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Greetings from Telavalue project

Telaketju's third Telavalue project funded by Business Finland passed the halfway point in early February. The research work is progressing at a fast pace and also the experimental work regarding......

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Swimwear and underwear from marine plastic waste – good or bad?

Increasingly, companies are looking to use recycled materials in their production. Since clothing made of plastic consumes nature's non-renewable resources, the textile industry is trying to solve the......

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Researcher exchange and cooperation around the new business models for circular economy

I went on a researcher exchange to the University of Borås, to the Swedish School of Textiles, in Sweden in May 2023. The trip was a part of the research activities of our Business Finland project......

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Research exchange and the secrets of S-LCA

As part of the Telavalue project, I had the opportunity to go on a two-week research exchange to Manchester Metropolitan University. The agenda of the exchange was not only to meet colleagues from......

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The economic aspects of new circular economy business models have been studied only a little

As a part of Telavalue project, it was investigated how much there is literature regarding circular economy and it’s financial aspect. According to Sitra, there are five circular economy business......

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News from Telavalue project

Telavalue project has been progressing fast within 2023. We have been updating our actor map based on feedback and suggestions obtained from stakeholders. Work focusing on impact evaluation of value......

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Can you manage without buying new clothes for half a year?

  “Active Textile Society” runs for the period of November 2023 – June 2024. In November 2023, you will start by reviewing your wardrobe: How much clothes do you have? How much of it......

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Tackling Fast Fashion and Letting Slow Fashion Blossom in our Regions and Cities A Call for a Level Playing Field in the Textile Sector

Several Mayors from European cities have signed a Slow Fashion Declaration, calling on the EU, the G7 and the OECD to impose regulations that will level the playing field between slow fashion......

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Environmental impacts assesment for two value chain scenarios

In the Telavalue project, an assessment of the environmental impact of the product was carried out using two different value chain scenarios. The evaluation used a gray sweatshirt as an example. The......

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How to evaluate social responsibility of novel business models?

As part of the research on novel circular business models, we looked into the different impacts they may have on for example the environment and people. It other words, what negative or positive......

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