Reports
We are committed to transparency, collaboration and sharing what we learn. By publishing open-source circular apparel tools, guides, reports and thought leadership pieces, we invite everyone from designers and material suppliers to manufacturers and customers to learn more about how they can embrace and contribute to a circular fashion industry.
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Sorting for Circularity Europe
An evaluation and commercial assessment of textile waste across Europe


Sorting for Circularity Europe Sorters Handbook
Sorters Handbook: how to conduct a sorting analysis using hand-held near infrared scanning technology


The Textile Tracer Assessment
An analysis and user guide for physical tracer technologies


Polybag Collection Scheme Pilot: key findings
Key findings on the ability to develop a scalable recycling infrastructure for collection and recycling of garment polybags.


Textile Processing Guide: Pretreatment, Colouration and Finishing
An overview and deeper understanding of the processing stage and the innovations that are emerging.


Unlocking the Trillion-Dollar Fashion Decarbonisation Opportunity
An overview of the financial trajectory of the fashion industry to meet the net-zero ambition.


Tracing Sustainable Viscose: Industry-wide Implementation
A project applying the innovative blockchain technology from TextileGenesis™ to trace the viscose in the textile supply chain.


The Rise of Reusable Packaging
An overview of reusable packaging in the fashion industry and providing key considerations for wide-scale adoption.


The Circular Polybag: Industry-Wide Implementation
One-pager of The Circular Polybag Pilot with the success story, key states and scaling process.


Understanding “Bio” Material Innovations
First comprehensive review of biomaterial technologies for fashion.


Safermade Report
An overview on the role various harmful chemicals have in the production of textiles and apparel.


Polybags in the Fashion Industry
A pilot project which explores a solution that aims to reduce the use and impact of virgin polybags in the fashion industry.


Tracing Organic Cotton from Farm to Consumer
A pioneering pilot to track organic cotton from farm to consumer.


Financing the Transformation in the Fashion Industry
An overview of the importance of investments to scale innovation to transform the fashion industry.


Investing in Textile Innovation Report
A summary of the opportunities for investors in the textile and apparel innovation ecosystem.


Coming Full Circle: Innovating towards sustainable Man-Made Cellulosic Fibres
A study to validate and scale promising technologies in polyester chemical recycling and encourage financing.


The State of Circular Innovations in the Indian Fashion and Textile Industries
An overview outlining the opportunities and solutions across the Indian supply chains.