Textile Exchange

Sustainable Cotton Round Table
2023-05-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
The Sustainable Cotton round table has a meeting scheduled on May 23rd at 10:00AM EDT/3:00PM BST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Leather Round Table
2023-05-31 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
The Leather round table has a meeting scheduled on May 31st at 10:00 AM EDT/4:00 PM CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

MMCF Round Table Quarterly Meeting
2023-06-13 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The MMCF round table has a meeting scheduled on June 13th at 9:00 – 10:30 MDT / 11:00 – 12:30 EDT / 16:00 – 17:30 BST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Synthetics Global Round Table Summit 2023
2023-06-14
In 2022 Textile Exchange introduced a new, more action-oriented Round Table governance strategy to help us deliver our ambitious Climate+ goals. To align with this shift and continue to build the momentum, moving forward we’ll host the in-person Round Table Summits outside of our annual conference. We will be hosting dedicated Global and Regional Round Table Summits throughout the year. Our Global Summits will convene Round Table communities at existing industry events to gather fiber-specific insights, while our Regional Summits will connect the industry to fiber and material producers to strengthen understandings of regional landscapes, fibers, and contexts.
The Synthetics Global Round Table Summit will be run alongside ITMA in Milan, Italy.

Webinar: Unified Standard Development - First Draft Launch
2023-06-14 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar aims to present the Unified Standard Development First Draft to Textile Exchange’s Stakeholders. The proposed agenda starts with presenting the reason behind transitioning to a unify suite of material standards under ​one harmonized system​ and to embed Climate+ and other key impact outcomes​. Then, the presentation will describe the process and timeline to launch the standard, follow by getting into some key aspects of what will change. Finally, the attendees will be invited to provide feedback on the standard through the existing platform. We will leave 15 minutes for questions by the audience.

Cotton Global Round Table Summit 2023
2023-06-23
In 2022 Textile Exchange introduced a new, more action-oriented Round Table governance strategy to help us deliver our ambitious Climate+ goals. To align with this shift and continue to build the momentum, moving forward we’ll host the in-person Round Table Summits outside of our annual conference. We will be hosting dedicated Global and Regional Round Table Summits throughout the year. Our Global Summits will convene Round Table communities at existing industry events to gather fiber-specific insights, while our Regional Summits will connect the industry to fiber and material producers to strengthen understandings of regional landscapes, fibers, and contexts.
The Cotton Global Round Table Summit will be run alongside the Better Cotton Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Recycled Polyester Round Table
2023-06-27
The Recycled Polyester round table has a meeting scheduled on June 27th at 9:00 AM CEST OR 9:00 AM MDT/11:00 AM EDT/5:00 PM CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Biosynthetics Round Table
2023-06-29 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The Biosynthetics round table has a meeting scheduled on June 29th at 9:00 AM MDT/11:00 AM EDT/4:00 PM BST/5:00 PM CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

MMCF Virtual Global Summit
2023-07-03 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
As with the in-person global summit, this session will dedicate an hour and a half to the following topics:

Textile Exchange’s forestry strategy
European Union deforestation-free regulation and its impacts on MMCFs
MMCFs and the unified standard

Cotton Virtual Global Summit
2023-07-06 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
The Cotton round table has a meeting scheduled on July 6th at 10:00 – 11:30 EDT / 16:00 – 17:30 CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Animal Fibers Round Table: Unified Standard Session
2023-07-06 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
The Animal Fibers round table has a meeting scheduled on July 6th at 10:00 – 11:30 EDT / 16:00 – 17:30 CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted into receiving all communication.
The Animal Fibers & Materials team and the Standards team will hold a special Round Table meeting, specifically for the public review of the Unified Standard. We invite you to register, listen in, and bring along any questions you may have.

Regenerative Outcomes Framework Launch Webinar
2023-07-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
This webinar launches the Textile Exchange’s Regenerative Outcome Framework which aims to help the fashion, textile, and apparel industry develop outcome-based methods for assessing the holistic impacts of regenerative agriculture.
It is designed to respect the inherent place-based nature of these agricultural systems while shifting the industry’s focus from the avoidance of negative outcomes to the achievement of measurable, positive ones instead.
This open-source, fully documented framework draws on rigorous research and synthesis of work from other outcome frameworks, related sector methodologies (such as Science Based Targets for Nature and the GHG Protocol), and scientific literature. Most importantly, it respects and centers local farm community knowledge.
The framework is designed to be applicable worldwide in cropping, grazing, and agroforestry systems and to assess outcomes across a range of fibers, farm scales, and geographic contexts. It includes a specific focus on smallholder farmers and resource-limited farming.

Synthetics Virtual Global Summit
2023-07-13 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)

Joint Animal Fibers and Leather Round Table Meeting
2023-08-30 10:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
This specific Round Table meeting will be for the Animal Fibers and Leather Round Table members. It will look at regenerative land management and how the Regenerative Outcomes Framework (ROF) can be used as a tool for animal fibers and materials.
To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.
10:00AM EDT/3:00PM BST

Webinar: Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix Launch
2023-09-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
In this webinar, we will introduce the Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM) and share key updates to the methodology and platform. We will discuss key developments to our criteria for human rights, initiative integrity, and chemistry, as well as key platform updates and what these mean in practice.
The Preferred Fiber and Materials Matrix (PFMM) is an interactive tool intended for standard systems to view their performance across impact areas in a standardized way and toward a shared “direction of travel,” as well for brands to inform and guide material sourcing decisions.

MMCF Round Table Quarterly Meeting
2023-09-12 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The MMCF Round Table has a meeting scheduled on September 12th at 4-5:30 pm BST/ 5-6:30 pm CEST/ 9-10:30 am MDT. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Biosynthetics Round Table Q3 Meeting
2023-09-14 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The Biosynthetics Round Table has a meeting scheduled on September 14th at 4-5:30 pm BST/ 5-6:30 pm CEST/ 9-10:30 am MDT. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Recycled Polyester Round Table
2023-09-19 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
The Recycled Polyester round table has a meeting scheduled on September 19th at 9:00 AM MDT/11:00 AM EDT/5:00 PM CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

Leather Round Table Summit 2023
2023-09-21
In 2022 Textile Exchange introduced a new, more action-oriented Round Table governance strategy to help us deliver our ambitious Climate+ goals. To align with this shift and continue to build the momentum, moving forward we’ll host the in-person Round Table Summits outside of our annual conference. We will be hosting dedicated Global and Regional Round Table Summits throughout the year. Our Global Summits will convene Round Table communities at existing industry events to gather fiber-specific insights, while our Regional Summits will connect the industry to fiber and material producers to strengthen understandings of regional landscapes, fibers, and contexts.
This event is taking place alongside the Leather Working Group meeting during Lineapelle. The Round Table meeting will take place at UNA Fiera Milano Hotel in Milan, Italy.

Animal Fiber Global Round Table Summit
2023-09-29
In 2022 Textile Exchange introduced a new, more action-oriented Round Table governance strategy to help us deliver our ambitious Climate+ goals. To align with this shift and continue to build the momentum, moving forward we’ll host the in-person Round Table Summits outside of our annual conference. We will be hosting dedicated Global and Regional Round Table Summits throughout the year. Our Global Summits will convene Round Table communities at existing industry events to gather fiber-specific insights, while our Regional Summits will connect the industry to fiber and material producers to strengthen understandings of regional landscapes, fibers, and contexts.
This event will take place during the Natural Fibre Connect conference in Biella, Italy.

Webinar: Unified Standard Development – Second Draft Launch
2023-10-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar presents the second draft of the unified standard development to Textile Exchange’s stakeholders. It starts with presenting the reason behind transitioning to a unified suite of material standards under one harmonized system and embedding Climate+ and other key impact outcomes. Then, the presentation will focus on the sections in the unified standard that were not included in the first draft, including impact indicators, related policies, supply chain voluntary modules and recognition of other standards. Updates on requirements from the first draft of the unified standard will also be presented during this webinar. Next, the presentation will go into the timeline and key milestones looking ahead. At the end there will be time for feedback and questions from the audience.

Africa Regional Cotton Round Table Summit
2023-11-09 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
The virtual meeting will bring together regional and international stakeholders to connect and explore how to accelerate sustainable cotton production in Africa, including organic, BCI, CMiA, regenerative, and agroecological production. The round table will be an opportunity to discuss the recent developments, opportunities, and challenges of sustainable cotton production in Africa; the best production and social practices in the region; and the structuring of farm groups to scale production. Textile Exchange’s Regional Ambassador for Africa, Silvère Tovignan, will lead the meeting, with options to participate in English and French.

Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Cotton Round Table Summit
2023-11-13 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York)
The virtual meeting will bring together regional stakeholders to discuss in-conversion, organic, and regenerative cotton in the region, and the actions needed to drive forward beneficial impacts on soil health, water, and biodiversity.
Through interactive polls and discussions between panelists, participants will explore strategies for tackling climate change while supporting the transition to increasing sustainable cotton production in the region.
Textile Exchange’s Regional Ambassador for Latin America, Silvio Moraes, will lead the meeting, with options to participate in Portuguese, Spanish, or English.

Webinar: eTrackit Commercial Rollout
2023-11-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a webinar focused on the eTrackit commercial rollout.
Hear from Evonne Tan, Senior Director of Data & Technology and Callie Weldon, Standards Engagement Manager, as they showcase eTrackit (electronic Trackit) — a digital system for granular traceability developed in partnership with TextileGenesis.
Attendees will learn about the innovative technology, which creates detailed material accounting of certified materials at article level across the supply chain, enabling peer-to-peer validation and leveraging third-party certification bodies in the transaction verification process. The webinar will illustrate the eTrackit workflow on the TextileGenesis platform, the eligibility requirements and how eTrackit helps us track progress towards Climate+ goals. The webinar will also spend time on the Stakeholder Engagement Plan and how Textile Exchange will support stakeholders, as we bring eTrackit out to the industry.
For this initial rollout, eTrackit is available for the Recycled Content Standard (RCS) and the Global Recycled Standard (GRS).

Webinar: Results of the 2023 Materials Benchmark
2023-11-28 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
In this webinar, Textile Exchange’s Materials Benchmark team invites all textile, fashion, and apparel – brands, retailers, suppliers, and manufacturers to learn more about the 2023 Materials Benchmark results (e.g., Confidential Scorecard, Materials Change Index etc.), right after their launch in Q4 2023. The webinar will include highlights of each result and suggestions for participants on how to properly use and integrate them in their sustainability activities.

EMENA & Central Asia Regional Cotton Round Table Summit
2023-11-29 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York)
In this cotton-focused webinar for the Europe, Middle East & North Africa (EMENA) and Central Asia and Central Asia region, participants will hear about recent trends and challenges in sustainable cotton production in the region, followed by a panel highlighting best practices on the ground and regional differences.
Attendees will leave the virtual meeting informed and inspired to take action to increase organic and regenerative cotton production in the area.
Ömür Suner, Regional Consultant for Textile Exchange, will lead the meeting, joined by several other cotton experts from the region, with the option to participate in Turkish.

Animal Fibers & Leather Round Table - Focus on Recycled Materials
2023-11-30 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
The Q4 Animal Fibers & Leather Round Table is scheduled for November 30th at 7 am PST / 10 am EST / 4 pm CET. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.
Following our Prato mill visits, in September, we have decided to focus this Round table on Recycled materials, specifically recycled wool and recycled leather.
We have speakers from both the wool and leather industries presenting on the recycling process of these materials, as well as our Standards team who will give a brief overview of the GRS and RCS in the unified Standard.

Ask Me Anything - 2023 Materials Benchmark Results - Session 1 (10:30 AM CET)
2023-12-05 04:30 - 05:30 (America/New_York)
In addition to the ‘Results of the 2023 Materials Benchmark Webinar’ taking place on November 28, 2023, the Materials Benchmark team invites companies to join this Ask-Me-Anything- 2023 Materials Benchmark results edition. During this session, you will have the opportunity to ask any questions related to the 2023 Benchmark results (e.g., Confidential Scorecard, Materials Change Index, etc.), which will be released in November 2023.
Compared to previous years, results will present some updates and improvements, that’s why we want to give you the time and space to ask your questions. You are welcome to do so live during the session or anonymously submit questions below.

Ask Me Anything - 2023 Materials Benchmark Results - Session 2 (4:00 PM CET)
2023-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)

Recycled Polyester Round Table: Policy and ESPR
2023-12-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The Recycled Polyester Round Table: Policy and ESPR will take place on December 5th at 9:00 AM MST/11:00 AM EST/5:00 PM CET. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.
