Jakarta, 8 June 2026 — Rantai Tekstil Lestari (RTL), as the National Lead of Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia, convened a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) titled “Co-Creating Indonesia’s Textile Circularity Multi-Stakeholder Platform” on Monday, 8 June 2026, at The Grove Suite by Grand Aston, Jakarta. The discussion gathered government, industry, brands, recyclers, SMEs, academia, designers, and consumer-facing actors to strengthen coordination for circular textile solutions in Indonesia.
The discussion was held as part of CFP Indonesia’s continued effort to strengthen coordination and collaboration within Indonesia’s circular textile ecosystem. Through the FGD, RTL gathered stakeholder perspectives on the proposed Multi-Stakeholder Platform, particularly regarding its scope, structure, functions, priorities, and potential role in supporting practical circular textile solutions in Indonesia.
Strengthening Coordination Across the Textile Circularity Ecosystem
Indonesia’s textile and fashion sector has growing potential to participate in circular economy development, from improved textile waste management and post-industrial waste recovery to recycling, reuse, responsible design, and more credible circularity claims. However, many circularity initiatives still operate across different actors, sectors, and stages of the value chain, requiring stronger coordination and clearer pathways for collaboration.
The proposed Multi-Stakeholder Platform was discussed as a mechanism to connect waste producers, collectors, recyclers, brands, policymakers, knowledge institutions, and other relevant actors. The platform is envisioned to serve as a centralised hub for stakeholder networks, ecosystem mapping, policy insights, case studies, and collaborative initiatives that can support the development of a common agenda for circular textile solutions in the Indonesian context.
This platform is expected to serve as a knowledge and collaboration infrastructure that helps Indonesia’s textile, apparel, and fashion industries move toward a more circular, trustworthy, and competitive ecosystem.
Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives
The FGD featured moderated breakout discussions, with participants grouped based on their roles within the textile and fashion ecosystem. The discussion groups covered:
- Manufacturers and Brands, focusing on industry participation, production realities, and the role of brands and manufacturers in circular textile systems.
- Government, Bank and Academia, focusing on policy alignment, knowledge generation, enabling frameworks, and institutional support.
- SMEs, Recyclers, and Certification Actors, focusing on collection, recycling, certification, traceability, and operational challenges in circular solutions.
- Designers, Retail, and Consumer Ecosystem, focusing on how circular textile solutions can become more desirable, credible, marketable, and effectively communicated to consumers.
The session also included an introduction to the Multi-Stakeholder Platform initiative as part of the CFP Indonesia programme led by Global Fashion Agenda, a discussion on the relevance of the creative economy in the circular economy, and a presentation on the proposed MSP design and structure.
The importance of moving from discussion to implementation was also emphasized by the Senior Officer of Ministry of Industry, Mr. Andi Susanto:
This work to develop a dedicated circular textile platform simply has to begin. If we do not get started, we will never fully understand where the challenges lie or what solutions are most appropriate. This process needs to be approached with a learning-by-doing mindset. We congratulate RTL and all parties involved, and the Ministry of Industry stands ready to support where we can.
Insights from the FGD will contribute to the further development of the proposed Multi-Stakeholder Platform under CFP Indonesia. The inputs gathered will help inform the platform’s design, priority activities, and future collaboration agenda to support a more connected and actionable textile circularity ecosystem in Indonesia.
Read more about the Circular Fashion Partnership Indonesia here.
For more information contact:
impact@globalfashionagenda.org
About the Circular Fashion Partnership Indonesia
The Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia is a two-year, cross-sectoral initiative designed to support a close-the-loop approach to post-industrial textile waste and strengthen resilience across Indonesia’s textile and fashion industry. The program is supported by the H&M Foundation, led by Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), and implemented in partnership with Rantai Tekstil Lestari (RTL) as the local lead organisation, together with Closed Loop Fashion, Reverse Resources, and Circle Economy Foundation.
CFP Indonesia works with global fashion brands, sourcing factories, and implementation partners to explore circular textile solutions, improve textile waste management systems, strengthen supply chain transparency, and identify opportunities for collaboration across the textile value chain.
About Global Fashion Agenda
Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) is a non-profit organisation accelerating fashion’s transformation to a net positive industry. It drives impact by mobilising, inspiring, and influencing thousands of stakeholders across the fashion ecosystem. Since 2009, GFA has been at the forefront of the global sustainability movement in fashion. It brings together leaders at the Global Fashion Summit, advances policy through advocacy and publications, and produces influential thought leadership, including The GFA Monitor, Fashion CEO Agenda, and the Fashion Impact Toolkit. GFA translates insight into action through programmes such as the Global Circular Fashion Forum in key manufacturing regions, delivers accessible educational resources to guide sustainable practices, and helps to scale innovation by connecting companies with solution providers via the Innovation Forum. Partnering with a broad ecosystem of organisations across the value chain, GFA spearheads the fashion industry’s transition to a more sustainable, circular, and responsible future.
About Rantai Tekstil Lestari
Rantai Tekstil Lestari (RTL) is a not-for-profit alliance and Indonesia’s first multi-stakeholder platform dedicated to advancing sustainability in the textile, apparel, and fashion industry. Established in 2020 by pioneering organisations across the textile value chain, RTL brings together industry actors, brands, policymakers, academia, civil society, and communities to support a more responsible, inclusive, and circular textile ecosystem in Indonesia.
Through strategic partnerships, collaborative initiatives, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building activities, RTL works to promote responsible practices, strengthen textile circularity, and contribute to long-term prosperity for people, industry, and the environment.
As the National Lead of the Circular Fashion Partnership (CFP) Indonesia, RTL plays a key role in connecting local stakeholders, facilitating ecosystem engagement, and supporting policy dialogue to help create enabling conditions for circular textile solutions in Indonesia.
