Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Annie Agle

Vice President of Impact and Sustainability

Cotopaxi

Annie Agle is the Vice President of Sustainability and Impact for Cotopaxi, a Public Benefit Corporation founded to create Gear for Good®, sustainably designed gear that fuels both outdoor experiences and global change. She steers the brand’s actions around climate, giving, corporate social responsibility, and human rights. She works to democratically implement sustainable business strategies to drive the brand’s positive social and environmental returns.

Annie also acts as the company’s ESG controller, overseeing Cotopaxi’s reporting and certifications, including the company’s annual GRI report, B Corporation assessment, GHG measurements, and SBT reductions. In addition to these roles, Annie works closely with Cotopaxi’s brand team to help inform public relations, communications, and storytelling around the company’s sustainability and impact strategies. She represents the brand frequently at conferences and events.

Annie has over a decade of experience impacting business strategy and leadership, working with numerous companies as an ESG consultant at Hanuman Capital and Development3. She believes that humility, collaboration, and transparency are the foundational principles of effective and holistic sustainability and works passionately to leverage her experience and network to serve the needs of wider society.

Annie graduated from Barnard College at Columbia University and completed her Master of Science in Sustainability at the University of Cambridge in England.

Annie Agle's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Time
Session title
Session type
Day 1

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:40
Plenary
10:40 - 11:20
11:20 - 12:00
Collapsing the E and S in ESG: Protecting workers’ rights in the push to net-zero 
Sourcing Journal | Global Labor Institute, Cornell University ILR School | Fair Labor Association
Case study
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:45
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:45
The reality of resale, repair, rental: Can circular business models actually scale to compete with the linear system? 
Nuuly | Tersus Solutions | GUESS inc. | Yale University | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Plenary
10:45 - 11:15
11:15 - 12:00
Plenary
12:00 - 12:30
Regenerative cotton: If it really is a win-win for all, why is it not more widespread? 
Spruell Farms | Victoria's Secret & Co | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
Key takeaways and closing remarks 
Parsons School of Design