New Landscapes: Fashion, Textiles & Technology Catalyst R&D Grant Scheme Phase

Climate change has driven the need for the fashion, textiles and technology (FTT) industry to redesign its relationship with both people and planet. Building a fairer, more inclusive and more responsible future requires collaboration on a global scale.

Research and development (R&D) can help tackle extreme poverty, create resilient infrastructure, and ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns1 – core components of the FTT ecosystem. But there are regions around the world that require significant investment to progress their sustainable transformation.

To meet this opportunity for change, the British Council’s Architecture Design Team and Fashion (ADF) Team in partnership with the University of the Arts London Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (UAL FTTI) delivered the 2023 New Landscapes: Fashion, Textiles & Technology (FTT) Catalyst R&D Grant Scheme.

The scheme was designed to support and enable R&D collaborations between FTT SMEs in the UK and eligible countries in South Asia, East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. It provided both financial support and bespoke specialist expertise to drive the progression of sustainable FTT R&D.