{"id":8561,"date":"2025-01-04T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/texroad-integrating-data-into-circular-textiles\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:59:35","slug":"texroad-integrating-data-into-circular-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/texroad-integrating-data-into-circular-textiles\/","title":{"rendered":"TEXroad: Integrating data into circular textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"container-block_96a1231c767aef4e05d3ba84e9921a92\" class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-theme px-4 lg:px-10\">\n\n  <div class=\"w-full mr-auto max-w-[911px]\">\n\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div id=\"richtext-block_379e29149990bfd652b084256a8ea582\" class=\"richtext\">\n  <p>What if data could be used as a shared language to connect the public and private sectors\u2014and optimize both the economic viability and the CO2 footprint of textile circulation? Based in the Netherlands, the <strong>TEXroad Foundation<\/strong> is working to make this possible. <\/p>\n<p>Its focus is on using data to strengthen the infrastructure of textile management, optimize available data, statistics, and KPIs for business and policy decisions, and co-develop a network for exchanging B2G and B2B data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXroad<\/strong> acts as a neutral entity that connects digital platforms and develops a flow of standardized data to map the movement of textiles through the reverse supply chain. This is used to generate statistics, KPIs, best practices, and reports that meet the requirements of policy monitoring, assess impacts, identify system inefficiencies, and enable transparency. <\/p>\n<p><strong>TEXroad<\/strong> was founded by <strong>Traci Kinden<\/strong>, an innovator with more than 10 years of experience in circular textiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"quote-block_f4ae4d3d60a1679a34d46b1bc2c28014\" class=\"quote flex flex-col gap-[10px]\">\n  <p class=\"font-medium text-theme-24x32 lg:text-theme-32x40\">\u00bbGood data helps companies in the textile and fashion industry work more efficiently, identify new opportunities, and ensure compliance more easily.\u00ab<\/p>\n      <p>Traci Kinden, Director of TEXroad<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"media-block_7a40edcb2fd73a45672d906b387a6776\" class=\"media-block flex flex-col gap-3\">\n\n  <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-square md:aspect-video\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1077-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1077-w1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1077-w1920-872x580.webp 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1077-w1920-600x399.webp 600w\" \/>  <\/div>\n\n      <figcaption class=\"whitespace-pre-line\">Credits: Humana Estonia<\/figcaption>\n  \n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure id=\"media-block_25a3d3228f191d188bf2d69f39a3fbc0\" class=\"media-block flex flex-col gap-3\">\n\n  <div class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden aspect-square md:aspect-video\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1078-w1920.webp\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 50vw, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1078-w1920.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1078-w1920-872x1189.webp 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1078-w1920-600x818.webp 600w\" \/>  <\/div>\n\n      <figcaption class=\"whitespace-pre-line\">Traci Kinden<\/figcaption>\n  \n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"richtext-block_ee71c48a5d6b2b7b82475be683293b88\" class=\"richtext\">\n  <p><strong>TEXroad<\/strong> is currently developing a digital platform that consolidates key textile data from various sources and makes it usable for public authorities, projects, and circular value chains. The platform is scheduled to go live in spring 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Follow their LinkedIn page for more information and launch updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"quote-block_be170db78a708bfdcdf7f2c281d2687e\" class=\"quote flex flex-col gap-[10px]\">\n  <p class=\"font-medium text-theme-24x32 lg:text-theme-32x40\">\u00bbThe Data Hub addresses challenges in the post-consumer value chain, such as a lack of transparency in textile flows, inconsistent data sharing between partners, and inefficient reporting to the public sector.\u00ab<\/p>\n      <p>Traci Kinden<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"links-block_863a564522de29c7d6d102e95cb0cbdd\" class=\"links flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:flex-wrap items-center\">\n      <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.texroad.org\/\"\n      class=\"btn w-full min-w-[240px] sm:w-fit btn--accent\"\n      >TEXroad<\/a>\n      <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/texroad?originalSubdomain=ee\"\n      class=\"w-fit text-theme-accent underline underline-offset-2 transition-opacity hover:opacity-70 text-theme-16x24\"\n      >LinkedIn<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_cc3590c7fb83ac7a7d4485bbc23f3cc0'><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"richtext-block_8cb1273b6f201e11bd4868a2e2b7bc86\" class=\"richtext\">\n  <p>On January 22, Traci will debunk misconceptions about textile data\u2014and show how industry stakeholders can benefit by turning numbers into action. 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