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Our ecosystems | Fashion
Fashion Ecosystem
Through our ecosystem approach we create the resources that are needed to foster positive change in the fashion sector. Projects include FABB, Province of North-Holland Circulair Textile tour and the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge.
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Green at Heart helps social SMEs close all the loops by building a business that is environmentally as well as socially sound, well-governed, and circular. Through state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, expert guidance, and financial support, we empower you to integrate all aspects of sustainability into the heart of your business and prepare you for incoming ESG…
SoTecIn Factory Open Call for Higher-R Textile Solutions
SEPT 2023 - FEB 2025
SoTecIn Factory is a new project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme. This year Impact Hub Amsterdam leads the North-West region of the project. Together with a consortium from the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, France and Luxembourg, we will specifically focus on solving circular textile challenges.
Circular Textile Accelerator – by CIC
8 JAN 2023
After extensive research the Circular Innovation Collective has identified the most urgent innovation gaps to create a circular textile chain. As a result we are scouting Startups and SME – B2B as well as B2C – national or international that are working on high value innovative circular solutions in Refuse, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Repair.
Impact Nation for Startups | 2022 | Textaafoam
11 NOV 2022
We’ve teamed up with ABN AMRO and TNW to develop Impact Nation, a programme in which we match innovative impact scale-ups with SMEs & organisations to collaborate on implementing innovations at scale.
Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge 2022/2023
Mar 2022 - Q1 2023
We’re scouting for the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge for the fourth year running! The global program aims to support entrepreneurial start-up and scale-up businesses who are developing solutions that promote inclusive and positive change in fashion.
Impact Nation for Startups | 2022 | YAYA
26 OCT 2022
We’ve teamed up with ABN AMRO and TNW to develop Impact Nation, a programme in which we match innovative impact scale-ups with SMEs & organisations to collaborate on implementing innovations at scale.
Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge
Mar 2021 - Q1 2022
We’re scouting for the Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge for the third year running! The global program aims to support entrepreneurial startup and scaleup-stage businesses run by BIPOC entrepreneurs who are developing solutions that promote inclusive and positive change in fashion.
FABB | The Sustainable Fashion Accelerator
2020
Fashion Accelerator for Better Business (FABB) gave sustainable startups the chance and skills needed to grow in the fashion industry. FABB offered expert guidance, one-on-one coaching, and peer-to-peer learning in a small group of like-minded entrepreneurs.
Soft-landing Program | Fashion
2020
During our Softlanding Program to Vienna, participants got the chance to present their sustainable fashion brand to various stakeholders in Amsterdam: retail, social enterprises, the municipality, startups, investors, and sustainability experts. The program is an initiative of Impact Hub Amsterdam and Amsterdam Impact.
Business Model Challenge | Fashion
2021
During our Business Model Challenge, Fashion edition, we brought together entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas for the sustainable fashion industry. With experts from organisations such as Accenture, we shared the growth techniques we’ve used to finetune business models of the 350+ startups we’ve incubated to date in our Business Model Challenges!
Stories
11 March
After a successful pilot with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam, the Circular Innovation Collective has published an open-access guide to advance circular innovation programs across European cities and regions.
15 January
In a world that is constantly evolving, awareness is emerging about our impact on the planet and the crucial role we play in shaping a sustainable future. Especially in the fashion industry, where creativity and expression go hand in hand with production and consumption, the forces of change are fueled by both conscious consumers and forward-thinking companies.
15 January
In the fashion world, there are constant developments in the field of materials, with designers seeking innovative and sustainable options. While many of these materials show promise, their adoption in the fashion industry depends on various factors, including availability, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and consumer acceptance. Nevertheless, the quest for new, sustainable materials remains a key focus within the fashion industry to contribute to a more environmentally friendly and responsible future. We highlight three examples of innovative companies applying materials and their potential in practice.
8 January
The importance of material choice and use throughout fashion textile chain has been a topic of discussion for some time, and with good reason. Its also important to discuss how consumers can be offered options for taking good care of clothing so that it can be used for longer, making it more sustainable in turn. This article by Fashion United Benelux discusses both of these topics, and how new revenue models are needed in collaboration with fashion brands that can make a circular textile chain possible.
4 July
The fashion paradox – how can an industry brimming with creativity and self-expression have such a negative impact on people and the planet? That is the question Anne-Christine Polet, founder and head of Stitch, asked at the beginning of her inspiring talk during our Fashion and Textile Ecosystem Day on 21 June.
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