The fashion company and the University of Design, Innovation and Technology, UDIT, join forces to collaborate in the creation of relevant R&D&I projects in the sector.
Tendam, one of Europe’s leading groups in the specialised fashion sector, has created a sustainability laboratory, Tendam Sustainability Lab, in collaboration with UDIT, the first and only Spanish university specialising in Design, Innovation and Technology, and with the support of the consultancy firm IDavinci, to work on the research and development of the company’s R&D&I projects, the transmission of innovation and the training of employees.
With this new project, the textile company will establish research projects together with teachers and researchers from UDIT, focusing on improving sustainability and circularity. In addition, the Tendam Sustainability Lab will be a hub of knowledge and innovation for the company’s employees and also for society, through the dissemination and dissemination of content.
Among its objectives are the expansion of general knowledge on sustainability and design for circularity; the investigation of current practices in the industry on the actual implementation of circular design strategies; the promotion of the use of sustainable materials and innovative techniques or the promotion of the adoption of materials with less environmental impact and advanced technologies that improve the efficiency and sustainability of design.
The first training day was held in the UDIT Assembly Hall, where Juan Cayón, Rector of the University, and Maruca García Paredes, Director of the Fashion Department of the academic institution, welcomed the attendees and where UDIT professor and researcher María Tamames gave the first of the training sessions.
Ignacio Sierra, Corporate General Manager of Tendam, stressed that the Tendam Lab provides us with R&D&I capabilities applied to the reality of our operations, boosting resources to be able to anticipate the innovation already placed on the market by our suppliers and to be able to put it at the service of our brands and the entire textile ecosystem.
For his part, Juan Cayón, Rector of UDIT, expressed his satisfaction that a company of the prestige of Tendam has placed its trust in our university to carry out such an ambitious project to work on the research and development of the company’s R&D&I projects, the transmission of innovation and the training of its employees.