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Research network for sustainable fashion and textiles

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, KTH and Stockholm university have initated a research network on sustainable textile and fashion with the ambition to establish a permanent collaboration platform.

Purpose

New forms of collaboration and long-term strategies are needed to take collective responsibility for transforming the textile and fashion industry. This research network aims to advance interdisciplinary research and strengthen cooperation between academia and industry stakeholders. It brings together representatives from the three universities, spanning a wide range of disciplines. The aim is to establish a permanent collaborative platform for sustainable fashion and textiles.

Activities

The research network is mapping and analysing the fashion value chain to identify areas that can be strengthened through partnerships with other universities and stakeholders. Taking a systems approach, the network explores key components such as legal frameworks, production and materials, labour, private consumption, public procurement, management, and waste management. The findings will be published in an international journal, providing the foundation for a comprehensive joint research project proposal.

In 2024 the research network organised a seminar on how academia, industry and government agencies can work together for a more sustainable textile and fashion system.

University Alliance Stockholm Trio

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to advance knowledge about life and strive towards better health for all.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology is Sweden’s largest, and one of Europe’s leading technical research and learning institutions and a key centre of intellectual talent and innovation.

As one of Europe’s leading centres for human science and science, Stockholm University contributes to the development of a sustainable democratic society through knowledge, enlightenment and the pursuit of truth.