Kreislauffähige Textil- und Bekleidungsunternehmen – Entwicklung und Pilotierung eines Services zur Qualifikation von Unternehmen der Textilwirtschaft für die Kreislaufproduktion von Textilien und Bekleidung Akronym: TCReady4CE

This document serves as an final report and describes the results and the work done within the project from 1st of December 2021 (project start) to 31st of May 2023 (project end). The basic idea in the project is to enable companies in the textile and clothing industry with the help of a digital service on a cloud-based cooperation platform to qualify for the circular (textile) economy. Thus, effective and circularly oriented collaborations for circular (repairable, reusable, biodegradable or recyclable) textiles can be easily initialised and streamlined, supporting the supply chain stakeholders with corresponding, intuitively usable digital tools. As a pilot area, the focus will be on the matching of suitable partners for the production of clothing and for the procurement of textile materials and accessories. This closes a gap in the transformation of companies in the textile and clothing industry into the circular economy. The first question to be answered is, how good is the positioning of a company towards a circular economy. For this purpose, a digital service for self-diagnosis and for enabling companies for the circular economy is being developed. This service consists of three modules: a self-diagnosis tool (Self-Assessment Tool: SAT), a scoring and benchmarking system and a training module. With the SAT tool, a company can diagnose its capability regarding circularity. After evaluation, a training programme tailored to the result is introduced. Both enable a textile or clothing company to analyse and develop itself individually. The diagnostic tool and the training modules are made available as a service on the cooperation platform "Sqetch.co". During the project detailed specifications were prepared, as planned, and the self-assessment tool as well as training units were designed, specified, implemented, and validated. The modules were integrated into the cooperation platform. In terms of dissemination, the initiative was presented at several events. Marketing plan has been ideated and set in the schedule. No deviations from the original planning have occurred. Therefore, the work over the duration of the project was carried out as planned. The service is technically available at the cooperation platform, and the market launch is prepared. Thus, the service developed within TCready4CE provides an important contribution for the ongoing transformation of the textile and clothing industry into a circular economy. Dieses Dokument dient als Abschlussb