6,76
Amounts of founding in millions of euros committed in R&D support agreements
Recycle
Developing outlets
and a French & European industrial recycling sector
In 2024, Refashion committed over €6 million to develop an industrial recycling sector for used textiles and footwear in France and Europe, capable of transforming waste into new resources. Support for R&D aims to make recycling a sustainable, reliable, and economically viable solution.
Refashion continued to engage professionals around recycling issues through its Recycle platform, awareness-raising webinars, and workshops. Building on the Material Preparation and Recycling Experimentation campaigns launched in 2023, the eco-organization deployed new levers to bring forth concrete, viable, and large-scale solutions.
In 2024, Refashion launched the 14th edition of its Innovation Challenge, supporting innovative projects from exploration to prototype development. The organization also introduced its very first Industrial Challenge, aimed at helping companies with demonstrator-level solutions take a decisive step toward industrialization.
Another major milestone: the launch at the end of 2024 of the first Recycled Material Incorporation (RMI) Experimentation campaign, aimed at adapting industrial tools initially designed for virgin or post-industrial materials. The goal: to kickstart their industrialization and help close the loop of the circular economy.
6
projects supported through the Innovation Challenge
7
projects supported through the 2024 Industrial Challenge
36
Projects supported through the Material Preparation and Recycling Experimentation campaigns
79,80%
Percentage of recycling for non-reusable CHF
