This report represents the final version of the Report on benchmarking and technology watch. It describes W2BC strategic benchmark and technology watch. Benchmarking strategic tool assists in the achievement of excellence, enabling improvement by borrowing and adapting the successful ideas and practices of organizations while avoiding unproven or problematic strategies.

The HEREWEAR project brings an innovative holistic and systemic approach towards the creation of an EU textile ecosystem and market for locally produced circular textiles and clothing made from bio-based (waste) materials. These policy recommendations build on the project's results and findings to establish more sustainable textile manufacturing and use in Europe.

Output related to milestone (M14), public exhibitions, for EU funded project, Colour4CRAFTS (no. 101094809). The digital exhibition and virtual tour consist of content and objects displayed at the physical “Seasons of Colours” exhibition held from 10 June to 18 August 2024 at the Arktikum in Rovaniemi, Finland. The exhibition had over 6000 visitors. The digital exhibition and virtual tour can be viewed via the link provided.

When speaking of sustainable textile, hemp may be the fibre of the future. Diving into its potential, the Hemp4Circularity NWE Interreg project is conducting promising hemp cultivation and processing trials. The first results highlight the challenges and opportunities of this innovative fibre for the industrial textile value chain within the NWE region.

This policy brief discusses which barriers exist that need to be addressed through new policies and policy improvements to support the transitioning to a Circular Biobased Economy (CBBE). It summarises what the limitations are of the linear fossil-based economy, it then discusses how it has become embedded in the EU policy.

This report focuses on the development of new indicators applicable for monitoring and evaluating the transition to circular bio-based systems

This report aims to prioritize barriers hindering the transition to circular bio-based economy (CBBE) and identify interdependencies among them, based on the work documented in D1.1 and D1.2. These findings lay the groundwork for policy actions, ensuring a smoother transition to circular bio-based economies.

This position paper serves as a guide for policymakers, offering insights to bolster the growth of a bio-fabricated textile industry in Europe. It gives them an overview on biofabricated materials, technical, sustainability and economic aspects and finally it gives policy recommendations for a new European biobased economy.

Deliverable D.6.5 of the PROPLANET project presents tailored End-of-Life (EoL) strategies for each innovative coating, aligning their life cycles with circular economy principles. It addresses coatings, PFAS-related risks, circular economy concepts, and eco-friendly management approaches to promote sustainable industrial practices in line with EU objectives.

Deliverable D6.2 of the PROPLANET project establishes revised methodologies for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (sLCA), and Life Cycle Costing (LCC), integrating the latest scientific and European advancements.

The findings in this report showcase the outcomes of a comprehensive stakeholder consultation with the objectives of identifying and confirming the challenges that impede progress towards a sustainable circular bio-based economy. These barriers encompass various areas such as environmental, economic, and social sustainability, along with technical, structural, and cultural challenges.

Deliverable D6.6 Health & safety conditions of PROPLANET addresses considerations related to the human health and safety of the coatings developed within the project. It is connected to task T6.5 Health and Safety Issues, which aims at avoiding exploitation problems of the products in terms of their safety, also in view of the standard regulations.

PROPLANET aims to standardise its activities through this roadmap, developed by RUKA with expert support from NILU and input to CEN and OECD.

The aim of this report is twofold: (i) to identify and describe policy goals that are essential for the transformation to a circular biobased economy (CBBE), and (ii) to develop policy portfolio scenarios for the four focus sectors of the project, namely construction, chemicals, plastics and textiles.

This PROPLANET report outlines the progress of Task 7.5 – Replication Cases (IDE), focusing on developments achieved during the first 12 months of the project. It begins with a detailed overview of the research lines pursued within the PROPLANET initiative. The report then describes the development of the PROPLANET Replication Tool and how end-users will interact with it. Additionally, it presents an initial selection of replication cases to be explored further by Month 36 (Deliverable D7.15). Each selected case includes a comprehensive review of the current state-of-the-art, along with an analysis of the main global production hubs relevant to each specific technology.

Calimero's Theory of Change identifies four pathways towards a sustainable future in the bio-based industry.

This report presents the SUSTRACK results on the validation of the monitoring and assessment framework and guidelines for the implementation of the case studies work.

This white paper serves as a vital resource for stakeholders in the textile industry, offering a comprehensive roadmap towards establishing capacities for bio-based circular textile manufacturing.

The public summary is a public deliverable made by the Consortium to briefly explain the project and its main focuses. It is divided into different section based on the various steps of process: biofabrication, post processing and scale up. It also covers the prototyping activities, the sustainability and market exploitation aspects.

This report presents the results of a review of existing knowledge for monitoring and evaluating the transition to circular biobased systems. More than 130 research items, including scientific articles and reports, were consulted to identify major gaps across indicators and approaches generally used to monitor and evaluate the bioeconomy across the three major policy-level analyses: micro-level (products/processes/companies), meso-level (city/regions) and macro-level (World, Europe or countries).