The project aims to promote the transition of Sardinia’s textile sector towards a circular economy model by developing an innovative and sustainable business system.
Its main goal is to maximize economic and environmental benefits by managing product life cycle costs and implementing circular processes.
Through the active involvement of businesses and stakeholders, the project fosters the definition and dissemination of innovative management practices.
The proposed approach, which is scalable and replicable, contributes to the creation of guidelines that support circular models with measurable impact on economy, society, and sustainability.
The Sardinian textile sector is largely made up of small enterprises, with 842 companies registered in the Telemaco database (Business Register).
At the municipal level, 164 municipalities (43% of the total) host textile companies, with the highest concentrations in Cagliari (138), Sassari (86), and Olbia (52).
Notably, 17% of municipalities have only one textile company.
Furthermore, 26% of the municipalities (99) are located in Inner Areas (according to SNAI classification), accounting for 39% of total textile companies. Among them:
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Within Spoke 5 – Project 9, the direct involvement of companies in the development of a circular business model offers the opportunity to test and identify effective strategies for networking practices and for adopting circular economy principles.
This approach aims to improve enabling conditions and overcome the barriers that hinder the transition to circular models.
By fostering intentional interaction among economic actors, the project strengthens the local production system through:
Within Spoke 7 – Project 10, the project aims to design and conceptualize a circular business model focused on value creation through sustainable management, aligned with the “R-paradigms” of the circular economy: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
This is particularly relevant in today’s socio-economic context, which requires a systemic transition toward sustainability—with positive impacts both economically and environmentally.
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Project n.: PE_00000004
MADE IN ITALY CIRCOLARE E SOSTENIBILE
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Registered headquarters Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milano
Operative headquarters Via Copernico, 38, 20125 Milano | Edificio C – Piano 1
Southern office Corso Nicolangelo Protopisani, 70, 80146 Napoli | Laboratorio Ricreami CESMA – Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II