Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Ben Tomkins

Regional Vice President - Americas

Oritain

Ben Tomkins is the Vice President of Retail Sales at Oritain. Coming into his seventh year at Oritain, Ben has worked closely supporting partners – from brands and retailers to manufacturers – in developing programs to meet their traceability and verification objectives. 

Having spent five years in Oritain’s London office, developing industry knowledge across the EMEA market, Ben then relocated to Washington D.C. to support the roll-out of the company’s first US office. Ben now works primarily in the fashion and cotton industry, with a focus on North America. 

A core area of Ben’s work is supporting major US importers in ensuring they meet relevant compliance requirements, whilst underpinning their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Prior to Oritain, Ben studied Business Finance at the Henley Business School. 

Ben's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Time
Session title
Session type
17:00 - 18:00
Day 1

Time
Session title
Session type
09:30 - 10:25
Plenary
11:05 - 11:45
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Collapsing the E and S in ESG: Protecting workers’ rights in the push to net-zero 
Sourcing Journal | American Eagle Outfitters | Global Labor Institute, Cornell University ILR School | Fair Labor Association
Plenary
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
15:15 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:15
17:15 - 18:15
Day 2

Time
Session title
Session type
10:05 - 11:00
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
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:10
T2T targets: Would a fully recycled closed textiles loop truly benefit everyone? 
The Crisis of Stuff | Bank & Vogue | Reju | EILEEN FISHER
Plenary
12:10 - 12:45
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
12:45 - 13:45
13:45 - 15:15
15:15 - 15:45
Key takeaways and closing remarks 
Parsons School of Design