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Be@t – Bioeconomy at textiles
Date: 2022-2025
Sectors

Digital transformation in manufacturing and process industry
Sustainability and circular economy

Services

Research and Development under Contract

Departments

Software Engineering and Data Intelligence

Competences

Software and business processes
Ontologies and interoperability
Cloud computing, blockchain, and cybersecurity

 

FRAMEWORK

The Be@t main proposal project is to contribute to creating and strengthening a truly innovative, sustainable, and circular national textile and clothing industry

 

 

The prime motivation of this project is to develop the necessary initiatives for a paradigm shift to accelerate the production of high-value-added products from biological resources (as an alternative to fossil-based materials). Through a transition to the Sustainable BioEconomy, it is possible to support the modernization and consolidation of industry by creating new value chains and greener industrial processes, thereby presenting an opportunity for the whole of Europe

 

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

Based on four pillars: biomaterials, circularity, sustainability, and society, the Be@t project presents various solutions to set a new pace for change, adding value from biological resources and developing alternatives to fossil-based raw materials.​​​​

 

 

As overall objectives, it aims to develop:

  • new textile products and materials that are traceable, of biological nature, renewable (including forest, agro-industrial waste, and alternative natural fibers), and have improved environmental credentials, without affecting their performance levels
  • advanced and sustainable production and finishing technologies and processes
  • innovative eco-design and eco-engineering approaches to ensure the circularity of all textile products generated in this structuring project
  • use/reuse, collection, and recycling of textiles, economic business models and strategic partnerships, as well as effective regional policies, to implement sustainable and economic circular textile value chains
  • a culture of sustainability and responsible consumption, informing and involving consumers, textile chain agents, brands, and other relevant stakeholders

CCG/ZGDV CONTRIBUTION

CCG/ZGDV is involved in the development of Initiative 8 - Digital Tracking Tools Demonstration, inserted in Pillar III of Sustainability

 

 

  • Step 1 - Digital product CV demonstration

The CCG/ZGDV takes the lead on various tasks in this measure, including carrying out technological surveillance and state-of-the-art regarding Digital Product Passport initiatives and technologies used in the measure, defining the data collection model, and planning the pilot, monitoring, and evaluation.

  • Step 2 - Digital approaches R&D and tools to map the use of textile articles

The CCG/ZGDV's main role in this measure is verifying and validating the digital solutions developed. It is responsible for planning the solutions' functional and non-functional tests, participating in their execution and evaluation, and developing the pilot, where it leads the tasks of planning, monitoring execution, and evaluating it.