Textile Exchange

Recycled Polyester Round Table Monthly Meeting
2022-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York), 2022-04-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago), 2022-05-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
To request an invite, please register to join the Recycled Polyester Round Table via this link.
11am EST/ 4pm GMT/ 5pm CET

Evolving Textiles Conference Materializing the Future
2022-03-16
We have gathered some of the most knowledgeable and compelling change-makers in the sector in order to facilitate a conference with impact. We all know and have attended that conference that feels like preaching to the choir with no actionable change to accompany it.
The purpose of Evolving Textiles is to define the current landscape in terms of alternative fibers and circularity in textiles and explore the direction for the future. We will identify challenges and opportunities with the intention of developing attainable goals and work toward having a measurable impact on sustainability in the textile industry over time.
We are proud to welcome speakers from Spain, Sweden, England, Singapore, and all over the United States with the opportunity for question and answer with each speaker. Including Textile Exchange’s CEO, La Rhea Pepper.

Sustainable Materials for the Fashion Industry: Trends & Insights (SUS)
2022-03-17
Did you know that the materials choices you make as a consumer and as a business have a large part to play in the environmental impact for the fashion industry? As consumer preferences and the conscious choices they make continue to constantly shift, how can businesses keep up with their needs in this day and age?
Through this session ofВ Industry Insights: Sustainable Materials in the Fashion Industry, learn how you can integrate the usage of sustainable materials in your fashion business to meet your sustainability goals!
Come and hear from a panel of international sustainability experts on the sustainable material trends and what lies ahead. The panel will also be sharing the industry trends and practices that global brands have already embarked on in their sustainability journey, and how you can possibly adopt them.
The panel discussion will be followed by a short session where you can connect with sustainable materials suppliers in the Asian region.
Be sure to check our Textile Exchange’s, Ashley Gill, speaking at this event.В

Biosynthetics Full Round Table - Q1 Meeting
2022-03-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
To request an invite, please register to the Biosynthetics Round TableВ via this link.

12pm EDT/ 4pm GMT/ 5pm CET

The Material Innovation Conference
2022-03-18
The Material Innovation Conference aims to advance the next-gen materials industry by providing vital expertise and bringing together all key players along the innovation path from concept to commercialization.
вЂ‹To support the growth of the market for next-gen materials, and to accelerate the development & adoption of these next-gen materials, we are launching the inaugural Material Innovation Conference, a 2-day virtual event connecting industry leaders.
The event will bring together an industry ecosystem of retailers, brands, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, academia, business incubators, raw material suppliers, mills, and nonprofits to explore opportunities and challenges and to accelerate the commercialization of next-gen materials.
Be sure to check out Dr. Kate Riley as a speaker at this upcoming conference.В

Webinar: Brand Certification and Trackit
2022-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Hi Team: This webinar will be presented by Evonne and Callie.
To Participate-be sure to Register Here!
With the recent changes to the CCS3.0 and the future launch of Trackit, Callie and Evonne will give an overview of the systems and address the interconnectedness of both. This webinar is for brands who are interested and/or pursuing CCS3.0 certification and those who are wanting to learn more about implementing Trackit into their operations.

Members-Only Webinar: Policy Hub Updates
2022-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
This webinar will be presented by Beth in collaboration with the Policy Hub.
To Participate- members look out for a link sent to your email. If you are not a member and would like information please email membership@textileexchange.org
The Policy Hub unites the apparel industry to contribute to EU policy development processes and decisions. Textile Exchange joined the Policy Hub as a partner in early 2021, and through this partnership, Textile Exchange members have access to the Policy Hub as well. This member-only webinar will provide an overview of current Policy Hub issue priorities, next steps, and any opportunities to proactively engage on specific topics where possible.

Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference
2022-04-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This virtual three-day business conference will address how brands can adapt practices to move towards regenerative apparel and deliver on growing stakeholder expectations. We’ll equip delegates with the best-practice and guidance to develop net-zero strategies, transform supply chains, engage consumers, scale circularity, and drive positive social impacts.

Social impact

How to tackle the challenges in ensuring a truly ethical supply chain and delivering a clear, positive impact for workers

Environmental performance

The leading practices to implement circularity, drive regenerative agriculture and take effective action on climate to achieve net-zero targets

Factory engagement and manufacturing

Brand and factory perspectives on how best to transform factories and the manufacturing process to ensure sustainable and ethical supply

Consumer trust and expectations
How to genuinely engage consumers in sustainable fashion and translate current and emerging trends into effective corporate strategy

Be sure to check out Textile Exchange’s CEO, La Rhea Pepper, speaking in the opening plenary session. вЂFast fashion has 10 years left: So, what’s next?” on 26th April, 13.00-13.50 BST.

Webinar: Navigating 2021 Company Scorecards - for Material Change Index (MCI) Participants
2022-04-27 09:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
This webinar will be presented by the CFMB team.
To Participate-be sure to Register Here!
The Corporate Benchmark Team invites all 2021 Material Change Index (MCI) participants to a webinar on – How to Navigate Company Scorecards. Due to increased interest and requests from participating companies, in this webinar, we would like to take you through the different features and elements of a Confidential Company Scorecard and provide further tips/guidance on how you can use your scorecards. We will also have some dedicated time for a Question and Answer session, so be ready with your questions.

Webinar: Impacts and Impact data: Looking into Animal Welfare
2022-04-28 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
This webinar will be presented by:

Anna Heaton, Fiber and Materials Strategy Lead: Animal Materials,В Textile Exchange
Professor Mateus Paranhos
Charton Locks, ProduzindoвЂЇCerto

To Participate-be sure to Register Here!

After last year’s successful Leather Learning Webinar Series on traceability in the bovine leather supply chain, the Responsible Leather Round Table has planned another Leather Learning Webinar Series for 2022, focusing this year on impacts and impact data: from how and what data is collected, to how impact is modeled for cattle production and leather production.
The first webinar will focus on impacts and impact data related to animal welfare in the bovine leather supply chain. During this webinar, we will look into how Textile Exchange is addressing animal welfare in the bovine leather supply chain and what opportunities we have to collect and assess animal welfare data. We will take Brazil as a case study, looking into the status of animal welfare in cattle production and how animal welfare data is being collected through the farms and Programs Partners involved in the LIA-Impact Incentives.

Women Leading Regeneration
2022-05-04 - 2022-05-05
In its fourth year, the Women Leading Regeneration Online Summit is centering feminine leadership as a key to planetary health. As a 100% female-led team, it is Regenerative Rising’s honor to gather women leaders from around the world for a highly engaging 2-day online summit focused on elevating, nurturing, and resourcing the capacity of feminine leadership to facilitate change and positive impact across sectors. With dynamic speakers, wisdom-filled working sessions, and invaluable networking opportunities, this summit’s goal is to activate our power and bravery, as women, to change the world.
All of our power comes from the Earth. By feeding the Earth, we are feeding ourselves and that allows us to empower each other. We want you to come away from this gathering with that knowing. By the end of this event- we seek to activate our shared ableness to CARE: Connect, Activate, Reflect and Embody!
Check out Climate+ Director, Beth Jensen, speaking during this event.В

Challenge the Fabric Conference
2022-05-16 - 2022-05-17
Scaling the impact through collaboration
Ekman and the Swedish Fashion Counsil together with partners from the forest, textile, and fashion industries will host Challenge the Fabric in Paris at the Institut SuГ©dois on May 16 and 17, 2022. The aim is to connect the supply chain of forest-based textiles, improve and enhance the perception of the MMCF textiles, and impact towards a traceable and sustainable production.
We will start the event on the evening of May 16В with a welcome mingle and an introduction to the following day. The symposium on May 17В will be a full day of interesting discussions and insights from key actors from the forest, textile, and fashion industries.
Click here to register
Being part of the Challenge the Fabric symposium in Paris will increase your company’s possibility to connect, network, listen to initiated speakers and gain knowledge, all to enhance and improve the future development of the MMCF (Man-made cellulosic fibers) supply chain.
The merited Advisory Board of CTF consists of IKEA of Sweden, Textile Exchange, Kelheim Fibres, Swedish Fashion Council and Ekman.

Circularity 22
2022-05-17 - 2022-05-19
As the leading convening of professionals building the circular economy, Circularity 22 offers thought-provoking keynotes, informative breakouts, a solutions-oriented expo and engaging networking opportunities. Join the growing community of visionaries and practitioners to move beyond individual action, catalyze systems change and accelerate the circular economy.

Webinar: AFRT Meeting: Natural capital accounting, sheep genetics and pain relief
2022-05-17 02:00 - 03:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar will be presented by Anna Heaton and others.
To Participate-be sure to Register Here!
Our next Animal Fibers Round Table has an Australia and New Zealand focus. We will be taking a look at Natural Capital Accounting, what this approach covers and how it has been used in Australia. There will also be a speaker from the Soft Rolling Skin (SRS) Genetics group to discuss how breeding choices can aid in delivering high quality wool from sheep that don’t need to be mulesed. In addition we will talk about pain relief and how this is being used in Australia and New Zealand. All this as well as information from Textile Exchange to keep you up to date with our activities. The timing of this session is designed to allow as many people as possible in Australia and New Zealand to attend, so for some of you this will not be at an accessible time.

Webinar: A Deep Dive into the Roadmap to Net Zero for the Apparel Sector: Energy
2022-05-18 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
Join presenters Michael Sadowski, WRI; Lewis Perkins and Kurt Kipka, Aii; Manuel Baigorri, Levi Strauss & Co.; Liam Salter, RESET Carbon; and Abhishek Bansal, Arvind Ltd., as they host a webinar around the transitioning to renewables in the apparel sector.

UNECE - UNIDO Conference
2022-05-24 - 2022-05-25
MAY 24-25, 2022 – 9.30-16.30 EET Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah Hotel
A transition to sustainable and circular economic models is key to improved sustainability and address human rights, social, environmental and climate impacts in the garment and footwear sector – a shift that can be achieved with verifiable production data, delivered through improved traceability and transparency of the value chain.
The purpose of this international conference is to discuss how to support the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s cotton-textile and leather industry in its effort to embrace more responsible production patterns, with the aim of preventing and mitigating social and environmental impacts, and particularly the carbon and water footprint along value chains.
The event is co-organized by UNECE and UNIDO, in the context of the global initiative вЂњEnhancing Traceability and Transparency for Sustainable and Circular Value Chains in Garment and FootwearвЂќ, jointly implemented with the UN International Trade Centre (ITC), with support of the European Union since 2019.
The dialogue is meant to actively contribute to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022.

Please check out Textile Exchange’s, Rui Fontoura, speaking.В

RawAssembly
2022-05-24 08:00 - 2022-05-26 17:00 (America/New_York)
For May В 2022, RawAssembly has joined forces with global media powerhouseВ T Magazine and BETA By STH BNK at Hanover House to amplify their impact through an industry responsible textile sourcing event, and circular fashion design exhibition styled collaborative event titled вЂRAW TO A T’.
This Year RawAssembly brings not only an industry B2B 3 day immersive sourcing event, with an international line up of solution providers and esteemed speakers, but also a world-class curated exhibition & RawAssembly’s (RE)THINK Design Awards.
RawAssembly creates the opportunity to craft new local & global relationships, learn from one another and establish new partnerships that help positively impact the world and transform the fashion industry around us.

ROAD TO 2030 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
2022-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
There is no way forward without a plan.
With sustainability initiatives becoming a must-have, more and more companies are drawing up a roadmap of transformation. From curbing emissions to carbon offsets and ESG funding, the industry is conjuring strategies toward a greener future.
TheВ ROAD TO 2030 SUSTAINABILITY SUMMITВ will be Sourcing JournalвЂ™s first in-person event of the year and will take a deeper look into how retail organizations are embarking in achieving their sometimes lofty sustainability goals. It will also provide a deeper look at what tools and technologies companies are leveraging (or should be leveraging) to get them to their end goals. At the end of all this we might still be left with the most looming question on everyone’s minds: will we get there? And what are the ramifications if we don’t?

Global Fashion Summit
2022-06-07 - 2022-06-08
Global Fashion Agenda is proud to introduce Global Fashion Summit. Formerly known as Copenhagen Fashion Summit, Global Fashion Summit is the leading international forum for sustainability in fashion presented by Global Fashion Agenda.
Building on the remarkable success of Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the renamed event manifests the non-profitВ organisation’s global outlook and reach, and marks a new era for collaboration in the fashion industry.
Be on the lookout for Textile Exchange Senior Director, Ashley Gill, as a speaker during the Summit.

The Greener Manufacturing Show
2022-06-09 - 2022-06-10
The Greener Manufacturing Show is North America’sВ must-attend event for any sustainability-focused company looking to design and manufacture their products from more sustainable materials, limit and eliminate the use of toxic chemicals, and reduce the impact of their industrial and manufacturing processes on the environment and global climate change. Source the latest technologies and solutions, and find new partners to help achieve all your sustainability targets.

4Sustainability Event
2022-06-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The second act,В in presenceВ and with a limitedВ numberВ , is intended above all to be an opportunity forВ networkingВ : it starts from the December conference and anticipates the themes of the 2023В conferenceВ . ongoing transition towards concretely sustainable business models.В This year, we are also expanding the debate to supply chains other than the Italian one, with the confirmed presence ofВ ZDHCВ (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals) andВ Textile ExchangeВ and the unprecedented participation ofВ BGMEAВ (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association).
Among the other speakers and panelists expected in Florence, Brachi Testing Services, Consorzio Promozione Filati, Gruppo Florence, HUGO BOSS, Renoon, Successori Reda, The ID Factory, Matteo Marzotto, Anna Maria Tartaglia, Matteo Ward …

Check out Liesl Truscott, Corporate Benchmarking Director, as a speaker for this event!

OutDoor by ISPO
2022-06-12 08:00 - 2022-06-14 17:00 (America/New_York)
Meet the Smartest and Most Innovative People in the Outdoor Industry

Society at the Crossroads: Together we are shaping the future of the planet.
Thought leaders, ambassadors, pioneers and innovators – for three days, the leading minds of the sports and outdoor industry will come together to exchange ideas, learn and network.
Be there when it’s OutDoor by ISPO again fromВ June 12 to 14, 2022.
With yourВ on-site ticket, experience the entireВ exchange between brands, retailers, media representatives, speakers and consumer experts.
GetВ full access to the complete Outdoor by ISPO congress programmeВ with all keynotes, panels and breakout sessions and the presentations at the Speakers Corner.
Meet friends, acquaintances andВ many faces of the outdoor community – See you in June!

Be sure to check out Dr. Kate Riley speaking on Textile Exchanges Synthetics strategy.В

Vegan World
2022-06-13 - 2022-06-15
Vegan and Sustainable Fashion Designer Showroom + Networking Cocktail Hour in downtown Los Angeles.

About this event

California Market Center is hosting VEGAN WORLDв„ў byВ Vegan Fashion WeekВ at Label Array on June 13-15 during LA Market Week.
VEGAN WORLDв„ў is the only professional vegan fashion trade show in the world. Based in Los Angeles, this elevated platform is combining the worlds of ethical and sustainable fashion, beauty and lifestyle. An immersive environment to discover, connect and ignite collaborations within the fashion industry.
This season, Label Array collaborates with Vegan Fashion Week to present you with a curated selection of Ethically Made and Sustainable brands to discover during LA Market Week.
Collections feature next-gen sustainable materials including apple leather, cactus leather, wine leather, mulberry leather and more…
Expert or curious about Vegan Fashion? This event is for you!
Follow our Instagram for updates @veganfashionweek

Event Schedule
Monday, June 13th – Press Day
9:00am вЂ“ 5:00pm – Designer Showroom at Label Array
2:00pm вЂ“ 5:00pm – Industry Networking Cocktail
Tuesday, June 14th – Trade Day
9:00am вЂ“ 5:00pm – Designer Showroom at Label Array
Wednesday, June 15th – Community
9:00am вЂ“ 3:00pm – Designer Showroom at Label Array
Meet and Greet with your favorite designers!

Biosynthetics Full Round Table - Q2 Meeting
2022-06-16 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
To request an invite, please register to the Biosynthetics Round TableВ via this link.
Date:В Jun 16thВ (11am EDT/ 4pm BST/ 5pm CEST)

Recycled Polyester Round Table Monthly Meeting
2022-06-21 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
To request an invite, please register to join the Recycled Polyester Round Table via this link.
10am EDT/ 3pm BST/ 4pm CEST

Better Cotton Conference 2022
2022-06-22 - 2022-06-23
We are pleased to announce that the Better Cotton Conference 2022 will be hosted in Malmö, Sweden as well as online on 22 and 23 June.
The theme for this year’s conference is Cotton + Climate Action.
We will be using the momentum from COP26 and the launch of our Climate Change Mitigation Target and Climate Approach to deliver a highly engaging agenda with a range of high-profile speakers.
After two years of adapted online engagement, we are excited to bring our global community together, both in person and virtually. The conference will help to drive our ambitious mission and strategic direction onward whilst highlighting the important work and perspectives of others working on the same issues.
Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with industry leaders and experts to explore the entire cotton value chain, focusing in on topics such as climate action, innovation in the cotton sector and social sustainability.
Join us in shaping a more sustainable future for cotton!
Be sure to check out, Evonne Tan, Textile Exchange’s Director of Data and Technology speaking on Traceability.

Webinar: Getting Started Workshop 1 for Fashion Pact Signatories
2022-06-22 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar will be presented by the CFMB team.
This is for you if your company is a Fashion Pact signatory. The Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark (CFMB) Program welcomes you to the 2022 benchmark cycle! In this Getting Started Workshop, we will take you through everything you need to know while embarking on your benchmark journey – from how to get started, to where to find guidance materials, from what is needed to complete the Material Change Index (MCI) survey, to how can you get supported, and more.

Webinar: The Sustainability of Biosynthetics
2022-06-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
The Sustainability of Biosynthetics: How biosynthetics can be part of the fashion and textile industry’s journey towards a regenerative and circular future.
