Supporting the Just Transition
for the Fashion Sector
About the Project
Just Fashion aims at accelerating climate transition in the fashion industry, by providing businesses in the partner countries with a reference framework and tools to shift their production methods, internal procedures and final products towards more sustainable models that are a lower carbon, circular and socially inclusive.
Just Fashion aims to address this problem by:
1. mapping the current state of fashion and sustainability in Europe.
2. mapping and evaluating tools and on circular business models.
3. create a process of interventions to support these tools and support existing networks in preparing MSMEs and SMEs for the new legislation on the European Green deal.
Just Fashion gathers a consortium of 20 partners from 8 countries (BE, UK, LT, IT, ES, DE, MK, PT) The coordinator is the University of Antwerp (UANTWERPEN). Just Fashion is a Horizon Europe funded project of 36 months that starts in December 2024 and ends in November 2027.
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Activities and News
Just Fashion Contributes to REuseLab Workshop Connecting Research and Industry on the Future of Sustainable Fashion
The workshop was organised by the REuseLab team at the University of Antwerp, a practice-oriented team supporting organisations in their transition towards a circular economy. REuseLab works across several domains, including textiles and fashion, combining scientific...
Just Fashion Reaches an Important Milestone with a Successful Mid-Term Review Meeting
The Mid-Term Review Meeting took place on Monday, 7 September 2026, in a hybrid format at the University of Antwerp. The meeting brought together the project’s Steering Committee and a few Task Leaders with the REA Project Officer, the EC Policy Officer, and two...
Just Fashion at SUSTEXMODA 2026: Bringing Research on Fashion SMEs to the Global Sustainability Debate
The 5th International Conference for Fashion and Sustainability, organised by Instituto SUSTEXMODA provided a valuable opportunity for international knowledge exchange, bringing together researchers, practitioners and sustainability experts to discuss the challenges...
Just Fashion Shares Its Strategies to Accelerating the Just Transition of the Fashion Sector at FAB-BUS Webinar
The webinar, “Driving a Greener Fashion Industry: Insights from the EU Just Fashion Project”, brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the fashion industry in its transition towards greater sustainability. The...
32 Participants, 2 Fashion Capitals: The 2026 Edition of the Responsible Fashion Management Summer School
From 6 to 15 July 2026, participants from countries including Mexico, Taiwan, Colombia, Ireland and beyond embarked on an immersive journey through Paris and Antwerp. Organized under the umbrella of the Antwerp Summer & Winter University and in collaboration with...
Developing Climate Transition Plans for fashion (M)SMEs
How can fashion (M)SMEs better prepare for the impacts of climate change while navigating an increasingly complex sustainability transition? As part of the JUST FASHION project, six pilot fashion companies worked to identify the climate-related risks affecting their...
Just Fashion at Torino Fashion Week 2026: Driving Sustainability and Collaboration
On July 1-2, 2026, Just Fashion EU project, took center stage during TALK no. 5 at Torino Fashion Week. Represented by EURADA, the Just Fashion project was presented, emphasizing its mission to promote sustainability, circularity, and innovation in the fashion sector....
14 Fashion SMEs Selected for Just Fashion’s Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub: The Journey Begins
The Just Fashion project is thrilled to announce the 14 SMEs selected for its Sustainability Transition Acceleration Hub, a program designed to turn climate ambition into action. Ten of these companies, chosen from 36 applicants, represent the diverse, innovative...
Inside the code: how Staff Jersey’s Digital Product Passport works
As part of the EU-funded Just Fashion pilot projects, the partner Staff Jersey—coordinated by ART-ER and Materahub—is moving from high-level sustainability goals to practical software implementation. Developed alongside technical partner Centro Qualità Tessile (CQT),...
Build the Skills to Shape the Future of Fashion
The fashion and textile sector is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the urgent need for greater sustainability and the rapid development of digital technologies. To support this transition, the DigiFashTech project has developed the Green Digital Fashion...
