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'PreVEnting and ReDucing the tExtiles waste mountain in the MED area'. Interreg Euro-MED Programme.

07/09/2026

🇸🇮✨ Success Stories from Slovenia | Part 2

How can circular economy principles create new business opportunities from textile materials?

Today, we present two more Slovenian companies that explored this challenge through VERDEinMED with the support of mentor KNOF so.p.:

3️⃣ CPU
➡️ Developed a clearer strategy to turn non-selling textiles into valuable resources, identifying reuse and upcycling pathways, new market opportunities and potential B2B partnerships.

4️⃣ FONATERM
➡️ Advanced the development and market uptake of a new textile-based insulation solution through a roadmap integrating circularity, market positioning, certification and financing.

Both cases demonstrate how circular thinking can support not only environmental goals, but also stronger market positioning and new business opportunities. 🌱

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

04/09/2026

📚 Looking for practical resources to support the transition towards circular textiles?

The VERDEinMED Trainer Handbooks are available to help trainers, educators and textile professionals strengthen their knowledge and skills for a more sustainable and circular sector.

Seven practical resources covering key areas for the textile and clothing industry — from eco-design and textile waste management to circular business models, digital innovation and sustainable consumption. ♻️

As VERDEinMED approaches its final stage, these handbooks remain part of the knowledge and tools developed by the project to support the green transition beyond its lifetime.

🔎 Haven’t explored them yet? Discover the full series here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRwtUuDV

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

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02/09/2026

🇸🇮✨ Success Stories from Slovenia | Part 1

We continue our VERDEinMED success stories across Europe! This time, we travel to Slovenia to discover how local companies are turning sustainability challenges into practical opportunities through tailored mentoring and expert support.

1️⃣ BORGLA
With the support of mentor Nina Logar ( ):
➡️ Developed a reusable textile packaging concept, including a prototype, technical guidance and a selection of materials aligned with circular principles.

2️⃣ BRINAS
With the support of mentor Tina Logar Bauchmüller ( .vert):
➡️ Strengthened its sustainability-driven business approach through clearer positioning, improved marketing and sales planning, and practical actions to increase visibility and customer engagement.

From circular product design to stronger sustainable business models, these experiences show how tailored support can help companies turn ideas into concrete actions. ♻️

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

25/08/2026

📩 Four newsletters, one journey towards a more circular textile sector in the Mediterranean.

As approaches its final stage, we look back at the four editions of our newsletter, which have followed the project’s progress, activities and key milestones along the way.

From the first steps of our Circularity Hubs and Educational Living Labs to the launch of the Knowledge Platform, the Support Service, capacity-building activities, collaboration opportunities and the latest project results, each edition captures a different stage of the VERDEinMED journey. ♻️🧵

Missed any of them? Catch up on the project through our four newsletters:

1️⃣ Newsletter #1 → https://verdeinmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/2025/04/30/verdeinmed-launches-its-1st-newsletter/
2️⃣ Newsletter #2 → https://verdeinmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/2025/12/10/verdeinmed-launches-its-2nd-newsletter/
3️⃣ Newsletter #3 → https://verdeinmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/2026/03/03/verdeinmed-launches-its-3rd-newsletter/
4️⃣ Newsletter #4 → https://verdeinmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/2026/06/03/verdeinmed-launches-its-4th-newsletter/

🔎 Explore the four editions and discover how VERDEinMED has been working to support the circular transition of the Mediterranean textile and clothing sector.

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

30/07/2026

🌱 How can we build a more sustainable and circular future for textiles?
It starts with knowledge, collaboration and collective action.

Whether you are working in the textile and fashion sector, managing textile waste, developing circular solutions or shaping sustainability policies, the VERDEinMED Knowledge Platform offers valuable resources to support your work.

Through the platform, you can:
♻️ Explore solutions for textile waste management and recycling
💡 Discover innovative practices and initiatives
🌍 Better understand environmental impacts across the textile life cycle
🤝 Connect knowledge, policies and actions across the Mediterranean
🔄 Support the transition towards a more circular textile value chain

Ready to explore a more sustainable and circular future for textiles?
🔗 Visit the VERDEinMED Knowledge Platform:
https://knowledge.verdeinmed.eu

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

28/07/2026

📚 Key VERDEinMED project results are now available on our website!

From training resources and technical assistance to citizen engagement activities and support services, VERDEinMED has developed practical tools to help accelerate the transition towards a more circular textile sector across the Mediterranean.

The newly available deliverables and outputs provide insights into:

♻️ Capacity building for textile stakeholders
🤝 Technical assistance and mentoring activities
👥 Citizen engagement through Living Labs
🧭 Support services for businesses, consumers and policymakers

Explore the project's results and discover how VERDEinMED is helping build a more sustainable textile value chain.

🔗 Visit the Deliverables & Outputs section on our website: https://verdeinmed.interreg-euro-med.eu/what-we-achieve/

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

21/07/2026

🔎 How can local policies accelerate the transition towards circular textiles?

The VERDEinMED project has published a new practical guide featuring Local Policy Recommendations for Circular Textiles, designed to support municipalities, public authorities and other stakeholders in reducing textile waste and promoting more sustainable practices across the Mediterranean region. 🌍♻️

Drawing on the project's activities and stakeholder engagement, the guide presents practical recommendations and local policy instruments grouped into three key areas:
📋 Regulatory & Strategic Plans
💶 Economic Instruments
🤝 Soft Instruments

Whether you're a policymaker, a public authority or an organisation working towards a circular economy, this guide offers valuable insights to help shape more sustainable local textile policies.

📖 Explore the guide here: https://knowledge.verdeinmed.eu/blog/2026/07/14/new-verdeinmed-guide-supports-local-circular-textile-policies/

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

07/07/2026

🇮🇹🧵 From ambition to action: Italy’s VERDEinMED success stories

Over the past weeks, we have shared the inspiring journeys of textile companies from Italy that took part in the VERDEinMED mentoring programme.

Through tailored support from experienced mentors, these companies have identified practical actions to improve their environmental performance, optimise processes and move towards more sustainable and circular business models.

💚 Their experiences show that every step counts when building a more resilient and competitive textile sector.

A big thank you to all the companies, mentors and partners who made these success stories possible!

🌍 Together, we are supporting the green transition of the Mediterranean textile industry.

Confindustria Umbriaa Interreg Euro-MED Programme

26/06/2026

♻️ Small actions can make a big difference.

Over the last 18 months, the VERDEinMED partners have worked together to inspire more sustainable habits in the textile sector through a European communication campaign.

🎥 Watch our video mash-up bringing together 21 videos created across 7 countries, showcasing practical tips, real stories and simple actions that help reduce textile waste.

Together, the campaign reached more than 28,000 people and generated over 52,000 impressions, proving that collaboration is key to promoting circular fashion.

Read more about the campaign and its results 👉 https://knowledge.verdeinmed.eu/blog/additional-material/awareness-campaign-on-textile-circularity-verdeinmed-activities-results-and-impact/

Interreg Euro-MED Programme

19/06/2026

💡 Key takeaway from the VERDEinMED mentoring programme

After supporting 10 Italian textile companies on their sustainability journey, one message stands out:

📊 You can't improve what you don't measure.

Whether the challenge is chemical management, supply-chain transparency, water consumption, energy efficiency or greenhouse gas emissions, meaningful progress begins with understanding where you are today.

Through tailored mentoring and practical tools, VERDEinMED has helped textile SMEs identify their impacts, define priorities and develop concrete roadmaps for continuous improvement.

Because sustainability is not a destination — it's a process of learning, measuring and improving. ♻️

More info https://knowledge.verdeinmed.eu/blog/additional-material/verdeinmed-boosts-41-smes-with-technical-assistance/

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