Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Carmen Gama

Director of Circular Design

EILEEN FISHER

Carmen Gama is a New York–based designer and circularity strategist recognized for advancing innovative business models that transform how fashion systems operate and divert textile waste from landfills. As Director of Circular Design at EILEEN FISHER, she leads the integration of circular principles into design and operations, developing scalable systems that extend product life cycle, recover value and reduce environmental impact. A Parsons School of Design graduate and recipient of the EILEEN FISHER x CFDA Social Innovator Fellowship, Carmen also advises corporations, mentors emerging sustainability leaders, contributes to global dialogues on the future of fashion and has been featured in numerous podcasts and publications, including Vogue, Business of Fashion, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Harper’s Bazaar

Carmen Gama 's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

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

Time
Session title
Session type
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 | 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