Project Partners and Cooperations

Workplace Innovation Europe CLG (WIE) is a not-for-profit organisation based in Ireland with an international board of directors and a commitment to support the development of human-centred workplaces through research, consultancy, professional development and policy advocacy. WIE is also co-founder of EUWIN (the European Workplace Innovation Network), sitting on its Executive Board and with specific responsibility for stakeholder engagement and communications. WIE can bring expertise in the human aspects of work including employee-driven innovation and change.

The European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing (Textile ETP) is the largest European expert network of professionals involved in textile and clothing research and innovation. It counts more than 200 member organisations and close to 500 registered experts from industry, research, academia and related technology and service sectors. It has been formally recognized by the European Commission as a valuable stakeholder organisation corresponding to the criteria of mission, governance, representativeness and transparency applicable to European Technology Platforms. Among the key objectives of the Textile ETP is the facilitation of transfer of research results and new technologies to industry with the ultimate goal of greater innovation capacity and improved competitiveness of the European textile and clothing sector.

The Technical University of Sofia is the first and largest university, having fostered the emergence of most of the higher technical universities in Bulgaria with the highest accreditation grade in engineering of all higher schools in Bulgaria, setting educational standards and introducing national priorities for development of education and science. The University is a leader in the field of mechatronics, virtual engineering, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, engineering ecology, and engineering design, in application of the best practices as philosophy and fundamental principles in engineering. The Technical University of Sofia has a long lasting, robust partnership with numerous industrial companies.

The city of Aachen is an independent major city located in the western tri-border region at the junction of Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium. It also serves as the administrative seat of the Aachen city region, which includes the city itself and ten municipalities, eight of which are towns. By signing the “Circular City Declaration”, the city of Aachen has committed itself to taking a leading role in the transition to a resource- and climate-friendly municipal circular economy in order to pave the way for a sustainable and livable future for its citizens.

The Resilience Engineering Association is a non-profit organisation legally based in France and governed according to French law. It brings together more than 600 members and non-members, from academia and industry, to learn, collaborate, and co-create. The Resilience Engineering Association is a community of thought leaders and industry experts, united to navigate complexity in an era of rapid, unpredictable change. Resilience Engineering acts as a portal, seamlessly connecting theory and practice, manoeuvering through complexity.

As a group of 19 Universities of Applied Sciences we set up an organization for textile and clothing research to support, strengthen, and safeguard our position in Europe. Together we cover a broad, complete, and up to date technology infrastructure. We practically have every processing unit required for textile and clothing research and production on lab and pilot plant scale. Diversity proved to be our strong point. In addition, also SME-associations will be contacted to participate. They are considered as important partners and a go-between for the dissemination of project results to the industry. Together we will be able to contribute to the impact of the textile and clothing industry in our society.

KAYA&KATO GmbH is a manufacturer of workwear, care, and service clothing for the hospitality industry, gastronomy, and bakeries, as well as for the healthcare sector and home use. KAYA&KATO is the first producer of fully sustainable professional clothing on the German market. All products are made from organic cotton or a polyester-cotton blend. The latter uses recycled plastic waste recovered from the ocean. All materials used by the company are certified according to leading ecological standards. All suppliers are personally known to the company to ensure high product standards and fair working conditions.

Since January 2022, the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) has a Technical Committee (TC) dedicated to Resilience Engineering (RE). In line with core human factors and ergonomics values, RE is systems-oriented and regards variability as an inevitable portion of everyday work, which is responsible for both desired and undesired outcomes. Therefore, the new TC acknowledges RE as a mainstream approach, which can benefit from and contribute to the broader human factors and ergonomics community.

EURATEX advocates for the European textile and clothing industry by promoting policies that drive economic growth, foster innovation, and create jobs. We provide data-driven insights and practical tools to support informed decision-making and ensure that companies, especially SMEs, can fully access and benefit from European initiatives.

EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community, supporting cities, regions, countries and industries to meet their climate ambitions through systems innovation and place-based transformations. As part of its project dissemination support activities, it offers all its members involved in EU research and innovation projects privileged access to powerful and comprehensive dissemination tools and channels into the textile, clothing and related sectors Europe-wide.

The Dialog Textil-Bekleidung e. V. is an innovative knowledge network composed of companies representing the entire textile value chain, educational institutions, research institutes, and industry-relevant bodies. As part of its events, Dialog Textil-Bekleidung e. V. provides a national and international platform for open dialogue among industry professionals to jointly develop future-oriented solutions for the textile sector.

The Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (AUVA), headquartered in Vienna, is Austria’s largest statutory accident insurance provider. We insure over 4.7 million people and ensure that everyone can live in social security throughout their education and professional life, despite all potential risks.