Trace – a transition towards circular economy

Contributing to Denmark achieving the national climate goals within
the circular economy before 2050 with a focus on plastics and textiles.

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Joint call for 58.2 mio DKK

Solving today’s complex sustainability challenges requires strong partnerships and bold thinking. That’s why the four mission-driven partnerships - INNO-CCUS, MissionGreenFuels, AgriFoodTure, and Trace are coming together in a joint call for innovation projects.

With a total budget of 58.2 million DKK, this upcoming call - supported by Innovation Fund Denmark - aims to fund groundbreaking projects that accelerate Denmark’s green transition working towards Denmark’s ambitious climate goals.

10 Apr 2025

SAVE THE NEW DATE

Join us at the postponed call conference as we create new projects within the framework of the TRACE partnership.

Mark your calendars for August 27th, 2025, at Spinderihallerne, Spinderigade 11E, 7100

28 Mar 2025

Plastics in textiles – why is that a problem?

TRACE hosts panel debate at LOOP Forum

On April 29, from 13:05 to 13:50, TRACE hosts a panel debate on the challenges of fossil-based synthetic textiles at the LOOP Forum in Copenhagen. Experts will discuss how fast fashion, largely dependent on cheap plastic polymers like polyester, impacts circular ambitions in the textile sector.

05 Mar 2025

Co-Creation Workshop postponed

In order to combine two calls and thereby improve our call process we are postponing the co-creation workshop originally scheduled for March 25, 2025. A new date will be announced soon, and the co-creation workshop will likely be held after the summer break.

20 Feb 2025

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Plastics

Five projects are submitted for the plastic track. The projects have a strong focus on the industrial ecosystem as this is representing a critical element of the value-chain

Textiles

Five projects are submitted for the textiles track, pool 1. These show both strong independent agency and a great potential for cross- pollination and synergies.

Common

Even though the four projects are independent of each other, there are potential synergies that the partnership will explore during execution of the projects.

The goal

At TRACE/Innomission 4 our goal is to contribute to Denmark reaching the national climate goals within circular economy with a focus on plastics and textiles by 2050. We want to create anational "laboratory" that sets new, groundbreaking frameworks for systemic development and innovation and provides tools and processes to convert traditional linear production and consumption to circular solutions.

The transition must be carried out in an ambitious partnership between companies and the most talented national and international researchers in close collaboration with authorities and the rest of society.

Innovation and technology are part of Danish companies' DNA, and we have experience that knowledge sharing, collaboration and development naturally belong together and can create great results. This means that together we can strengthen climate and environmental efforts and at the same time further accelerate the creation of jobs and the export of technologies and business models.