Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Janine Rubino

Principal of Sustainability

Macy's

Janine Rubino is the Principal of Sustainability at Macy’s, Inc., where she works at the intersection of sustainability, supply‑chain strategy, and business resilience. Her work focuses on advancing traceability and preferred materials strategies for Macy’s private brands, overseeing Scope 3 product emissions, and strengthening the company’s water stewardship approach across global supply chains.

Janine’s role centers on translating sustainability priorities into durable business outcomes—helping ensure continuity of supply, mitigating environmental and regulatory risk, and building resilience in the face of climate‑ and resource‑related disruption, particularly around water availability and water risk.

Prior to joining the sustainability team, Janine spent several years in various product development and production roles. This background gives her a unique perspective on sustainability, grounding impact strategies in how products are designed, sourced, and manufactured at scale. Her work emphasizes practical implementation and alignment between environmental performance and long‑term business value.

Janine Rubino'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