Regenerative Textiles Initiative

Securing a regenerative future for textiles

The Regenerative Textiles Initiative accelerates the transition to regenerative materials by enabling access, supporting implementation, and guiding supply integration to scale their use across value chains.

Regenerative Textiles Initiative

Securing a regenerative future for textiles

The Regenerative Textiles Initiative accelerates the transition to regenerative materials by enabling access, supporting implementation, and guiding supply integration to scale their use across value chains.

We work with apparel companies to turn regenerative commitments into results. Offering advisory services, investment opportunities, and support to embed regenerative materials across products and supply chains, spanning three key materials.

We work with apparel companies to turn regenerative commitments into results. Offering advisory services, investment opportunities, and support to embed regenerative materials across products and supply chains, spanning three key materials.

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Regenerative cotton

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Regenerative wool

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Regenerative leather

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Regenerative cotton

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Regenerative wool

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Regenerative leather

Framework

Why regenerative agriculture?

Resilient supply chains depend on healthy ecosystems

Fashion relies on nature. Cotton, wool, leather, all these materials come from living landscapes that are increasingly degraded by climate shocks, soil depletion, and biodiversity loss. Without healthy ecosystems, long-term access to high-quality natural materials is at risk. Regenerative agriculture offers a solution. Rather than doing less harm, it actively restores soil health, strengthens biodiversity, and improves ecosystem function. It is outcome-based, rooted in both science and traditional knowledge, and essential for building resilient supply chains in a changing world.

Resilient supply chains depend on healthy ecosystems

Fashion relies on nature. Cotton, wool, leather, all these materials come from living landscapes that are increasingly degraded by climate shocks, soil depletion, and biodiversity loss. Without healthy ecosystems, long-term access to high-quality natural materials is at risk. Regenerative agriculture offers a solution. Rather than doing less harm, it actively restores soil health, strengthens biodiversity, and improves ecosystem function. It is outcome-based, rooted in both science and traditional knowledge, and essential for building resilient supply chains in a changing world.

Our approach

Supporting the implementation of regenerative materials

With deep expertise, a vetted project portfolio, and hands-on advisory, we guide companies through every step of adopting regenerative materials from strategy to sourcing.

Material focus

The initiative supports projects across three core materials: cotton, wool, and leather.

Material focus

The initiative supports projects across three core materials: cotton, wool, and leather.

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Regenerative wool

Wool is a natural and durable material, but its production can have significant environmental and animal welfare impacts. It is also increasingly vulnerable to climate-related shocks such as shifting rainfall patterns and pasture loss, which threaten future yields.

Through the Regenerative Textile Initiative, we aim to transition producers to regenerative wool and thereby increase the market availability of this nature-positive material. Our focus is on supporting producers that apply practices like rotational grazing, use minimal input, and integrate trees into pasture systems. We prioritize support for small-scale producers by investing in infrastructure, training, and monitoring efforts that uphold animal welfare and enhance land stewardship, ensuring that both people and ecosystems thrive.

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Regenerative wool

Wool is a natural and durable material, but its production can have significant environmental and animal welfare impacts. It is also increasingly vulnerable to climate-related shocks such as shifting rainfall patterns and pasture loss, which threaten future yields.

Through the Regenerative Textile Initiative, we aim to transition producers to regenerative wool and thereby increase the market availability of this nature-positive material. Our focus is on supporting producers that apply practices like rotational grazing, use minimal input, and integrate trees into pasture systems. We prioritize support for small-scale producers by investing in infrastructure, training, and monitoring efforts that uphold animal welfare and enhance land stewardship, ensuring that both people and ecosystems thrive.

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Regenerative cotton

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Regenerative cotton

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Regenerative leather

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Regenerative leather

Our experts

Meet our initiative leads

We collaborate with a broad network of experts and maintain a robust portfolio management system to ensure high quality and scientific rigor. The portfolio is overseen by two main leads who work closely with a group of external advisors.

Our experts

Meet our initiative leads

We collaborate with a broad network of experts and maintain a robust portfolio management system to ensure high quality and scientific rigor. The portfolio is overseen by two main leads who work closely with a group of external advisors.

Jill Raval

Milkywire Nature Lead

Malin Lundahl

Senior Partner Manager & Fashion Sustainability Strategist

Jill Raval

Milkywire Nature Lead

Malin Lundahl

Senior Partner Manager & Fashion Sustainability Strategist

Meet our advisors

Meet our advisors

Hanna Denes

Textile Exchange, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Strategy Lead

İpek Kurtoğlu Fırat

Acacia Futures, Strategic Advisor on Emissions, Impact and Sustainability Strategy

Nina Conrad

Sustainability Specialist Leather and Textile Supply Chains

Hanna Denes

Textile Exchange, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Strategy Lead

İpek Kurtoğlu Fırat

Acacia Futures, Strategic Advisor on Emissions, Impact and Sustainability Strategy

Nina Conrad

Sustainability Specialist Leather and Textile Supply Chains

Featured Partner

A commitment to purpose-driven fashion

TOTEME is a strategic partner of the Regenerative Textiles Initiative, helping bring projects to life through a shared vision of accelerating regenerative material production in the fashion industry. In alignment with their ambitious climate goals and commitment to purposeful design, TOTEME is taking steps to support industry impact at the source, starting with cotton and wool. By launching the Initiative together, we aim to inspire and onboard more brands looking to make meaningful, science-based contributions to a better textile future.

Featured Partner

A commitment to purpose-driven fashion

TOTEME is a strategic partner of the Regenerative Textiles Initiative, helping bring projects to life through a shared vision of accelerating regenerative material production in the fashion industry. In alignment with their ambitious climate goals and commitment to purposeful design, TOTEME is taking steps to support industry impact at the source, starting with cotton and wool. By launching the Initiative together, we aim to inspire and onboard more brands looking to make meaningful, science-based contributions to a better textile future.

Portfolio projects

Find out more about the projects in the portfolio

Portfolio projects

Find out more about the projects in the portfolio

2026 Call for Proposals – Regenerative Leather

Milkywire is now inviting impactful leather projects to apply to the 2026 cohort.

This call is an opportunity to support projects that improve soil and pasture health, protect biodiversity, strengthen animal welfare, and help responsibly sourced hides enter traceable supply chains.

2026 Call for Proposals – Regenerative Leather

Milkywire is now inviting impactful leather projects to apply to the 2026 cohort.

This call is an opportunity to support projects that improve soil and pasture health, protect biodiversity, strengthen animal welfare, and help responsibly sourced hides enter traceable supply chains.

We are here to help you take the next steps on your sustainability journey.

© Milkywire AB, 2026. All rights reserved. Mailbox 3306, 112 73 Stockholm, Sweden. All donations are handled by WRLD Foundation Sweden (registered with org ID No "802526 - 9328") and WRLD Foundation US (registered 501(c)(3) charity).

We are here to help you take the next steps on your sustainability journey.

© Milkywire AB, 2026. All rights reserved. Mailbox 3306, 112 73 Stockholm, Sweden. All donations are handled by WRLD Foundation Sweden (registered with org ID No "802526 - 9328") and WRLD Foundation US (registered 501(c)(3) charity).