<p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="line-height:150%;">For the tenth edition of the <strong>RegioGreenTex Community Talks</strong> webinar series, we are excited to invite you to an event presenting the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegioGreenTex Hub! Join us for "<strong>Textile circularity in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: implementing a 4-helix strategy</strong>", that will take place on <strong>16 January 2025</strong>, from 10:30 to 11:30 CET.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="line-height:150%;">RegioGreenTex is at the forefront of sustainable change in the textile recycling landscape&nbsp;with the<strong> creation of</strong>&nbsp;<strong>five regional textile recycling hubs</strong>, aligning with the ReHubs initiative, EU textile strategy, and the specific needs of the companies involved in the project. <strong>Discover with us the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Hub, from the projects developed by the local RegioGreenTex SMEs, the expertise of the partners, and the opportunities for collaboration, to the importance for the region to build a circular textile value chain.</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;"><span style="line-height:150%;">Our main speakers from the two Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes RegioGreenTex SMEs, <strong>Rovitex&nbsp;</strong>and <strong>Recyc’Elit</strong>,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>will present their projects developed within the hub, whereas <strong>Inès Lejeune, from the Delegation of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region in Brussels</strong>, will present the policy approach to textile circularity, both from European and regional perspectives. The webinar will be introduced and moderated by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Hub Leader <strong>Robin Oddon from Techtera.&nbsp;</strong>After the presentations, we'll open the floor for a lively Q&amp;A session.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:150%;">&nbsp;</p><div align="center"><figure class="table"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#1C9579;padding:9.0pt 13.5pt;"><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://url.de.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Hv1TCWP5KqUPkAOIBIWSo3AjW?domain=d302-y04.eu1.hubspotlinksstarter.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:13.0pt;"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none;"><strong>Register now</strong></span></span><span style="color:#00A4BD;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:13.0pt;"><span style="text-decoration:none;text-underline:none;">&nbsp;</span></span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><div align="center"><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;"><i><span style="line-height:150%;"><strong>About the RegioGreenTex Community Talks</strong></span></i></span></p><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;"><i><span style="line-height:150%;">Online animation activities play a pivotal role in sustaining the engagement of SMEs within the digital ecosystem. To stimulate interaction, a series of intra-consortium webinars, the RegioGreenTex Community Talks, are taking place throughout the duration of the project. The RegioGreenTex Talks promote the latest progresses and results of the projects, and well as encouraging dialogue and knowledge sharing in the textile sector, focusing on sustainability and the green transition.</span></i></span></p><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;"><i><span style="line-height:150%;">The RegioGreenTex Community Talks are organised as part of WP2 (T2.4 Animation of the Ecosystem) and managed by Textile ETP, with the support of EURATEX, NL RDA, Ariadne Innovation, OOST NL and Techtera.</span></i></span></p><p><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;"><i>Following an agreement among the consortium partners, some RegioGreenTex Community Talks, including this one, are open to the public.</i></span></p><div align="center"><figure class="table" style="width:450.0pt;"><table style="background-color:white;border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm;vertical-align:top;width:150.0pt;" width="200"><figure class="table" style="width:150.0pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="200"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm;"><figure class="table" style="width:100.0%;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:19.5pt 0cm 7.5pt 15.0pt;vertical-align:top;"><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:1.0pt;"><img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:179/38;height:.39in;width:1.864in;" src="https://hs-25517858.f.hubspotstarter-eu1.net/hub/25517858/hubfs/EN%20Co-Funded%20by%20the%20EU_POS.png?width=358&amp;upscale=true&amp;name=EN%20Co-Funded%20by%20the%20EU_POS.png" alt="EN Co-Funded by the EU_POS" width="179" height="38" id="_x0000_i1025" border="0"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></td><td style="padding:0cm;vertical-align:top;width:300.0pt;word-break:break-word;" width="400"><figure class="table" style="width:300.0pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="400"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm;"><figure class="table" style="width:100.0%;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:10.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt;"><p style="line-height:150%;"><span style="color:#414142;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;"><span style="line-height:150%;">Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EISMEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.&nbsp;</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div></div>

RegioGreenTex Community Talk #10

Textile circularity in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: implementing a 4-helix stratgey