Vetrine joins Ecosystex network

ECOSYSTEX is the European Community of Practice for a Sustainable Textile Ecosystem that unites more than 70 EU-funded member projects focusing on textile sustainability for efficient and stimulating exchange of information in the light of greater post-project life and future collaborations. Previously only for research and innovation projects, the network has just decided to expand its scope to include skills and education, and VETRINE is pleased to be amongst the first batch of 11 skills-related projects included in the network.

Fostering collaboration among EU-funded skills and education projects has become increasingly urgent to ensure coherent and impactful responses to the evolving needs of the textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) ecosystem. One key aim of ECOSYSTEX is to support EU-level objectives (such as the Pact for Skills, the Union of Skills, and related policy goals) through joint activities, greater visibility, and stronger coordination. Promoting skills development is essential as a driver of sustainability, circularity, digitalisation, and innovation within the TCLF sectors.

Within this larger network, VETRINE has the possibility to present results and confer with other projects through the many points of encounter provided by Ecosystex, including regular online “Insights series”, the annual conference – coming up in September 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden – and through horizontal working groups.