News New Textiles Recycling Awards set to celebrate innovation
The organisers of the Textiles Recycling Expo have launched the Textiles Recycling Awards as a new addition to next year’s event taking place on 24–25 June 2026 at Brussels Expo, Belgium. The new awards, said AMI (publisher of TextilesLoop),
are designed to celebrate innovation, leadership, and measurable impact, and will recognise the individuals, companies, and collaborations shaping the future of circular textiles and advancing textile recycling. “The Textiles Recycling Awards are about shining a light on the people and projects pushing the bounda- ries,” said Zied Chetoui, Exhibition Manager, Textiles Recycling Expo. “As the industry moves toward a more circular future, it’s essential to recognise those leading the way, and to inspire others to follow.” The Awards Ceremony will take place live at the
event on 25 June at 2pm in the Conference Theatre, bringing together industry professionals to honour the achievements that are driving change across the global textile value chain. For more information about the awards, to submit
an entry, or to enquire about sponsorship opportunities, visit the awards website.
Categories in the awards, for which the submissions deadline is 13 March 2026, are:
l Retailer of the Year Recognising retailers that are leading the way in promoting and delivering circular fashion practices.
l Product of the Year Celebrating the most innovative products designed with recycling and sustainability at their core.
l Textile Collection & Sorting Award Honouring the most effective and impactful textile collection scheme and/ or sorting facility.
l Textile Recycling Project of the Year Recognising outstanding initiatives that scale textile recycling, from new facilities to collaborative projects.
l Innovation in Recycling Technology Award Celebrating breakthroughs in machinery, equipment or processes that advance textile recycling effectiveness and efficiency.
l Rising Star Award Recognising the next generation of leaders who are driving meaningful change in textile reuse and recycling.
Fashion for Good tackles price premiums with new toolkit
With support from Laudes Foundation, Canopy, and Finance Earth, Fashion for Good, the global initiative that acts as a collaborative platform to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and circular fashion industry, is launching a Price Parity Toolkit. The framework introduces
an innovative financing approach known as ‘premium decoupling,’ which separates next-gen price premiums early in the supply chain, allowing materials to flow through subsequent tiers at the same price as conventional alterna- tives, removing price premiums and unlocking faster adoption
of lower-impact materials. This means brands absorb
the premium upfront and fund suppliers directly, eliminating the traditional compounding effect often referred to as ‘pancaking.’ The toolkit includes
step-by-step implementation guidance, expert-vetted operational guidelines for money flow management, legal risk mitigation, and traceability, along with real-world case studies across industries. It will continue to evolve with
learnings from real-world applications and other premium-related solutions, and Fashion for Good has vowed to support brands by helping them adapt the mechanism to their materials. •
www.fashionforgood.com
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