Transitions to CIRCULAR economy practices in TEXTILE and apparel MSMEs along the lifecycle in Huzhou and Shaoxing Overall objective is to facilitate the transition to circular economy practices in the textile and fashion industry in the Huzhou City and Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province by 2025 in line with the national 14th-Five-Year-Plan and SDG12.2 & SDG12.5.Specific objectives of this proposal are as follows:SO1: Improve sustainable management, resource efficiency and understanding of circular economy principles by the local textile and fashion industry;SO2: Enable a conducive policy environment for circular textile industry at local and national level;SO3: Improve access to finance for eco-design and recycling investments and clean technology transfer.