Index. Cascale is a global nonprofit alliance that empowers collaboration to drive equitable and restorative business practices in the consumer goods industry. Spanning over 300 retailers, brands, manufacturers, governments, academics, industry associations, and NGOs/nonprofits around the globe, Cascale’s members are united by a singular vision: To catalyze impact at scale and give back more than they take to the planet and its people. The Higg Index – which we own and develop – remains essential to our origins and of global influence in …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Startup Activities: fashtech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Helpsy® Helpsy®

- We are a certified B Corp that kept 25 million pounds of clothes out of the trash in the last year. As a Certified B Corp, Helpsy's mission is to use business as a force for good to keep clothes out of the trash and create honorable work for all its employees. Helpsy collects 31 million pounds per year.... that's 100,000 lbs of clothes per day in cooperation with 1,500 communities, businesses, and nonprofits. Helpsy supplies environmentally sound used goods to thousands of thrift stores, resellers, sorting companies, and consumers worldwide. environment

Type: Startup Activities: transporttech Technologies: Decarbonization

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The Rediscovery Centre The Rediscovery Centre

National Centre for the Circular Economy in Ireland The Rediscovery Centre, the National Centre for the circular economy, is a creative movement connecting people, ideas, and resources to support greener low-carbon living. We bring together the skills and expertise of artists, scientists, designers and craftspeople united in a common purpose of sustainability. Located in a bespoke demonstration eco-facility, we operate a multi-faceted visitor centre and unique social enterprise that champions & highlights the actions required to achieve a circular economy. This includes a range of educational and research programmes, a shop, a cafe, and four workshops: Rediscover Furniture, Rediscover Fashion, …

Tags: H2020 Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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Textile Exchange Textile Exchange

Creating Material Change At Textile Exchange, we’re driving positive impact on climate change across the global textile industry. We believe that climate action starts at the source of the materials we choose. Textile Sustainability, Preferred Materials, Integrity and Standards, Textile Supply Chain, Textile Sustainability Education, Global Conference, and Sustainable Fashion

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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Flanders DC Flanders DC

Supporting Design & Fashion Flanders DC, or Flanders District of Creativity, is the single point of contact for entrepreneurs in the creative industries. We are ideally placed to serve the entire sector’s needs. As an independent non-profit organisation, we actively support creative entrepreneurs who want to build or grow their business. More Return on Creativity is what we’re after. entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation, fashion, design, and sustainability

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: IT Services

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NFW NFW

Nothing but nutrients. NFW is a circularity platform for plastic-free performance materials. NFW follows three Ground Rules in everything we develop: start well, stay clean, end well. While nearly everything in the built world relies on some type of plastic that began as crude oil and that will become plastic pollution, we are establishing a new material reality. We believe all materials should begin and end as nutrients, ready for the next growth cycle—true circularity. Our multi-material platform serves a wide range of industries—from fashion and footwear to automotive and upholstery. NFW technology embeds seamlessly into existing supply chains, enabling …

Type: Startup Activities: biotech cleantech deeptech greentech Technologies: New Materials Bio sourced materials

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CottonConnect CottonConnect

Reimagining the future for supply chains CottonConnect is a pioneering company with a social purpose, delivering business benefits to retailers and brands by creating a more sustainable cotton supply chain. CottonConnect has teams in Europe, South Asia and China with farm, value chain management and textiles expertise, and an extensive on the ground network.

Type: Startup Activities: transporttech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Vogue Business Vogue Business

Fashion’s global perspective. Join our community for industry insight and analysis from the Vogue Business team. Vogue Business is an online fashion industry publication launched in 2019. Headquartered at Condé Nast International in London, we offer a truly global perspective on the fashion industry, drawing on insights from Condé Nast’s network of journalists and business leaders in 29 markets to empower fashion professionals to make better business decisions. Business, Careers, Fashion, Beauty, Luxury, Technology, News, and Journalism

Type: Media

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Marimekko Marimekko

A Finnish lifestyle design brand empowering people to be happy as they are through bold prints and colors since 1951. ​ Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2022, the company's net sales were EUR 167 million and comparable operating profit totaled EUR 30.4 million. Globally, there are roughly 150 Marimekko stores, and online …

Type: SMB Activities: consumer goods

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HeiQ AeoniQTM HeiQ AeoniQTM

HeiQ AeoniQTM is a bio-degradable filament yarn to replace polyester. Each ton saves 5 tons of carbon emissions! HeiQ AeoniQTM (Aeon: striving for eternal circularity) is HeiQ’s key initiative to greatly improve the sustainability of textiles. As the global leader in textile innovations, we are creating the world’s first climate positive continuous cellulose filament yarn. Our proprietary manufacturing process can reproduce the properties of polyester and nylon yarns, which is currently not achievable by other cellulosic yarns. Made of sustainable raw materials such as circulose® and pulp waste, each ton of HeiQ AeoniQTM can potentially enable 5 tons of CO2 …

Type: Startup Activities: greentech cleantech manufacturing Technologies: Bio sourced materials New Materials

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Organic Cotton Accelerator Organic Cotton Accelerator

OCA unites the sector to unleash the potential of organic cotton and realise its positive impact on people and planet. The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) is the only multi-stakeholder organisation dedicated to organic cotton. As a global platform, we are committed to bringing integrity, supply security and measurable social and environmental impact to organic cotton. OCA envisions a future where we have fully realised the Organic Cotton Effect - organic cotton’s powerful and positive impact on people, planet and prosperity. We unite the sector to unleash the potential of organic cotton because we believe that by working together, we can …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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H&M H&M

Be yourself & more at H&M At H&M, we welcome you to be yourself and feel like you truly belong. Help us reimagine the future of an entire industry by making everyone look, feel, and do good. We take pride in our history of making fashion accessible to everyone and led by our values we strive to build a more welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable industry. We are privileged to have more than 120,000 colleagues, in over 75 countries across the world. That’s 120 000 individuals with unique experiences, skills, and passions. At H&M, we believe everyone can make an impact, …

Type: Corporate subsidiary Large company

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Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review

Improving the practice of management Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. We are grateful for our HBR community and are glad you’ve joined us. We encourage comments, critiques, questions, and suggestions on our social media posts. We expect our communities to be a safe space for …

Type: Media

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Enviu Enviu

We build world changing companies. Hi! We are Enviu. When we founded Enviu in 2004, our belief was the same as it is today: An inclusive economy that serves people and planet. An economy enriching the lives of all people, providing access to basic needs. An economy sustainably utilizing the valuable and limited resources our planet endows. To instigate this economy we build ventures that address social and environmental issues, and drive market development. With high impact in the domains of financial inclusion, circular economy, and food security. Entrepreneurial, innovative, sustainability, creativity, sharing knowledge and expertise, young people, network, crowdfunding, …

Tags: H2020 Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech cleantech greentech

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Redress Redress

Empowering the fashion industry and consumers to reduce clothing's negative environmental impact with circular solutions Redress is a Hong Kong-headquartered, Asia-focused environmental charity with a mission to accelerate the change to a circular fashion industry by educating and empowering designers and consumers to drive waste out of fashion. Fashion, Environmental sustainability, circular design, emerging designers, clothing takeback, education, sustainability course, nextgen, waste reduction, circular economy, and fashion design

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Startup Activities: fashtech

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Metail Metail

Metail's mission is using technology to accelerate positive change and sustainability in the apparel industry. Our mission is to use technology to accelerate positive change and sustainability in the apparel industry. With over 10 years’ experience and over 20 patents granted internationally, Metail is pushing the boundaries in the areas of 3D body modelling, virtual model imagery and more. We are helping brands and manufacturers embed and harness their digital product creation and selling capabilities using compelling 3D and XR visualisation to communicate better. As a result, teams experience better collaboration, quicker decision making and less waste in taking their …

Type: Startup Activities: e-commerce fashtech martech transporttech Technologies: Data Analytics

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Cotton made in Africa Cotton made in Africa

CmiA is sustainable cotton from Africa used worldwide by fashion brands & retailers to protect nature & support farmers. Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) is an Aid by Trade Foundation initiative that strives to improve the social, economic and ecological living conditions of smallholder cotton farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and their families. Cotton made in Africa is the largest standard for sustainable cotton from Africa, working with more than one million smallholder cotton farmers across the continent. CmiA leverages the global demand for cotton to improve the social, economic and environmental livelihoods of these farmers through trainings, improved agricultural extension …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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Circulate Capital Circulate Capital

Dedicated to financing solutions to prevent ocean plastic and advance the circular economy Circulate Capital is the leading circular economy investment management firm in high-growth markets. We partner with global brands and institutional investors to invest into solutions that catalyze systems change across the globe. Our financing transforms circular plastic supply chains at scale, delivering competitive financial returns and positive impact. ocean plastics, sustainability, and circular economy

Type: Incubators & VCs

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BCG Henderson Institute BCG Henderson Institute

BCG's think tank, dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights. The BCG Henderson Institute is the Boston Consulting Group’s strategy think tank, dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. The Institute engages leaders in provocative discussion and experimentation to expand the boundaries of business theory and practice and to translate innovative ideas from within and beyond business. For more ideas and inspiration, sign up to receive BHI INSIGHTS, our monthly newsletter, and follow us on Twitter: @BCGHenderson

Type: Media

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Otto Group Otto Group

Globally active retail and services group with around 41,000 employees. Founded in Germany in 1949, today the Otto Group is a globally active retail and services group with around 41,000 employees in 30 major company groups primarily active in the economic regions of Germany, the rest of Europe, and the USA. Its business activities span the Platforms, Brand Concepts, Retailers, Services and Financial Services segments. In the 2022/23 financial year (to 28 February) the Otto Group generated revenues of 16.2 billion euros. With online revenues of approximately 12 billion euros, the Otto Group is one of the world’s largest online …

Type: Large company Activities: retail

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Colorifix Colorifix

Unlocking nature's pigments for the global dyeing industry We bring colour to life. Colorifix has developed a revolutionary dyeing process to help the textile industry dramatically reduce its environmental impact in a cost-effective manner. Using synthetic biology we produce, deposit and fix dyes biologically, avoiding harmful chemicals whilst reducing water, energy and waste. Let's rethink industrial dyeing. Contact us today to discuss how Colorifix can fulfil your coloration requirements.

Type: Startup Activities: fashtech manufacturing Technologies: Bio sourced materials Decarbonization Synthetic Biology

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Samsara Eco Samsara Eco

Delivering climate repair through Infinite Recycling Samsara, in collaboration with a leading Australian research institution has developed an enzymatic technology that recycles plastics. The depolymerisation process is energy and cost effective converting heterogeneous plastics and hard to recycle plastics back to their original monomers for reuse as recycled inputs in the production of new plastics allowing for the infinite recycling of plastics.

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Paptic Ltd Paptic Ltd

Revolutionary, environmental new material replacing plastic #renewable #recyclable #reusable #sustainable Revolutionary new material made of wood fibres, enabling sustainable companies to shift from plastics to renewable, recyclable and re-usable packaging materials. Paptic focuses on technology for sustainable development as well as the sales and marketing of wood-based renewable and recyclable products. Paptic is targeting to revolutionize the packaging industry by novel wood based products. Paptic Ltd was founded in April 2015. The company is based in Espoo, Finland. Sustainable Packaging, Packaging, Packaging Materials, Sustainable Packaging Materials, and Material Innovation

Type: Startup Activities: martech Technologies: New Materials

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Paques Biomaterials Paques Biomaterials

Producing a natural alternative for plastic from waste(water) streams! Produce and sell PHA from industrial and municipal waste streams

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Bio sourced materials

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Epoch Biodesign Epoch Biodesign

Making our planet better with biology. At Epoch, we use advanced biodesign to develop natural solutions to unnatural problems. We have started by designing and scaling the first enzymes capable of transforming plastics into low-carbon, circular chemicals.

Type: Startup Activities: greentech cleantech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Global Entrepreneurship Centre Global Entrepreneurship Centre

Scaling for impact Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) is an innovation hub and impact investor for scaling sustainable technology innovation and entrepreneurship. It addresses the scaling challenges of promising sustechs – deep – tech startups with a clear sustainability and climate protection focus – from all over the world 🌍 The GEC is funded by the Rhineland region’s STARK initiative for structural transition of the former coal mining areas and the Rhine County of Neuss. The Global Entrepreneurship Centre is based in Duesseldorf / Meerbusch, Germany. SDGs, Sustainability, Deep Tech, Climate action, Scale-up Centre, Scale-up Support, Venture building, and Collaborative challenges

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: entrepreneurship

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Welspun World Welspun World

Welspun is one of India’s fastest-growing global conglomerates valued at US$ 5 billion. We have businesses across categories like Line Pipes, Home Textiles, Infrastructure, Warehousing, Oil and Gas, Steel, Advanced Textiles, and Flooring Solutions. While we are headquartered in Mumbai, we’ve established leadership in the Line Pipes and Home Textiles sectors, across the world. With 30,000+ employees and over 100,000 shareholders, we have a foothold in over 50 countries. Our manufacturing facilities are strategically located in India, the USA, and Saudi Arabia, and our clients include most Fortune 500 companies. We pride ourselves on our customer centricity and prioritize innovation, …

Type: Large company

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New Cotton Project New Cotton Project

Going beyond cotton- New EU Project harnesses collaboration & cutting-edge technology to create circular fashion. Twelve pioneering players in the fashion and textile industries are breaking new ground by demonstrating an entirely circular model for commercial garment production. This is a world first in the fashion industry. The consortium of brands, manufacturers, suppliers, innovators and research institutes participating in the European Union-funded “New Cotton Project”, will prove that circular, sustainable fashion is not only an ambition, but can be achieved today. The project also aims to act as an inspiration and steppingstone for further, even bigger circular initiatives in the …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fashtech

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Harper's Bazaar Netherlands Harper's Bazaar Netherlands

Thinking Fashion #harpersbazaarnl Thinking Fashion

Type: Media

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