Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

How do you make sustainability a business priority, not a business problem?

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What to expect from this type of session...

An entirely off-the-record format for the most controversial issues. There are no speakers. Instead, the audience leads the conversation. It is a chance to vent, to speak your mind and to challenge (un)conventional thinking.

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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
2:45pm - 5:15pm
Workshop
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:25am - 10:00am
Plenary
10:00am - 10:45am
Case study
10:45am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:20pm
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
12:20pm - 1:00pm
Plenary
1:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 2:45pm
2:45pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:00pm
4:30pm - 5:15pm
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 10:00am
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:25am - 10:55am
10:55am - 11:30am
Transitioning to regenerative cotton: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand 
Turnrow Farm Services | adidas | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
12:10pm - 12:45pm
This house believes
12:45am - 1:45am
1:45pm - 2:10pm
A just transition: How we can centre waste pickers, not just waste, in the circular economy 
Saamuhika Shakti | H&M Foundation | Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Plenary
2:10pm - 2:50pm
Plenary
2:50pm - 3:25pm
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help 
University of Amsterdam | Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective
Plenary
3:25pm - 3:40pm
Closing reflections from the next generation of designers 
Institut Francais de la Mode | Institut Français de la Mode
Plenary