EXTERNAL RESOURCES

TED ‘The Future of Fashion – Made from Mushrooms’ by Dan Widmaier. Your closet is likely full of all kinds of materials — leather, cotton, nylon and polyester, to name a few — that contribute to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Biomaterials investigator Dan Widmaier explains how we could look to nature for sustainable replacements for these much-used materials and introduces a leather alternative made from mushrooms that looks great and doesn’t harm the environment. “We can make fashion sustainable, and we’re going to do it with science,” Widmaier says.

EU strategy for sustainable textiles. This strategy will help the EU shift to a climate-neutral, circular economy where products are designed to be more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient.

‘Recycled post-consumer textiles – an industry perspective’ (results of EU Project Fibersort). The report builds on publicly available data of recyclers, manufacturers and brands, as well as primary insights gathered through a survey, interviews with recyclers, manufacturers and brands, as well as industry and academic experts.

Eco Innovation – EU eco policy and funding opportunities for businesses who want to become innovative and sustainable. Support mechanisms for 2021-2027.

Video lessons ‘What is Total Quality Management? and ‘Implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) in an Organization’.