Circular Innovation
Collective.

This project is initiated by the Circular Innovation Collective, a squad of three impact-driven organizations: Metabolic, Impact Hub and Bankers without Boundaries. Who together are pioneering a new approach to radically shift our economy from linear to circular.

Within a value chain, the Circular Innovation Collective (CIC) aims to create a thriving innovation ecosystem that actively tackles gaps and barriers to achieving a circular state. By bringing together value chain expertise to identify and accelerate high-impact circular businesses, and by unlocking public/private finance to bring them to scale, the CIC aims to help realize the circularity ambitions of cities.

The flagship pilot of the CIC is focused on textile value chains in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam (MRA). In this pilot, our goal is to help the MRA achieve its goal of 70% circular textiles by 2030.

Accelerating the transition
to a circular textile chain.

The textiles pilot aims to break down the barriers to in the MRA textile value chain. Applying our uniquely developed approach, in Phase 01 we help identify the innovation gaps in the value chain, Phase 02 focuses on finding circular textile business models who are trained for scale in our accelerator program, Phase 03 brings in public/private impact-based financing mechanisms that help scale up our portfolio of companies and our impact on the regional textiles value chain. In Phase 04 of the program the CIC aims to educate on key learnings and codify the approach in a series of blueprints and training modules.

Recognizing the need for a strong support ecosystem for these innovative solutions to flourish, the CIC works to bring together various actors and initiatives in the textiles value chain in a series of public events, and to drive synergies through collaboration.

Our two-year program is designed for entrepreneurs, private organizations, municipalities, and financiers in the textile sector.

Check out our program map below and click on the section you’d like to explore:
Phase 01

Vision for a regenerative and circular textile industry

Learn about the value chain, challenges, and opportunities
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Phase 02

Circular Textile Innovation Accelerator program

Program for startups and SMEs in circular textiles
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Phase 03

Connecting solutions with investments

Financing and scaling innovative solutions
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Phase 04

Replicating our impact

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FOR WHOM

Actors within the entire textile value chain

Private and public financiers

Dutch cities, municipalities, government

CE Experts and educational institutions

OUR AIMS

Address systemic barriers for circularity

Create a collaborative ecosystem

Unlock capital through financial innovation

Creating high-value circular jobs

Design for replication and scale

Cover Mockups of the three parts to the CIC Program Guide

Guide: Create your own circular venture program.

‍‍This guide was created for government officials and other stakeholders in European cities and regions that wish to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy and play a leading or supporting role in building a local innovation ecosystem in which circular ventures can thrive.

It is especially useful for cities with existing circular economy agendas and sectoral circularity targets, yet it can also be used to kick-start the development of circular ambitions within a city or a region.

Access our guide for accelerating circular innovation across regional value chains:

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Publications

Vision for a regenerative and circular textile industry.

Learn about the value chain, challenges, and opportunities

Financing Circular Economy Innovation in the Netherlands

Learn about the financing of CE innovations in the Netherlands

Meet the 10 Startups in the Circular Textile Innovation Accelerator.

Get to know the startups that are helping to achieve 70% circular textiles in the MRA

Connecting solutions with investments.

Financing and scaling innovative solutions

Replicating our impact.

Check out our blueprints, learning points and training

Coming soon! Share with us your email through this form, and we will inform you when insights and our vision for a circular textile industry come out.

Upcoming Events

CIC Networking Drinks on April 26th, 2023

Join us for the Circular Innovation Collective networking drinks!
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Circular Textile Innovation Accelerator program.

Program for startups and SEMs in circular textiles

Connecting solutions with investments.

Financing and scaling innovative solutions

Replicating our impact.

Check out our blueprints, learning points and training

Coming soon! Share with us your email through this form, and we will inform you when insights and our vision for a circular textile industry come out.