OUR PROJECTS

Cedecs-TCBL is a partner in the three-year Horizon Europe FABRIX Project, which seeks to simultaneously improve the textile and clothing (T&C) industry in Europe as well as enhance the urban planning of these manufacturing functions.

FABRIX, which stands for “Fostering local, beautiful, and sustainably designed regenerative textile and clothing ecosystems”, is funded by the European Union under the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) programme in the Industry cluster, and is closely linked to the values promoted by the New European Bauhaus. It addresses the critical environmental and social issues impacted by the T&C sector as identified by The European Green Deal, the Circular Economy Action Plan, and the Industrial Strategy.

Situated within a rigorous academic framework of theory and methodology, FABRIX works in two very diverse case study cities, Athens and Rotterdam. A systemic mapping and collaborative approach that unites the many stakeholders and players in the T&C as well as related industries hopes to address challenges that both SMEs and cities have in re-situating manufacturing in a socially just and aesthetically pleasing urban context. Through collaboration and spatial connections, we will be able to encourage greater circularity for a truly localized economy.

In our role as project partners, Cedecs-TCBL will be responsible for the communication, dissemination and exploitation of the project and will contribute our experience in ecosystem building and T&C-specific training. This includes everything from the publicly visible aspects of branding and social media to the long-term sustainability of the ecosystems created and of project results.

For more information, please see www.fabrixproject.eu

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