Knowledge bank

Everything you need to know about getting started in sustainable fashion and textiles - from regulation to measurement.

A Roadmap to guide the UK textiles sector on what it needs to do between now and 2030 to meet ambitious climate targets and transition to circularity.

Our Annual Progress Report for 2022/23 sets out what progress has been made in the second year of Textiles 2030 and where the challenges still lie.

Our Annual Progress Report for 2021/22 provides the baseline carbon and water footprints for Textiles 2030 and the results from year one of reporting.

Understanding how customers purchase, use and dispose of clothing will be key to circular design decisions.

Home textiles insights including how many items UK consumers own and our in-use habits.

A toolkit to help businesses bring lower impact products to the marketplace.

Simple steps your business can take to improve the durability of your products.

Guidelines to help you develop and supply garments designed and manufactured for a longer life.

Product-specific guidance on extending clothing life for designers, buyers and retailers.

This bitesize guide is for brands looking to shift to more sustainable forms of polyester.

This bitesize guide is for brands looking to integrate more sustainable forms of viscose into products.

This bitesize guide is for brands looking to integrate more sustainable forms of cotton into products.

A summary of the key environmental impacts of common pre-treatment techniques.

A summary of the key environmental impacts of common dye techniques and lower impact alternatives.

A summary of the key environmental impacts of printing processes and techniques.

A summary of the key environmental impacts of common finishing techniques and lower impact alternatives.

Your step-by-step guide for launching a successful circular business model.

Use this guidance to set-up or improve a clothing take-back scheme.

Research to inform the adoption of new business models in the UK, USA and India.

Find out about recent developments in the market for UK used textiles as well as key factors shaping the outlook of the sector.

An economic and financial sustainability assessment of fibre-to-fibre recycling in the UK.

Research into de-labelling or de-branding technologies that might be used for end of life corporate-wear.

A composition analysis of textiles collected at the kerbside, from bring banks and in Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in Wales, and its suitability for re-use.

Policy options and recommendations to reduce textile waste and the carbon emissions associated with the sector.

A Tool that can help organisations measure the impact of the textiles products they sell across their full lifecycle.

F&F developed Stay Black fabric for its womenswear jeans, so they stay black even after 20 washes.

New Look reviewed the testing process of its womenswear stretch jeans to help improve their performance.

ASOS trialed an improved construction technique on the blind hems of its tailored trousers to improve their durability.

COS ran extended wash test trials on different men’s Merino wool jumpers in order to review and assess optimal care instructions.

In this pilot, IKEA’s customers were able to bring any unwanted textiles to its Cardiff store to be re-used, repaired or recycled.

Rentez-Vous is making luxury fashion more attainable through its peer-to-peer and business-to-consumer fashion rental service.

After identifying a gap in the market, Alexandra Wood Bespoke Tailoring expanded its offering to include suit rental and maintenance.

The Salvation Army Trading Company (SATCoL) is capturing unwearable clothing and textiles and sorting these by fibre type, blend and colour using its fibre-sort machinery.