This updated document analyses lifecycle steps, value chains, stakeholders, and initiatives, with a focused examination of the smart textiles sub-value chain within the broader textiles industry. It explores challenges and opportunities in advancing safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) practices for smart textiles.

This document provides an analysis of value chains, their stakeholders, and initiatives to support the EU’s transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy through safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) materials and products. As part of the IRISS project, it highlights challenges and opportunities in industries like textiles.

This document explores the skills, knowledge, and education gaps hindering the adoption of safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) principles across various value chains, including textiles. It aims to map training and knowledge needs, identifying mismatches and opportunities to enhance SSbD capacity building for industry stakeholders.

This report provides a comprehensive bibliographical study on circular economy and ecodesign, analysing the 9S strategy across various sectors with examples of its application to specific products and value chains, including the textile value chain.