Launched on 29 April 2026, the programme targets teams engaged in sourcing, design, sustainability and supply chain operations.
The workshop’s structure draws upon Accelerating Circularity’s experience across 28 industry trials, conducted in collaboration with 74 contributors from 21 countries.
This initiative was launched in response to industry demand for practical implementation steps beyond simply setting circularity targets.
According to Accelerating Circularity, organisations aiming for textile circularity frequently encounter challenges moving from goal-setting to practical action. Teams within firms often rely on different assumptions when approaching textile-to-textile systems, resulting in divergent decision-making and delayed progress.
The workshop aims to build cohesion among design, sourcing and supply chain teams by offering a unified approach to assessing feasibility within current textile-to-textile systems. It leverages operational knowledge gained through previous industry partnerships to provide practical decision-making frameworks.
Participants undertake five structured modules over a span of 10 hours. The agenda includes analysis of present system capabilities, review of differing feasibility assessments across job functions, examination of material-related operational trade-offs and discussion on implications for internal alignment and organisational decision-making.
By the end of the workshop, attendees gain a mutual understanding of system limitations and strengths, agreement across departments on achievable actions, clarification of sourcing and material selection trade-offs, and defined plans to advance internal implementation.
Accelerating Circularity Americas programme director Sarah Coulter commented: “In my work building circular materials with players across the textile industry, I see that different teams, and even individual team members, interpret circularity differently. This misalignment slows progress.
“Scaling circular, textile-to-textile systems requires a shared, operational understanding across functions, along with aligned action plans. This program was built to give organisations the alignment and clarity they’ve been missing.”
