Sustainable Transition Fund

This Call 1 project seeks to determine the quality (re-usable vs non-reusable) and material makeup of textiles reaching the end of their life in Greater Manchester (GM), currently destined for disposal.

This LEGI-STANDARDS I project: Data Standards, Legislation and DPPs: mapping the relationship between eco-credentials, legislation and digital supply chain solutions in the Textiles and Fashion industry project proposes to examine the (approximately 80) eco-standards currently relevant to T&F firms in the UK.

To test the concept of a visible Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fee on clothing items to determine whether such a fee can be readily understood by consumers and what size of fee influences purchase decisions.

Through QSA’s EPR Sandbox project, we have identified that there is potential for a simple way to gather data from producers relevant to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and enabling Individual Producer Responsibility.

This proposal targets the overlooked segment of non-clothing textiles in global research, with a focus on material flows.

The proposal seeks to explore the underutilisation of clothing in the UK, focusing on consumer perceptions and barriers to resale.

The project aims to explore the critical relationship between consumers, brands and the charity retail sector regarding garment care, repair and second-life ownership to encourage responsible wardrobe management.

Breaking the fashion habit: enabling consumers to make considered fashion purchases. This project investigates fashion overconsumption as habitual behaviour and measures the impact of a habit-theory educational intervention in altering online fashion overconsumption among young adults in the UK and Europe.

Garment production currently focuses on accurate repeatability however, recent colour research using novel design strategies suggests that 81% of consumers will accept some colour inconsistency in online purchases.

The Legi-Standards II project proposes to add value to Legi-Standards I (L-S I) project from Call 1, by evaluating 20 advanced digital solutions, or ‘digital product passports,’ (DPPs) that communicate eco-credentials and map these to the legislation identified in L-S I.

This project aims to demonstrate how Lean Manufacturing principles can lay the foundation for digital and green transformation in the UK textile industry. By investigating companies at different digital readiness levels, it will identify key challenges in traditional manufacturing and highlight potential productivity, cost, and sustainability gains.

Thread is an innovative platform designed to promote sustainable fashion through gamification, data-driven insights and the developing effective eco-credential standards. Our focus is on analysing data requirements and integration challenges posed by the DPP, while simultaneously focusing on exploring the most effective ways to visually communicate this information.

By sorting a substantial volume of non-reusable post-consumer textiles, we will fill the data gap on the fibre composition, weight, identification labels (e.g. barcode/QR codes), metal detection, and garment information recognisable by a camera and AI vision.

WRAPs research found around half of our unwanted clothing ends up in the bin. Citizens don’t know what to do with clothing they consider unfit for donation or resale.

ACS, Europe’s Largest Circular Fashion Hub and their partner University of Leeds, seek to develop an Automated Garment Inspection System that leverages AI to streamline the quality control of their returned garments by detecting defects like stains, alterations, and tears.