WRAP, a U.K.-based climate action charity that works in more than 40 countries, is launching its Circular Design Toolkit. This “go-to” resource is meant to help textile organizations embed circular design principles into their design and product development processes. According to WRAP, nearly 80 percent of the carbon footprint of a textile product is determined at its design stage. The toolkit can help brands “design holistically with every stage of a product’s lifecycle in mind,” explained WRAP in a statement. Circular design training based on the new toolkit is currently being developed, said WRAP.
The Circular Design Toolkit sets out case studies and examples of businesses already making progress against the four pillars of circular design – reduce material impacts, optimize resources, design for longevity, and design for recovery – to inspire further industry action. The signatories of the Textile 2030 agreement, an initiative to transform the way the UK supplies, uses and disposes of clothing and textiles, received early access to the Toolkit in February. Textiles 2030 now calls on brands outside the agreement to disseminate the toolkit with their design and product development teams.
