14th edition of the Innovation Challenge

Refashion's Challenge Innovation call for projects aims to bring out new solutions to meet the challenges of eco-design and the industrialisation of recycling in the sector, in order to :

  • Find and consolidate innovative solutions to optimise the recycling of used TLC from households in France; 

  • Accelerate eco-design and the development of a circular industry in the Textiles & Footwear Sector and other sectors.

Refashion's Challenge Innovation call for projects aims to bring out new solutions to meet the challenges of eco-design and the industrialisation of recycling in the sector, in order to :

  • Find and consolidate innovative solutions to optimise the recycling of used TLC from households in France; 

  • Accelerate eco-design and the development of a circular industry in the Textiles & Footwear Sector and other sectors.

Discover the 14th edition's winners !
Eligible projects

For the 14th edition, the eco-organisation sought for innovative projects with a technological readiness level (TRL) between 1 and 6, about one or more of the following strategic areas:

  1. Eco-design of textiles or footwear to increase their useful life (physical durability, reparability) and/ or recyclability

  2. Innovative solution for automated sorting and/ or preprocessing for recycling of non-reusable post-consumer textiles or footwear

  3. Innovative solution for recycling non-reusable post-consumer textiles or footwear and/ or incorporation of recycled materials from CHF into industrial solutions. 

For the 14th edition, the eco-organisation sought for innovative projects with a technological readiness level (TRL) between 1 and 6, about one or more of the following strategic areas:

  1. Eco-design of textiles or footwear to increase their useful life (physical durability, reparability) and/ or recyclability

  2. Innovative solution for automated sorting and/ or preprocessing for recycling of non-reusable post-consumer textiles or footwear

  3. Innovative solution for recycling non-reusable post-consumer textiles or footwear and/ or incorporation of recycled materials from CHF into industrial solutions. 

Key figures

Discover the 2023 winners

The winners of the Innovation Challenge were honored during  the 2023 Refashion Day! Four innovative projects of TRL levels between 1 and 4 were selected. Discover the winners (in French only)

Find out more about winners from previous editions

The winners of the Innovation Challenge were honored during  the 2023 Refashion Day! Four innovative projects of TRL levels between 1 and 4 were selected. Discover the winners (in French only)

Find out more about winners from previous editions

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