European Textiles Collectivities Association (ACTE)

ACTE, European Textiles Collectivities Association, is a network of around 30 municipalities around Europe, representing a population of about 2.000.000 inhabitants. The cities and territories associated have in common a model of business development related to the textile and fashion sectors. The network also counts on membership by institutions, related to the textile industry, local development agencies, research in textile, design, education and further more. Their members all provide the network with different dimensions on the evolution of the sector, making our performance more complete.

ACTE works through cooperation, innovative thinking and the knowledge, generated from thousands of people within our member organizations. By connecting people and ideas - and by sharing experiences and insights - ACTE inspires individuals, industries and territories to collaborate and improve. ACTE is the member's voice of progress as well as an arena where the European textile, clothing leather, footwear and fashion accessories industries meet to create the fabrics of the future.

ACTE was founded in Portugal in 1991 and today it is an expanding network with 25 members from five countries within Europe.

On Wednesday, June 4th, was organized the ACTE IN ACTION conference that took place at the TecnoCampus of Mataró. It brought together important players on the European textile and fashion scene, with the aim of creating synergies and potential consortia for the future.