Ecodesign: challenges, tools and opportunities for textile sector enterprises

In collaboration with EconomiaCircolare.com

The textile sector is undergoing crucial transformations, including those driven by the development of the Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR). The program highlights how regulatory frameworks are evolving to impose higher standards in terms of durability, reparability, and circularity.
Innovation is a key factor for competitiveness, with leading companies pioneering the development of high-performance bio-based fibers and advanced materials. The event aims to provide an update on the current context in terms of challenges to be addressed, tools to be implemented, and institutional initiatives at both European and national levels. In particular, complex technical challenges will be explored, including material flow analysis (MFA) of textile streams, the promotion of reuse, and the latest research on reducing microfibre release. In addition, space will be dedicated to replicable best practices and initiatives by companies and associations operating in the textile sector, highlighting how the synergy between circular design and product and process innovation is laying the foundations for a resilient and low-carbon future for the European textile industry, and how innovation in this sector must follow safety and sustainability principles from the design stage of chemicals and materials.

Session Chairs

Serenella Sala, JRC Ispra - Head of Unit Sustainable Supply Chains and Bioeconomy 
Claudia Brunori, ENEA

Program

10.30 Session: Ecodesign: Context and initiatives at Italian and European level
Moderator: Raffaele Lupoli, EconomiaCircolare.com

10.30 Context overview and support tools
Daniela Claps, ENEA

10.45 Preparatory studies for the European Regulation on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR) and on textile flows in Europe – MFA analysis
Serenella Sala, Head of Unit Sustainable Supply Chains and Bioeconomy - JRC Ispra

11.00 The Italian Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy commitment to supporting businesses
Roberto Tatò, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

11.15 The Italian Ministry for Environment and Energy Security initiatives for Ecodesign
Pietro Agrello, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security

11.30 Session: Best practices and experiences in Ecodesign in the textile sector
Moderator Claudia Brunori, ENEA

Distretto Prato
Humana – Alfio Fontana, Corporate Partnership & CSR Manager
Erion Textiles - Luca Campadello, DG
CNA - Natalia Gil Lopez, Resp. Politiche Ambientali
MANTEIA - Graziano Meloni, CEO
ICESP 
EconomiaCircolare.com 

12.30 Closure