Fishbowls, debates and roundtables replace most plenaries, so every delegate can contribute.
Sustainable
Apparel and Textiles Conference: Europe
Redesigning the business case
21st - 22nd April 2027
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates for 2027 confirmed as 21st and 22nd April
Where sustainability creates value, function by function and tier by tier
Join 350+ apparel and textiles leaders focused on delivery. Debate the industry’s hardest problems off the record, and leave with practical strategies and people to build them with.
Off-the-record
Full value-chain perspectives
No slides or scripts
Problem solving over presentations
70+
speakers
350+
attendees
40+
practical sessions
Last edition's speakers
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August Bard Bringéus
Asket
Co-founder and CEO
Begüm Kürkçü
ON
Global Senior Director of Sustainability
Matjaž Malgaj
European Commission
Head of Unit - Coordinator of Sustainable Products Initiative, European Commission - DG Environment
Katharine Beacham
Marks and Spencer
Head of Raw Materials, Packaging and Sustainability
Nikhil Hirdaramani
Hirdaramani Group
Director
Louise Maguire
Finisterre
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Allen
Patagonia
Director of Transparency
Logan Duran
Tapestry
Global Head of ESG and Sustainability
Last edition's agenda highlights
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- Effective governance and regulation: What actually drives C-suite priorities and can compliance become a catalyst for change?
- Supply chain management: How reporting and traceability can inform real impact beyond box-ticking compliance
- Workers’ rights: Normalising living wages and scaling social sustainability in response to climate and labour risks
- Net-zero action: Collaborative approaches to decarbonisation including electrification, low-impact materials and shared infrastructure
Day 2
Circularity in practise
- Overproduction and circularity: Can circular systems scale without confronting volume, or are we avoiding the hard question?
- Alternative business models: Can resale really decouple profit from production?
- Textile-to-textile recycling: How to move from pilot projects to scaled infrastructure
- Consumer connection: Building emotional durability into products that people actually want to keep in circulation
Download the 2026 briefing, register interest for 2027
The briefing includes a summary of key discussions at the Amsterdam and NYC event, as well as key themes we're tracking for the next year.
Who attends
Every participant brings expertise and has the opportunity to share it.
"The IF conference has really become a meeting point for the textiles and apparel industry that attracts all kinds of important stakeholders. Not only are the discussions honest and engaging, bringing up the hard conversations, but we are also having a lot of fun during breaks and in the evening."
Chief Sustainability Officer
Lindex
"The event was an energetic and innovative think tank, with sustainability leaders from all sizes of business across the industry coming together to discuss challenging topics. Definitely one to keep on your calendar if you weren’t able to join us this year!"
Former Head of ESG – partner brands
ASOS
"Loved being part of the Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference! Super refreshing to be in a space where real conversations around sustainability and innovation in textiles are actually happening. Great energy, great people — already looking forward to the next one!"
Director
Salona Cotspin
"So many great insights to take back and share with the team. Thanks for the inspiring agenda as well as the fruitful and challenging discussions with the many industry leaders I was humbled to share the stage with."
Formerly textile innovation specialist
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