COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TURKISH AND DUTCH MARKETS
This report has been commissioned by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ankara and Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO.
Despite all evidence of transgressing the planetary boundaries, no crises could demonstrate better than COVID-19 that our economic models are not resilient. Nothing is more evident than the fact that transition to the circular economy is urgent, requiring systemic change and asking for collaboration.
The textile value chain is one of the most critical intervention points in this fundamental transformation due toits size and economic benefits it offers; despite ripping off environmental and social integrity.
On the other hand, problems of the existing system are opportunities for the future for those who can look into the problems from a systems-thinking perspective,understanding gaps and bringing forward innovativeapproaches in fast and structured ways.
This report intends to define gaps in the Turkish Textile Market and define collaborative opportunity areas for Dutch and Turkish companies for the circular textile transition. For pragmatic purposes, only the highlights of findings and opportunity definitions are presented in this Report (while the extended Report might be available upon request).
