Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Hanna Reichel

Director of Sustainability

Centric Brands

Hanna Reichel is currently the Director of Sustainability at Centric Brands, where she is responsible for driving circularity, traceability and climate action across the company’s portfolio of owned and licensed brands. Hanna has developed and implemented sustainability strategies for leading fashion and outdoor brands and retailers, focused on risk management, regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement. Her approach centers on being a dot connector between partners and possibilities to address complex challenges throughout the value chain and product lifecycle. Hanna holds a B.S. in Urban and Regional Studies from Cornell University, where her research focused on the role of food systems in sustainable development and climate resiliency.

Hanna'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