CIRCULAR THREADS 2.0
30 January 2025
Innovation and sustainability in the world of textile and fashion
Circular Threads 2.0 was conceived to give continuity to the study carried out by Tondo in collaboration with Fondazione Pistoletto, Associazione Tessile e Salute and rén collective for the realisation of the Circular Threads (2021) report. The study analysed the level of sustainability and circularity of textile and fashion companies in northern Italy and, in particular, in the Biella district, a pole of excellence and reference for the Italian textile sector.
The initiative is aimed at textile companies in Lombardy and local stakeholders to promote circularity through awareness, sustainable business culture, innovative practices and collaborations, aiming at concrete capacity-building results.
Join the presentation webinar of the Circular Threads 2.0 report on April 2nd!
The event
30 January 2025
Triennale di Milano
09:30 a.m.
The event will consist of a one-day meeting open to the public, structured in different moments to provide participants with an overview of sustainability in the Lombardy and Milanese textile and specialised districts and, at the same time, the tools to enhance circularity in the whole sector.
The profile of the day will be multidimensional, consisting of both an awareness-raising component and a more pronounced capacity-building one: the concept guiding the development and realisation of the appointment is that of providing concrete tools to act with a view to greater circularity in the Italian textile sector, not, therefore, that of being a moment of exclusively top-down presentation, for the sole purpose of disseminating data.
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Institutional Greetings, Comune di Milano, Camera di Commercio di Milano Monza Brianza Lodi, Fondazione Cariplo, Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte Onlus
Introduction to the Circular Threads 2.0 study, Tondo
Sustainable innovation in textiles, Confindustria Moda
Beyond the boundaries of Leonia. Design strategies for the circular economy, Università Iuav di Venezia, settore CEAR-08/D – Design
Towards textile circularity: the biotechnology for upcycling and valorisation of textile waste, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze – Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Musthad: Undressing the circular potential of fashion, Musthad
RiVestiTO: an experimental project for circular textiles in cities, Atelier Riforma
Zero Sorting, Zero Waste: Regenstech the New Frontier of Textile Recycling, Regenesi e Regenstech
SEAWEED-BASED Water Resistant and Fire-Retardant Coatings as an alternative to PFAS, Algae Scope
Round table discussion on the role of culture and cultural associations and foundations in fostering circular and sustainable transition, Comune di Milano, Tondo, Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte Onlus, Città Studi-Po.in.tex
Measuring circularity in textiles: introduction to the tool developed by Tondo, Tondo
The 0 waste DNA of ZEROBARRACENTO, ZEROBARRACENTO
Product measurement tool: the 0/100 case, Tondo
Program
of the event
The event will take place in Milan, in the setting of the Triennale di Milano, over a full day (30 January 2025), to offer participants a structured and in-depth programme.
The first part of the event will be dedicated to presenting the research on sustainability and circularity in textiles carried out by Tondo, with speeches by the researchers involved, to bring together the world of research and entrepreneurial realities. The themes of recycling technologies, eco-design, and circularity culture will be touched upon, followed by a capacity-building moment dedicated to developing circular business models. The third and final component will be the sharing by some companies involved in studying replicable best practices.
SPEAKER
30 January 2025
Triennale di Milano, Viale Emilio Alemagna, 6 20121 Milano
INTRODUCTION
TEXTILE AND FASHION INDUSTRY
INNOVATION AND CIRCULARITY
CULTURE AND CIRCULAR TRANSITION
CIRCULARITY ASSESSMENT
WORKSHOP
10.00 – 10.30
Institutional Greetings
SPEAKER
Elena Eva Maria Grandi – Comune di Milano, Enrico Brambilla – Camera di Commercio di Milano Monza Brianza Lodi, Carlo Mango – Fondazione Cariplo, Paolo Naldini – Fondazione Pistoletto
10.30 – 10.45
Introduction on the motivation for the event and the Circular Threads 2.0 study
SPEAKER
Francesco Castellano – Tondo
10.45 – 11.00
Sustainable innovation in textiles
SPEAKER
Mauro Sampellegrini – Confindustria Moda
11.00 – 11.15
Beyond the boundaries of Leonia. Design strategies for the circular economy
SPEAKER
Laura Badalucco – Università Iuav di Venezia
11.15 – 11.30
Towards textile circularity: the biotechnology for upcycling and valorisation of textile waste
SPEAKER
Valeria Mapelli – Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
11.30 – 11.45
Break
11.45 – 11.55
Musthad: Undressing the circular potential of fashion
SPEAKER
Matteo Aghemo – Musthad
11.55 – 12.05
RiVestiTO: an experimental project for circular textiles in cities
SPEAKER
Giulia Vittori – Atelier Riforma and Mercato Circolare
12.05 – 12.15
Zero Sorting, Zero Waste: Regenstech the New Frontier of Textile Recycling
SPEAKER
Maria Silvia Pazzi – Regenstech
12.15 – 13.00
Round table discussion on the role of culture and cultural associations and foundations in fostering circular and sustainable transition
SPEAKER
Annibale D’Elia – Comune di Milano, Alberto Monti – Tondo, Olga Pirazzi – Fondazione Pistoletto, Paola Fontana – Città Studi
13.00 – 14.00
Break
14.00 – 14.15
Measuring circularity in textiles: introduction to the tool developed by Tondo
SPEAKER
Francesco Castellano – Tondo
14.15 – 14.30
The zero waste DNA of ZEROBARRACENTO
SPEAKER
Camilla Carrara – ZEROBARRACENTO
14.30 – 17.00
Workshop
Ecodesign for a more circular and sustainable industry
SPEAKER
Priya Saikumar e Francesco Castellano – Tondo
Starting from design cues that will be provided, participants will be invited to devise possible circular solutions (products, services, production processes) to rethink an everyday fashion product
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