How to Design for Textile & Footwear Recycling – Insights Refashion’s Webinar
Ellie recently attended Refashion’s webinar “Best Design Practices for Recycling”, where we explored the key challenges and opportunities in textile and footwear recycling. A key takeaway from the session was that recycling is not just an end-of-life process but a crucial factor that should be considered from the very start of a product’s design. Thoughtful material […]
Ellie.Invites x Sofie Rapsaet (SURA): Subsidiekansen voor duurzame projecten I 28 Maart 2025
De duurzaamheidswereld verandert razendsnel. Maar welke steun is er beschikbaar voor bedrijven en organisaties die investeren in circulaire en duurzame oplossingen? Tijdens deze korte en krachtige webinar geeft Sofie Rapsaet, oprichter van SURA, een helder overzicht van subsidiemogelijkheden vanuit Vlaanderen en Europa. Aan de hand van praktijkvoorbeelden ontdek je welke steun beschikbaar is en hoe je deze […]
Heimtextil 2025 Recap: Trends & Insights
Earlier this month, we attended the Heimtextil trade fair in Germany, one of the key events for home and contract textiles. Since Ellie’s mission is to inspire our ecosystem, we have compiled our main reflections and interesting actor list in this post! General Observations Key Themes in Sustainability Econogy Tours & Mapping We also joined […]
Just In: Textiles and Footwear likely priorities in ESPR’s Sustainable Product Design Framework
The European Commission is advancing its efforts toward a more sustainable future, with textiles and footwear emerging as leading candidates for prioritization under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). This insight comes from a new study conducted by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), which evaluates product groups and requirements for the first ESPR Working Plan. While nothing is […]
Ellie’s Breakfast Event at Vandewiele: An Inspiring Start to the CSRD Journey
On October 4th, Ellie Connect hosted another successful Breakfast Event, at Vandewiele, a Belgian textile machine manufacturer and global market leader in the design and manufacturing of high-tech machines and solutions for the textile industry. A group of professionals from various industries gathered to discuss the theme “Taking the first steps in CSRD” (Corporate Sustainability […]
4 Okt: Ontdek hoe je succesvol van start gaat met CSRD in de textielsector tijdens Ellie’s Breakfast!
Op 4 oktober nodigen we je uit voor een inspirerende ochtendsessie tijdens Ellie’s Breakfast, waar we in een selecte groep de belangrijkste uitdagingen en kansen rond de CSRD in de textielsector bespreken. Dit event biedt je de unieke kans om waardevolle inzichten te krijgen, je te laten inspireren, en nieuwe connecties te leggen binnen de […]
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. […]
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 […]