A community of entrepreneurs is trying to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the textiles and fashion industries in Finland.

As per an UNDP report, Business Finland funds innovation projects to help researchers, companies and public sector develop new technologies and business models. The organization encourages co-innovation as it accelerates the innovation process, says Markika Ollaranta, Head-Biio & Circular Finland Program.

Infinited Fiber solves the problems of textile waste and production using a unique technology that cleans and breaks down textile waste at the molecular level and then uses the remaining cellulose and regenerates it into new fibers, adds Petri Alava, CEO.”

Kristoffer Ekman, CEO, NordShield says, his firm addresses the harmful leaching of chemicals and heavy metals and bacterial resistance that derive from common antimicrobial treatments for textiles. NordShield’s solution is a unique wood-based, biodegradable technology derived from forestry side streams. It works with partners to ensure its raw materials are sourced from responsibly-managed forests which do not compete for land with food crops, are not genetically modified and do not require land-use change,