Beat by Be@t
beat by be@t is a regenerative program within the Portuguese Fashion Industry, aiming to expand synergies between creatives and innovative production. Its objective is to empower these two poles of activity for Sustainability and Circularity operations through concerted cooperation, aiming to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate, as well as the European Green Deal.
Integrated into the larger project be@t – Bioeconomy in the textile industry, led by CITEVE (Technological Centre of Portuguese Textile and Clothing Industries), of which BCSD Portugal is a part, beat by be@t comprises two phases: Ideation and Acceleration. ModaLisboa, a program partner, assumes a role in talent aggregation and catalyzing the development of a solid, fair, and responsible future for Portuguese Fashion Design, aiming for increased collaboration among various innovation actors.
The first edition of beat by be@t took place in 2023. The final projects were showcased at the 61st edition of Lisboa Fashion Week, in October 2023 and Manel Baer X Lurdes Sampaio was the winning team.
In 2024, will take place the second edition of beat by be@t. The first phase, beat by be@t Ideação, ran until March and aimed to stimulate the creativity of Fashion Designers, managers and textile engineers, inviting them to create circular solutions, based on the principles of eco-engineering and eco-design. The second phase of the program, beat by be@t Acceleration, runs until October. The winners of the first phase joined five textile companies with the aim of creating sustainable and circular pilot projects, which will be showcased in Lisbon Fashion Week, in October 2024.
beat by be@t is a program integrated into the be@t project. Led by CITEVE, it brings together a consortium of 54 entities, including companies, universities, technological centers, and other entities. Together, they are developing new raw materials as alternatives to fossil-origin ones, new manufacturing technologies and equipment, promoting circularity, and reusing fibers and waste. Simultaneously, they aim to empower and engage society in a genuine awareness and change, starting with the textile and fashion industries, among the most polluting on the planet.
The project, with a duration of three years and expected conclusion in December 2025, is supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). More information, here.
