Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Kehkeshan Usman

Chief Sustainability Officer

MG Apparel

Kehkeshan Usman is the Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Business Affairs at MG Apparel where she leads the organization’s ESG transformation agenda across large-scale apparel manufacturing operations. She specializes in converting global sustainability commitments into practical, factory-level execution, driving measurable impact across energy optimisation, water stewardship, and circularity in complex supply chains.

She brings a frontline manufacturing perspective, grounded in operational realities. Her work focuses on aligning supplier ecosystems with evolving global standards for responsible and transparent production. A committed advocate for inclusive growth, she has also contributed to strengthening MG Apparel’s women-led workforce model, championing the belief that sustainable transformation is driven as much by people and culture as by systems and strategy.

 

Kehkeshan'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