Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference
29th April - 30th April 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Day 1
Breakouts – case study round
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Day 0
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Visit to Brightfiber Textiles
Workshop
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pre-event networking drinks
Networking
Day 1
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Time to align: The necessity of partnerships and pre-competitive dialogue for success
9:20am - 10:00am
Balancing quarterly results and long-term survival: How to make the case for climate action in the board-room
Plenary
10:00am - 10:45am
Equitable partnerships: The importance of fair purchasing practises to unlock supplier-brand collaboration
Plenary
10:45am - 11:30am
Break and speed networking
11:30am - 12:10pm
Electrification: Who’s funding the necessary investments to deliver net-zero?
Case study
12:10pm - 1:00pm
Industry transformation: Where are the workers' rights and protections in a 1.5°C+ world?
Plenary
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout round 1
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Breakouts round 2
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Break
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Breakouts - case study round
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Breakouts round 4
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking Drinks
Day 2
Thursday 30th April 2026
Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:00am - 8:50am
Coffee catch-up: Brand case studies
9:00am - 9:50am
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction?
Plenary
9:50am - 10:20am
Q&A with the EU Commission: Breakdown on the ESPR and the Circular Economy Action Plan
Q&A
10:20am - 10:45am
Networking break
10:45am - 11:15am
Regenerative cotton as systems change: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand
Case study
11:15am - 11:55am
Product team perspective: How do we design for durability and recyclability, not retrofit them later?
Plenary
11:15am - 11:55am
How can SMEs drive meaningful change when the system favours giants?
The other room
11:55am - 12:45pm
Dragons den style presentation - Can we decouple profit and production through resale?
Case study
11:55am - 12:45pm
When is and when isn’t AI an appropriate tool for advancing sustainability?
The other room
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm - 2:10pm
A just transition: How we can centre waste pickers, not just waste, in the circular economy
Plenary
1:45pm - 2:10pm
Measuring biodiversity: What data points should we be tracking?
The other room
2:10pm - 2:55pm
Breaking the deadlock: What key barriers do we need to overcome to realise T2T recycling?
Plenary
2:10pm - 2:55pm
How can the industry address waste colonialism and uplift community-led circular solutions?
The other room
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help
Plenary
3:30pm - 3:40pm
Closing remarks