Our Closed Loop Fashion News section features our latest happenings around events, project updates, publications, partnerships and more.
It also serves as a platform to inspire, share knowledge and learn together from experiences and actions taken around the globe to create positive impact.
Closed Loop Fashion, together with Evermos, recently hosted a hybrid lecture introducing upcycling design to fashion design students at BINUS University, Jakarta, Indonesia. With 51 students joining the session, the lecture marked the beginning of the university’s involvement in the develoPPP project and its Circular Design Innovation Program, which the students will be part of moving forward.
On 18 March 2026, Closed Loop Fashion took part in a panel discussion on “Traceability Made Tangible: Navigating DPPs in Complex Supply Chains” at Performance Days in Munich. The session, organized by Accelerating Circularity, brought together experts from across the textile and recycling sector to discuss the role of Digital Product Passport (DPP) in improving transparency, traceability & circularity in textile supply chains. Panelists explored what DPP systems can realistically deliver today, where key gaps remain & what brands should start preparing for in the coming 12–24 months.
On 10 March 2026, Closed Loop Fashion delivered a Training on ‘Textile Waste Management Systems and Opportunities’ at Top Summit Garment Inc. Factory of Sabrina Group in Phnom Penh under the Circular Fashion Partnership Cambodia initiative, “Establishing Circular Textile Systems in Cambodia.” The session brought together over 20 participating factories to strengthen practical implementation of textile waste management systems.
Closed Loop Fashion joined national partner Rantai Tekstil Lestari in Jakarta for strategic meetings under the Circular Fashion Partnership Indonesia, advancing efforts to build the policy foundations needed to accelerate Indonesia's transition to a circular textile economy. Key discussions centered on developing a multi-stakeholder platform to connect industry actors & policymakers around scalable circular solutions. The visit also included an alignment session with the UNEP InTex programme to strengthen international & national synergies across Indonesia's textile landscape.
On 6 February, the Council of Textiles at the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) convened a special interactive session on Textile Sustainability and Circular Economy in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The dialogue brought together industry leaders, recyclers, waste cluster representatives, manufacturers & academia to examine the strategic role of circularity in strengthening Pakistan’s textile competitiveness. As Guest of Honor, Closed Loop Fashion delivered a keynote contribution on advancing circular adaptation across the value chain. The session underscored both the region’s strong recycling foundation & the coordinated actions required to position Pakistan as a leading circular solutions provider in global markets.
The Closed Loop Fashion team recently visited Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH in Germany to conduct thermo-mechanical recycling trials with post-industrial polyester textile waste from Morocco. The trials assessed the feasibility of converting well-segregated cutting waste into recycled polyester pellets, generating practical insights into feedstock quality requirements and the conditions needed to advance polyester recycling in the textile sector.
The InTex Indonesia Programme has officially launched, marking a key step in accelerating circularity in Indonesia’s textile sector. CLF was honored to join the launch event in Jakarta. Led by the Government of Indonesia through Bappenas in collaboration with UNEP and funded by the Government of Denmark, the initiative is implemented together with the Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and James Cook University, to support industry and policymakers in turning circular economy ambitions into practical action.
On November 4, 2025, Closed Loop Fashion organized a one-day Textile Waste Management Training in Semarang, hosted by PT Ungaran Sari Garments of the Busana Apparel Group. The event brought together 30 representatives from factories participating in the Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia to explore Closed Loop Fashion’s Textile Waste Management Standard (TWMS by CLF) and deepen their understanding of standardized waste management practices.
How can humanitarian shelters be both life-saving and sustainable? At AidEx 2025, Closed Loop Fashion and partners Alpinter and H. Nizam Din & Sons took on this question through a Case Study presentation on circular shelter design. The team revealed Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) results and introduced new design scenarios that demonstrate how tents can be reimagined to last longer, use fewer virgin resources & can be recovered at the end-of-life.
The Textile Exchange Conference 2025 in Lisbon gathered global industry leaders to explore how Shifting Landscapes are shaping the future of sustainable and circular textiles, with the focus on Tier 4 and the role of raw material production in driving transformation. CLF is honored to attend and connect & re-connect with industry peers & partners
The Morocco Textile Circularity Forum (MoroccoTex), held on 7 October 2025 in Tangier, gathered key industry and policy stakeholders to advance circular solutions for Morocco’s textile sector. Organised by the IFC World Bank in partnership with German Cooperation, Invest for Jobs Africa, GIZ, and KfW, the forum featured pilot updates and expert insights from leading initiatives, including Closed Loop Fashion’s ongoing project to establish a circular recycling system for polyester waste in collaboration with local and international partners.
Our Waste & Circularity Specialist joined the Indonesia International Modest Fashion Festival (In2MotionFest) on October 8, 2025 in Jakarta to present in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on the “National Movement in Ethical Fashion.” The session explored how MSMEs, designers and communities can advance sustainable and culturally rooted modest fashion in Indonesia, highlighting circular economy practices, policy support and collaboration across industry and government.
