Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Elizabeth Spruell

Owner

Spruell Farms

Elizabeth Spruell is a visionary leader whose career spans both the financial and agricultural sectors, bringing strategic insight, innovation, and integrity to every role she serves. With a distinguished 22‑year career in banking and Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) accreditation, Elizabeth held senior leadership positions where she drove strategic growth through treasury management, fraud reconciliation, mergers and acquisitions, and systems integration initiatives such as Salesforce implementation.

Following the passing of her father in 2021, Elizabeth transitioned full‑time to lead Spruell Farms Partnership, a multi‑generational family farming operation spanning more than 6,000 acres in North Alabama. There, she applied her financial acumen to build a strong management team, adopt advanced agricultural technologies to improve yield and quality outcomes, amid challenging market conditions.

Elizabeth serves on the Cotton Incorporated Board of Directors for the Southeast Region and was elected as the first woman in 125 years to the Alabama Farm Credit Bank Board of Directors, where she contributed on the Audit and Business Investment Committees. Working alongside her children, brother, and mother, Elizabeth continues to honor her family’s farming legacy while championing innovation, sustainability, and leadership across generations.

 

Elizabeth'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