Sustainable solutions for upgraded smart wearables and equipment in sport
The textile industry is facing major challenges. Currently, it is the world’s third largest polluter, responsible for extensive water and energy consumption, water and soil pollution, waste generation, and representing 10% of global carbon emissions.
Consumers, as well as European regulations, are pushing for change. Global market demand for sustainable and high-value-added products is putting increasing pressure on the European Union textile industry, which faces major shifts in production practices, product concepts and increasing volume trends.
Thus, the textile industry needs to increase the share of biobased materials in technical textiles, find innovative solutions to improve the production process, improve the handling of product end-of-life.
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4 year project
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September
2024 to
August 2028
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Funding of Horizon Europe contribution
This project has received funding from the Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement No 101130741. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, the Horizon Europe or the HADEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
