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Fashion Value Chain
21-06-2025
- Business
- Fashion Value Chain
RE&UP Accelerates Circular Textiles at Global Industry Events
In a defining week for sustainable fashion, RE&UP, a trailblazer in recycled polycotton solutions, took center stage at two premier international forums: the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen and the Textiles Recycling Expo in Brussels. Uniting innovation with impact, the company brought forward critical insights on next-gen materials, textile recycling, and the infrastructure required to scale circularity. At the Global Fashion Summit, Andreas Dorner, General Manager at RE&UP, contributed to the Fibre Futures panel on the Ignite Stage, sharing deep insights into polycotton innovation. 'When it comes to polycotton, RE&UP is the go-to solution provider,' Dorner stated, reinforcing the company's expertise in tackling one of the industry's most complex blended fabrics. Meanwhile, Ebru Özküçük Guler, Chief Sustainability Officer, moderated a high-impact session titled What is Next-Gen?, featuring speakers from the European Environment Agency and Fashion for Good. 'The shift to next-gen materials isn't just about innovation,' she emphasized, 'it's about building the systems to scale them responsibly.' In Brussels, at the Textiles Recycling Expo, RE&UP's Marco Lucietti, Head of Global Marketing and Communications, joined a panel discussion on Scaling Recycled Content: Turning Ambition into Industry Reality. His insights tackled the need for robust infrastructure, policy alignment, and investment to turn promises into performance. 'The energy was high and the message was clear: it's time to turn circularity from a commitment into a capability,' Lucietti shared. Across both events, RE&UP's message resonated strongly: innovation without scalability and accountability is not enough. From pioneering recycled polycotton applications to shaping circular infrastructure, RE&UP continues to turn bold ideas into transformative action. As textile sustainability accelerates into a new era, RE&UP remains committed to pushing boundaries, sparking dialogue, and delivering solutions that turn theory into impact.
Fibre2Fashion
05-06-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Haelixa CEO Patrick Strumpf to speak at Global Fashion Summit 2025
Haelixa is proud to announce that our CEO, Patrick Strumpf, will be speaking on a high-profile panel at the upcoming Global Fashion Summit 2025 taking place in Copenhagen from June 3–5. The summit, organized by Global Fashion Agenda, gathering thought leaders and changemakers from across the fashion and textile industry. Haelixa CEO Patrick Strumpf will speak at the Global Fashion Summit 2025 in Copenhagen on June 4. He'll join the 'Fibre Futures' panel to discuss next-gen materials, traceability, and innovation in fashion. Strumpf will highlight Haelixa's DNA-powered solutions and the need for transparency to scale sustainable and circular supply chains industry-wide. Patrick Strumpf will join the panel discussion titled 'Fibre Futures', which will discuss the critical role of next-generation materials in transforming the fashion supply chain. With the industry increasingly shifting towards sustainability and circularity, this conversation will highlight the challenges and opportunities of scaling fibre innovations that reduce environmental impact and drive systemic change. The panel will bring together experts in fibre development, recycling technologies, and regenerative systems to discuss how innovation, policy, and investment must align to make circular models commercially viable and environmentally sound. Patrick will discuss the urgent need for transparency and traceability in the fashion supply chain – an area where Haelixa continues to lead with cutting-edge traceability solutions using DNA technology. His participation reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering a more responsible and accountable fashion industry. 'We're building bridges of trust between all supply chain partners. Our DNA-powered traceability solution creates visibility from fibre to finished garment.' Patrick Strumpf, CEO Haelixa Panel Details 'Fibre Futures' Patrick will speak on June 4th from 11:30 AM to 12:35 PM in a dynamic panel session focused on pioneering technologies and material innovation. This forward-looking discussion will explore: Pioneering technologies are redefining material innovation, transforming nature, waste and beyond into boundary-breaking fabrics From a product point of view, what are the barriers and bridges on the pathway to scaling textile and material innovation? What cutting-edge strategies and technologies can drive fibre-to-fibre by incentivising new materials, given resource capacity and demand? Joining Patrick on stage will be fellow thought leaders and innovators from across the textile innovation ecosystem, each contributing unique perspectives on scaling sustainable solutions and transforming the future of materials: Brooke Roberts-Islam Writer, Author & Consultant, Forbes, Business of Fashion, Penguin & Techstyler Andreas Dorner General Manager, RE&UP Nienke Steen Global Director for Apparel, Textiles and Footwear, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute Tana Dai General Manager, Erdos Cashmere Group Thamires Pontes CEO & Founder, Phycolabs Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)
Scoop
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Govt Driving Away Kiwi Innovators And Scientists
The Government continues to obliterate science and innovation in New Zealand. 'New Zealand's world leading crown research institutes are being left to dwindle, and New Zealand's best scientists are losing their jobs and leaving the country,' Labour science and innovation spokesperson Reuben Davidson said. 'National's decision to cut Callaghan Innovation has lost the country at least 60 skilled science jobs, meaning the expertise to commercialise great New Zealand innovations has evaporated. 'GNS Science has axed nearly 10 percent of its workforce, despite its important work on seismic and climate research. ESR – the Institute of Environmental Science and Research – slashing eight percent of its workforce because of government cuts. NIWA was also proposing 13 percent of its workforce would have to go. 'Cuts to the Marsden Fund, which supports important research at universities, will mean less research in public health, nursing, law, education, Māori studies, and public policy. 'The Government has also closed the Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund and replaced it with a new, smaller fund, and decided not to award new funding through the Endeavour Fund in 2026. 'They've taken a total of $90 million out of grants and funds in Budget 2025. This is incredibly short-sighted, and gambles with New Zealand's technology future. 'National is happy to turn up to events like the Hi-Tech awards and congratulate winners when the cameras are rolling in Budget week, but behind the scenes they are cutting the funding that got lots of our best innovators there,' Reuben Davidson said.
