{"id":400,"date":"2025-08-08T14:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T12:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/?p=400"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:04:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:04:04","slug":"innovatie-meet-greet-ondernemers-aan-de-slag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/blog\/innovatie-meet-greet-ondernemers-aan-de-slag\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation sessions for entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\"><strong>8 August 2025<\/strong> <strong><strong>In June and July, we hosted two successful online <em>Innovation Meet &amp; Greet<\/em> sessions. With concrete examples of fibre-to-fibre recycling and post-consumer recycled (POCR) content in practice, we inspired entrepreneurs with hands-on solutions and connected them directly with innovators in the chain.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/iStock-1148056974.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/iStock-1148056974.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/iStock-1148056974-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/iStock-1148056974-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/iStock-1148056974-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Giving frontrunners a stage<\/strong><br>During the first session, Vodde, Company Fits, Denim Deal, REMOkey B.V., Wolkat, and Frankenhuis Textielrecycling took the stage. In the second session, SaXcell and Brightfiber presented their pioneering work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collaboration and innovation power<\/strong><br>The Innovation Meet &amp; Greets strengthen collaboration and innovation capacity within the textile sector. Post-consumer recycled content is playing an increasingly important role in sustainable product development and in building a circular textile chain. In short: valuable insights and connections for entrepreneurs to move forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/social-share\" >\n\t\t<div data-component=\"social-share\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mb-5\">Share this page<\/h2>\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex items-center gap-4\" data-module=\"social-share\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n<button\n\tdata-variant=\"secondary\"\n\tdata-size=\"icon\"\n\tclass=\"group inline-flex items-center justify-center cursor-pointer font-medium text-lg disabled:opacity-10 disabled:pointer-events-none aria-disabled:opacity-10 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none size-9 border-2 border-sky bg-sky text-navy hocus:border-navy hocus:bg-navy hocus:text-sky gap-5 js--share\"\n\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\tdata-config=\"&#x7B;&quot;type&quot;&#x3A;&quot;linkedin&quot;,&quot;shareText&quot;&#x3A;null&#x7D;\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\taria-label=\"LinkedIn&#x20;&#x2014;&#x20;This&#x20;button&#x20;opens&#x20;a&#x20;share-on-LinkedIn&#x20;dialog&#x20;in&#x20;a&#x20;new&#x20;window.\"\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\" flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M4.544 6.21v12.905H.247V6.21h4.297Zm.274-3.983c.013 1.237-.925 2.226-2.422 2.226H2.37C.924 4.453 0 3.463 0 2.227 0 .964.964 0 2.422 0c1.471 0 2.383.964 2.396 2.227ZM20 11.719v7.396h-4.284v-6.901c0-1.732-.625-2.917-2.174-2.917-1.185 0-1.888.794-2.2 1.562-.105.287-.144.664-.144 1.055v7.2H6.914c.052-11.692 0-12.903 0-12.903h4.284v1.875h-.026c.56-.885 1.575-2.175 3.893-2.175 2.826 0 4.935 1.85 4.935 5.808Z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"alignfull block-spacing-divider\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">A list of articles<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div data-module=\"carousel\" class=\"mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ll-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"relative flex overflow-x-scroll hide-scrollbar js-track snap-x scroll-smooth snap-mandatory pl-4 sm:pl-8 lg:pl-12 8xl:pl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"overflow-hidden js-slide relative snap-end flex shrink-0 max-w-[96%] lg:max-w-[50%] xl:max-w-[33.333%] scroll-mx-0 lg:first:scroll-mx-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full flex-col block-theme-rust bg-block-primary text-block-secondary hocus:bg-block-hover hocus:text-block-hover-text\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden image:w-full image:aspect-[3\/2] image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full image:transition-transform image:duration-300 group-hover:image:scale-110 group-focus:image:scale-110\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Certificaat_website-1440x960.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-3xl font-light md:text-5xl font-stretch-[70%] font-anybody break-words hyphens-auto\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/blog\/first-recognition-certificates-awarded\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current\">First recognition certificates awarded<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 max-w-[445px]\">\n\t\t\t\t19 March 2026- On 16 March, Stichting UPV Textiel awarded recognition certificates to eight textile collectors, sorters and recyclers. This demonstrates that they comply with the requirements of the Recognition Scheme. In doing so, Stichting UPV Textiel\u2014together with its partners\u2014is building an important foundation for the implementation of extended&hellip;\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-auto h-[9px]\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"relative flex items-center justify-between w-full min-w-10 icon-long-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<span class=\"relative w-full h-[2px] bg-current block rounded-l-2xl\"><\/span>\n\t<svg width=\"9\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"absolute -right-[2px]\">\n\t\t<path d=\"M8 9C7.44771 9 7 8.55228 7 8C7 7.44772 7.44772 7 8 7L8 9ZM8.70721 7.29289C9.09773 7.68342 9.09773 8.31658 8.70721 8.70711L2.34324 15.0711C1.95272 15.4616 1.31955 15.4616 0.92903 15.0711C0.538506 14.6805 0.538506 14.0474 0.929031 13.6569L6.58589 8L0.929034 2.34315C0.53851 1.95262 0.53851 1.31946 0.929034 0.928932C1.31956 0.538408 1.95272 0.538408 2.34325 0.928932L8.70721 7.29289ZM8 8L8 7L8.0001 7L8.0001 8L8.0001 9L8 9L8 8Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"overflow-hidden js-slide relative snap-end flex shrink-0 max-w-[96%] lg:max-w-[50%] xl:max-w-[33.333%] scroll-mx-0 lg:first:scroll-mx-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full flex-col block-theme-sky bg-block-primary text-block-secondary hocus:bg-block-hover hocus:text-block-hover-text\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden image:w-full image:aspect-[3\/2] image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full image:transition-transform image:duration-300 group-hover:image:scale-110 group-focus:image:scale-110\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/iStock-2197299748-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/iStock-2197299748-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/iStock-2197299748-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/iStock-2197299748-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/iStock-2197299748.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-3xl font-light md:text-5xl font-stretch-[70%] font-anybody break-words hyphens-auto\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/blog\/supplement-to-cost-price-study-costs-rise-revenues-fall\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current\">Supplement to cost price study: costs rise, revenues fall<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 max-w-[445px]\">\n\t\t\t\t23 December 2025 &#8211; On behalf of Stichting UPV Textiel, KPMG has supplemented the 2024 cost price study with an in-depth analysis and translation into effects for 2025 and 2026. The findings show that market conditions have deteriorated compared to the results of the previous cost price study. In&hellip;\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mt-auto h-[9px]\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"relative flex items-center justify-between w-full min-w-10 icon-long-arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t<span class=\"relative w-full h-[2px] bg-current block rounded-l-2xl\"><\/span>\n\t<svg width=\"9\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"absolute -right-[2px]\">\n\t\t<path d=\"M8 9C7.44771 9 7 8.55228 7 8C7 7.44772 7.44772 7 8 7L8 9ZM8.70721 7.29289C9.09773 7.68342 9.09773 8.31658 8.70721 8.70711L2.34324 15.0711C1.95272 15.4616 1.31955 15.4616 0.92903 15.0711C0.538506 14.6805 0.538506 14.0474 0.929031 13.6569L6.58589 8L0.929034 2.34315C0.53851 1.95262 0.53851 1.31946 0.929034 0.928932C1.31956 0.538408 1.95272 0.538408 2.34325 0.928932L8.70721 7.29289ZM8 8L8 7L8.0001 7L8.0001 8L8.0001 9L8 9L8 8Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"overflow-hidden js-slide relative snap-end flex shrink-0 max-w-[96%] lg:max-w-[50%] xl:max-w-[33.333%] scroll-mx-0 lg:first:scroll-mx-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full flex-col block-theme-lime bg-block-primary text-block-secondary hocus:bg-block-hover hocus:text-block-hover-text\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden image:w-full image:aspect-[3\/2] image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full image:transition-transform image:duration-300 group-hover:image:scale-110 group-focus:image:scale-110\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/iStock-1918573191-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/iStock-1918573191-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/iStock-1918573191-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/iStock-1918573191-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/iStock-1918573191-1.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-3xl font-light md:text-5xl font-stretch-[70%] font-anybody break-words hyphens-auto\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stichtingupvtextiel.nl\/en\/blog\/cost-price-study-no-major-shortfalls-in-textile-collection-and-processing\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current\">Cost price study: no major shortfalls in textile collection and processing<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 max-w-[445px]\">\n\t\t\t\t14 November 2025 &#8211; A cost price study conducted by KPMG, commissioned by Stichting UPV Textiel, shows that in 2024 there are little to no financial shortfalls in the collection, cleaning, and sorting of discarded textiles. 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