TEX-MED ALLIANCES - Sustainability in textiles and fashion: Natdyes
This Tunisian company transforms an artisanal activity in an industry; natural dyes that are made with sustainable colors and that don’t damage the skin. For the production, they use “waste” from nature, such as waste of food. They collaborate with different industrials and universities to create these non-polluting dyes and they are doubly sustainable since they also help the depollution.
TEX-MED ALLIANCES - Sustainability in textiles and fashion: Dell'Orco & Villani
Dell’Orco and Villani (Capalle, Italy) produce textile machinery that transforms used fibers and cloth into new ones that can be reintroduced in a similar or different way than its raw material. This way they produce new products with less cost and reduce waste. They also sell blending machinery.
TEX-MED ALLIANCES - Sustainability in textiles and fashion: Filatura C4
Filatura C4, from Ponte Stella Italy, aims to create products of high quality and performance through the investigation and development of materials that have a low ecological impact and the use of recycled and eco-sustainable raw materials.
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Spain: STAND Up! opens a new call for mentors
STAND Up! partner TEXFOR - The Confederación Española de la Indústria Téxtil has opened in Spain a call for mentors to select two external experts.
Ramadan Competition with CROSSDEV: the contest, prizes and winners
The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) – CROSSDEV project’s partner for southern Jordan – launched its Ramadan Competition 2021 on social media last April, asking youth, students and the general public one question a day for 30 days about tourism, culture, heritage, and marine life around Aqaba, Jordan. The scope?
Palestine: MEDSt@rts launches the Funding Observatory for entrepreneurs
After a preliminary analysis on the local microfinance system, LEADERS International - partner of MEDSt@rts project – launched the Funding Observatory, an online platform with all available opportunities for entrepreneurs in Palestine, including microfinance loans, investments and technical services.