Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference: Europe

21st - 22nd April 2027

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Consolidate or diversify: How to align your supplier map with your sustainability goals

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  • Brands consolidating into fewer strategic suppliers: what has deeper partnership delivered on decarbonisation and worker programmes, and how is concentration risk managed?
  • Brands adding China+1 capacity: how can newer sourcing countries build the energy and social compliance capability that established hubs took decades to develop?
  • When a sourcing shift means leaving a supplier or region, what does responsible exit look like for workers and for the investments already made?
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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
2:00pm - 5:00pm
Workshop
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking
Day 2 | The next decade

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
8:00am - 9:00am
Plenary
9:00am - 10:15am
10:15am - 11:00am
11:00am - 12:15pm
12:15pm - 1:15pm