A new EU methodology shows how Digital Product Passport requirements will be defined for products under the ESPR. For fashion and textile businesses, it offers an important early signal: better, more structured product data will soon become essential for compliance, transparency and competitiveness.
Digital Product Passports in Fashion: What You Need to Know Read More »
Discover the latest trends shaping the fashion and textile industry, from circular business models to material innovation, alongside key updates from Reginnova NE, new European projects, and insights from our ecosystem partners.
March Newsletter: The News, The Trends and The Innovation Read More »
Reginnova NE joins the Pact for Skills community, strengthening its commitment to upskilling, collaboration, and innovation across Europe. Discover what this means and what’s next.
Reginnova NE Joins the Pact for Skills Community Read More »
In her workshop near Gura Humorului, Ana Cazac creates characters inspired by the winter traditions of Bucovina: old men, old women, devils, and figures from traditional folk theatre. Each mask is handmade from natural materials, and for the folk craftswoman this craft represents more than an artistic activity; it is a way of keeping the
Passion for Tradition: Ana Cazac, Educator and Folk Mask Maker from Bucovina Read More »
Folk traditions represent a true spiritual treasure of the Romanian people, passed down from generation to generation. In the Romanian village, traditions were not only moments of celebration but also ways through which people expressed their connection with nature, time, and faith. During the winter holidays, these traditions come to life through carols, the sorcova
Dănuță Stan, the Folk Craftsman Keeping the Mask Tradition Alive in Botoșani Read More »
Athens, Greece, March 2026 The FashionKIC (Knowledge Innovation Community for Sustainable Fashion) project successfully held its 1st Consortium Meeting in Athens, hosted by Envolve Entrepreneurship. The meeting brought together key partners from across Europe to align on the project’s progress, strategic priorities, and next steps. Over two days of collaboration, consortium members reviewed all work packages, coordinated upcoming activities, and made important decisions that will guide the next phases of the project. The meeting marked a significant milestone in strengthening cross-border cooperation and ensuring a shared vision among partners. FashionKIC is a European initiative aiming to accelerate the sustainable and digital transformation of the fashion and textile sector by fostering innovation, building skills, and connecting key stakeholders across the ecosystem. By bringing together industry, academia, public authorities, and innovation actors, the project seeks to address key challenges such as fragmentation, skills gaps, and the transition to circular business models. The consortium includes leading organizations from across Europe: Envolve Entrepreneurship (Greece), INFOLYSIS (Greece), the Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia (Greece), ModaLisboa (Portugal), Reginnova NE (Romania), Elisava (Spain), and Global Fashion Agenda (Denmark). Through its activities, FashionKIC will establish a transnational innovation ecosystem, support fashion SMEs and start-ups, and develop new knowledge and tools to drive sustainability and competitiveness in the sector. The Athens meeting set the groundwork for the implementation of key project actions, including the development of an AI-powered platform, the activation of regional innovation nodes, and the rollout of training and acceleration programmes. About FashionKIC FashionKIC is a co-funded by the European Union project that aims to build a pan-European Knowledge Innovation Community for sustainable fashion. The project
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Industria modei traversează o perioadă de transformare accelerată, în care presiunea legislativă, așteptările consumatorilor și nevoia de eficiență a resurselor obligă brandurile să regândească modul în care creează valoare. Conform European Environment Agency, consumul de textile din Europa generează un impact semnificativ asupra mediului, de la utilizarea apei și aterenurilor până la emisii de carbon
3 servicii prin care companiile de fashion pot construi un business sustenabil Read More »
De ce Upcycling? Într-o lume tot mai conștientă de impactul industriei modei asupra mediului, upcyclingul a devenit o soluție creativă și sustenabilă. Spre deosebire de reciclare, care descompune materialele în fibre brute, upcyclingul transformă haine și materiale vechi în produse cu valoare mai mare sau funcționalitate nouă. De la tricouri vechi refolosite în genți, până
De la textile nefolosite la piese unicat: Ghid practic de upcycling Read More »
If you run a fashion label, manufacturing or accessories brand you probably heard about 3D printing and the promise it brings as an easy, cheap way to create and innovate. For many years it held a promise for a new future where creativity is the limit. However, most SMEs aren’t shopping for “the future.” They’re
What Romanian Fashion SMEs Really Think About 3D Printing Read More »
The Fashion industry has a problem hiding in plain sight: we produce more textiles than we can responsibly use, manage, or recover. The sector remains highly resource-intensive, and the dominant logic is still anchored in the “take-make-dispose” model, even as waste and scrutiny grow. That scrutiny is now transforming into demand and action. And with
Circular Textile Solutions in the Danube Region: a TEX-DAN collection Read More »
