"Circular Textiles" promoted by SIG I. Green Textiles Club

The Portuguese Textile Cluster, in particular the Special Interest Group dedicated to the Circular Economy (SIG I. Green Textiles Club), organized the "Circular Textile" session in the scope of "Famalicão Circular".

Textiles are present in our daily lives and clothing is perhaps its most visible form. Although scarcely mentioned, the textile and clothing industry is responsible for excessive consumption of resources and generation of waste. In this sense, it is a visible expression of the linear economic model characterized by "extract - produce - consume - discard". The purpose of this session was to reflect, among the companies from the textile industry, the various ways in which this situation can be reversed, as well as the re-design challenge for the textile and clothing sector.

Program:

2:00 a.m. Welcome
Carla Rijo, CityMais / TREE, Collective Change
Maria José Carvalho, CITEVE / Portuguese Textile Cluster

14h10 Strategy for Sustainability and Circular Economy in the STV
Maria José Carvalho, CITEVE / Portuguese Textile Cluster

14h30 Sustainability and Circular Economy in the STV
Dynamics of work groups coordinated by the group Green Textiles Club - Portuguese Textile Cluster
- Maria José Carvalho, CITEVE / Portuguese Textile Cluster
- Ana Paula Dinis, ATP / Portuguese Textile Cluster
- Ana Silva, Tintex Textiles S.A. / Portuguese Textile Cluster
- Vera Sampaio, Scorecode Texteis, S.A./ Textile Cluster 

15h50 Conclusions
Carla Rijo, CityMais / TREE, Collective Change