Data-backed textile solutions eligible for new funds
Applications for grants of between $50,000 and $250,000 per year to help fund emissions-reducing solutions are being sought by the Apparel Impact Institute, which administers the $250 million Fashion Climate Fund.
Lead funders, first announced last June, include activewear brand Lululemon and the Schmidt family foundation, in addition to fashion group H&M and its own foundation.
This inaugural call for proposals relates to the organisation’s new Climate Solutions Portfolio, a soon-to-launch directory of verifiable and scalable (by 2030) supply chain innovations, intended to support textile and apparel stakeholders in identifying materials and systems most conducive to achieving their science-based targets.
Applicants are also invited to submit their most promising ideas and research into how the industry could better collect, monitor and analyse data pertaining to its greenhouse gas emissions, through developing new lifecycle assessments for instance, at every stage in the value chain.
Founded in 2017, the institute counts retailer Target, industry non-profit the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, fashion groups PVH and Gap, HSBC bank and the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) among its membership.
Submissions are open until March 31. Find out more and apply here.
