Labs on Fibre Meet-Up: new collaboration for local non-reusable textile waste
Labs on Fibre Meet-Up; exploring new partnerships for local non-reusable textile waste streams. From sorter to recycler, one partner has the waste streams, the other searches to process them. Sounds like a simple match, … or not? We’re nearly one year into the Labs on Fibre Research Project, coordinated by the fantastic Els Houttequiet from Herwin. […]
Bonus Episode: Getting To Know Roosmarie Ruigrok
**NL Blogpost Below Getting to know… Roosmarie Ruigrok Roosmarie is an expert in sustainable fashion and textiles and founder of Clean & Unique. In this interview together with Julie, she shares her journey, insights and the reason why a collaboration with Ellie.Connect was a logical thing to do. Personal and Career Journey Roosmarie describes herself […]
Sustainability comes with challenges AND great passion. Insights from our Breakfast Event at Van de Velde Lingerie
On Friday, May 31st, we had the pleasure of organizing the third Ellie’s breakfast event. For the first time on location: at Van de Velde Lingerie, globally known for quality lingerie brands such as Prima Donna, Marie Jo, and Andres Sarda. The event provided the group (mainly female attendees 😉), representing various steps in the […]
Nieuwe samenwerking: Ellie.Connect x Fedustria.
Frankfurt, [25/4/2024] – Ellie.Connect, het digitaal platform, ontstaan uit een sterke liefde voor de Belgische textielindustrie, heeft zich de afgelopen 3 jaar ingezet om textiel & mode bedrijven te ondersteunen in hun duurzaamheidsverhaal. Vandaag kondigt Ariadne Innovation, het bedrijf achter, Ellie.Connect, met trots de samenwerking aan met Fedustria, Belgische federatie van de textiel-, hout- en […]
Why we’ve dropped our Free Take Off Package
A Message from our Founder & CEO, Julie Lietaer: Dear Community,👉🏻Today, May 15th, marks the day of the END of our “freemium” business model on Ellie.Connect. 👉🏻We are dropping our free registration package on Ellie.Connect and re-launching our take-off package with a minimal investment fee of 198 EUR per year. We have learned in our […]
EP31: The SCIRT project: on developing a True Cost Model to quantify circularity in the Fashion and Textile Industry
Welcome to Episode 31 of Ellie Talks, your gateway to sustainable fashion and textiles. In this episode, we’re joined by Anse Smeets, a circular economy researcher at VITO, a Flemish independent research organization in the field of cleantech and sustainable development whose goal is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. It is also […]
EP30: Circular Diaper Services with Alby Roseveare, WOOSH
Published on 25.4.2024 By Ellie.Connect Welcome to episode 30 of our Ellie.Talks, your insights into the world of sustainable textiles and fashion. For this episode, Julie sits down with Alby Roseveare, co-founder of Woosh. Woosh is a diaper service for daycare centres with a circular mission. Join us as we explore the motivations, challenges, […]
Exciting News from Ellie; Chatbot, Partnership Roosmarie Ruigrok & Membership Updates.
We’re thrilled to share some exciting updates and milestones from Ellie as we continue our sustainability journey together. Ellie’s vision from the start has been to provide you with a trusted partner to support you on your sustainability journey. A Smart Assistant, always available, hands-on and network-driven to help you save time and money and […]
EP28: Implementing Sustainability: A Conversation with Lieve Vermeire, Sustainability Manager Van de Velde
This episode delves into the complexities of implementing sustainability in a major fashion player like Van de Velde. Join us as we get personal insights from Lieve about her journey, her passion for people, and the unique challenges of driving a large company towards sustainability. Numerous interesting insights, relevant for every company working around the topic of sustainability.
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