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Peter Whitcomb

CEO

Tersus Solutions

Peter is the CEO of Tersus Solutions, a Denver-based company powering branded recommerce operations through its patented liquid CO₂ technology and full suite of textile logistics, reclamation, repair, and recycling solutions. Since joining in 2021, he has expanded Tersus’ brand partnerships and team to lead the way in remonetizing secondhand products. Previously, Peter held leadership roles at Trove, REI, and Amazon. He earned his MBA from UT’s McCombs School of Business and his undergraduate degree from Colgate University, where he captained the Division I lacrosse team. Outside of work, he enjoys all things outdoors, reading, and spending time with his wife and their three children.

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Day 0

Time

Session title

Session type

15:00 - 17:00

Visit to Ferrara Manufacturing

17:00 - 18:00

Networking drinks at Ferrara Manufacturing

Day 1

Time

Session title

Session type

09:05 - 09:20

Showing up in the short-term: What is our responsibility as individuals and corporations amid global turmoil?

VF Corporation | Cotopaxi

Plenary

09:20 - 10:00

Shared risk, shared resilience: What do genuine supplier-brand partnerships look like amid tariff uncertainty?

Soorty Enterprises | Komar | Cascale

Plenary

10:00 - 10:40

Achieving net-zero as an industry: Realigning ambition and investment for long-term decarbonisation success

HSBC | Elevate Textiles | J.Crew | Apparel Impact Institute

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

12:00 - 12:30

Brand values vs consumer value: Can sustainability drive business growth on the demand side?

Veja | Tory Burch

Plenary

12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 14:15

Breakouts - round 1

14:15 - 15:00

Breakouts - round 2

15:00 - 15:45

15:45 - 16:15

Case study breakouts - round 3

16:15 - 17:00

Breakouts - round 4

17:00 - 18:00

Networking drinks

Day 2

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:20

Board room buy-in: How can we present the business case to the C-suite without selling sustainability short?

NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business

Q&A

09:20 - 10:00

Overproduction: Where’s the incentive (and solution) to slow the system down?

Subset | T.W.I.N.

Plenary

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

T2T targets: Would a fully recycled closed textiles loop truly benefit everyone?

Lululemon | Bank & Vogue | Reju | EILEEN FISHER

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

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Niamh Campbell

Senior Project Manager

Izzy Hodgson

Senior partnerships manager, sustainable fashion

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