The Project “EcoFashionEU – Promoting the sustainability of small and medium textile and fashion manufacturers” aims at supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the textile and fashion industry, to adopt sustainable and circular practices, in accordance with the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles.
The project’s specific objectives are:
- To build the capacities and knowledge of SMEs in the fashion sector so that they are equipped to adopt sustainable practices in their business and production models,
- To offer to SMEs in the fashion sector relevant support and evaluation services throughout the process,
- To enhance multi-actor cooperation between NGOs in the field, SMEs and local authorities,
- To raise the awareness of all relevant target groups through intensive promotion and dissemination activities,
- To support the environmental and economic sustainability of SMEs in the fashion sector through the adoption of slow and ethical fashion business models.
The project’s main actions are:
- Identifying the challenges and needs of the partner SMEs
- Identifying best practices in EU level
- Organizing workshops with stakeholders in order to draft a policy recommendations report
- Advisory services for the SMEs
- Development of a training program for SMEs in fashion tailored to their needs
- Development of a toolkit for trainers, targeting CSOs/NGOs in order to ensure the transferability of the project deliverable to more contexts
- Dissemination activities and events in European and national level