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Celebrate your excellence. Honour your achievements. Elevate your brand. Join the Innovate Textile Awards 2026.

WTiN, the global leader in reporting and analysing textile information, leads the way in innovation. Our network and expertise make us the perfect host to recognise these groundbreaking achievements at the Innovate Textile Awards 2026.

The Innovate Textile Awards 2026 celebrates excellence across the industry, ensuring recognition for all key sectors. This year's awards include Innovation of the Year, Sustainability, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Material Innovation, and Product Innovation.

Explore the five awards below:

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Innovation of the Year

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The WTiN Innovation of the Year Award honours the industry's most groundbreaking developments. It recognises advancements that push boundaries and set new standards. The panel of industry expert judges will select a winner for its potential to revolutionise how we create and experience clothing and textiles. 

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Sustainability

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The Sustainability Award recognises groundbreaking advancements in chemistry, materials and production processes that significantly reduce the environmental impact of the textile and apparel industry. Honouring achievements in areas such as sustainable dyes, recycled materials, ethical manufacturing and reduced waste, this award celebrates those who lead the shift towards a cleaner, more responsible future. It highlights innovators who inspire transformative change, pushing the industry toward more eco-friendly practices and sustainable solutions.

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Manufacturing & Supply Chain Innovation

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The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Award celebrates pioneering advancements in machinery, software and processing techniques that transform the textile & apparel industry. This award recognises innovations that enhance production efficiency, streamline creative and manufacturing workflows and promote sustainability across the supply chain.

Entries will be judged on their ability to combat industry challenges, revolutionise and optimise operations. Winning this award signifies a major contribution to the future of textile manufacturing, design and supply chain management, establishing the recipient as a leader in a competitive industry.

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Material Innovation

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The Material Innovation Award highlights innovation across performance fabrics and functional finishing. This award distinguishes breakthrough developments that elevate fabric capabilities, from moisture management and durability to intelligent etextile integration.

It honours those contributing to or creating textiles with enhanced performance features, unique aesthetic or functional qualities and embedded technologies that transform the way we experience apparel. Securing this award positions its recipient as a leader in developing cutting-edge material solutions that redefine the future of functional fabrics, technical clothing and advanced textile solutions.

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Product Innovation

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The Product Innovation award recognises excellence in innovative apparel & footwear design, centring on commitments to user-centricity, performance, functionality and sustainability. It celebrates visionary brands, businesses and individuals who are redefining functionality and style, pushing the limits of what’s possible in both fashion and performance. Crucially, the award also considers a product’s post-use impacts, acknowledging conscious circularity efforts in their execution. Winning this accolade signifies a significant step forward in shaping the future of how we use, interact with and design textile products.

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