Sweden is currently undertaking a major national initiative to transition textile flows towards more circular and resource-efficient systems. As part of Sweden's largest industrial project in the textile sector – the System Demonstrator for a Sustainable Textile System – new business models and practical solutions for collection, pre-sorting, reuse, redesign, remanufacturing, and recycling are being put to the test in real industrial settings.

This has already yielded tangible results, including the launch of Sweden's first large-scale municipal pre-sorting facility. What makes this initiative unique is that it encompasses the full textile value chain, from design and production through to collection, sorting, reuse, redesign, remanufacturing, and recycling, exploring how technical innovation, business models, policy, behaviour, and infrastructure must evolve to achieve genuine system transformation.

The initiative is coordinated by Science Park Borås at the University of Borås, in collaboration with a broad consortium of stakeholders across the value chain. Together, the partners have generated actionable results and valuable insights that are now being shared with industry, policymakers, and other stakeholders, particularly considering upcoming legislation. For example, the introduction of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles which will fundamentally shape how the entire sector is organised in the years ahead.

Speaker: Susanne Nejderås
Susanne Nejderås is a Textile Strategist at Science Park Borås and the University of Borås, Sweden, where she is also responsible for the government assignment Textile & Fashion 2030 as well as Sweden’s largest industrial project in textiles – The System Demonstrator for a Sustainable Textile System in Reality. She has extensive experience in the textile and fashion industry, both within the smart and sustainable segment and in relation to other industries such as the automotive sector.
Her international work, most recently as a Vinnova Wallenberg Fellow at Nordic Innovation House in Palo Alto, USA, has provided her with strong competence in innovative business strategies and product development in order to achieve targets. Nejderås has held several leading positions in industry as well as in academia, including her M.Sc. degree in Textile and Polymeric Materials from Chalmers University of Technology and The Swedish School of Textiles.



Textile & Fashion 2030 – the national platform for sustainable fashion and textiles – is a neutral arena that drives new sustainable solutions and business opportunities for the industry. With over 250 connected companies, the platform brings together key stakeholders to reduce environmental impact on both national and international levels.

The System Demonstrator for a Sustainable Textile System, Sweden’s largest industrial textile initiative, new methods for collection, sorting, reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, and business models are tested in real industrial environments. The project has resulted in Sweden’s first large-scale municipal pre-sorting facility and is actively developing new ways to extend the longevity of textiles.