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This paper investigates the success of sustainable product innovation in the textile, clothing, and leather industry. Basing on the typology of Medeiros et al. (2014) a literature review was conducted to update the critical success factors. To investigate the importance of the factors, this research made use of a mixed methodology. 1634 digital news magazine articles and corporate communications were collected in a database describing the development and introduction of 176 new products from 158 companies using low-waste, circular, or “fair” production processes and new materials such as organic, recycled, bio-based synthetic fabrics. From the product and innovation managers responsible, a sample of 33 respondents participated in a survey, where their products had to be evaluated using operationalizations of three success aspects and fourteen success factors. Additionally, five sustainable textile product …