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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time

Session title

Session theme

Session type

2:45pm - 5:15pm

Visit to Brightfiber Textiles

Workshop

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Pre-event networking drinks

Networking

Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time

Session title

Session theme

Session type

9:05am - 9:25am

Operationalising collaboration: Turning collective ambition into collective advantage

Independent

Fireside chat

9:25am - 10:00am

C-suite priorities: Are quarterly results crowding out long-term survival in the boardroom?

Finisterre | Asket | Sustainabelle

Plenary

10:00am - 10:45am

Fair purchasing or failed partnerships? What does real supplier-brand collaboration look like in practice?

Oritain | AGI Denim | MANGO | Ethical Trading Initiative

Case study

10:45am - 11:30am

Break and speed networking

11:30am - 12:20pm

Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action?

Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social

Plenary

12:20pm - 1:00pm

Workers rights: A 1.5°C world needs a just transition. Can we actually deliver it?

Lindex | Politecnico di Milano | Epic Group

Plenary

1:00pm - 2:00pm

2:00pm - 2:45pm

2:45pm - 3:30pm

3:30pm - 4:00pm

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Breakouts - case study round

4:30pm - 5:15pm

Breakouts round 4

5:15pm - 6:15pm

Networking Drinks

Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time

Session title

Session theme

Session type

8:00am - 8:50am

Coffee catch-up: Brand case studies

9:00am - 10:00am

The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction?

Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle

Plenary

10:00am - 10:25am

Q&A with the European Commission: What do we need to know about the ESPR and the Circular Economy Action Plan

European Commission

Q&A

10:25am - 10:55am

Networking break

10:55am - 11:30am

Transitioning to regenerative cotton: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand

Turnrow Farm Services | adidas | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

Case study

11:30am - 12:10pm

Circular by design: What might our product development look like if durability and recyclability are prioritised from the start?

PeakPerformance | Alpine Group | Margaret Howell | WRAP

Plenary

11:30am - 12:10pm

SMEs can’t drive meaningful change because the system favours the giants

The other room

12:10pm - 12:45pm

This house believes (mainstage) - Resale does more to expand consumption and to boost linear production than reduce it

Decathlon | N Brown Group | Sustainabelle

This house believes

12:10am - 12:45am

We’re measuring what’s easy, not what’s actually happening — and it’s costing us nature

Sustainable & Social

The other room

12:45am - 1:45am

Lunch

1:45pm - 2:10pm

A just transition: How we can centre waste pickers, not just waste, in the circular economy

Saamuhika Shakti | H&M Foundation | Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

Plenary

2:10pm - 2:50pm

Breaking the deadlock: Can T2T recycling deliver beyond the pilot phase?

Fashion for Good | PUMA Group | Syre

Plenary

2:50pm - 3:25pm

Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help

University of Amsterdam | Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective

Plenary

3:25pm - 3:40pm

Closing reflections from the next generation of designers

Institut Francais de la Mode | Institut Français de la Mode

Plenary

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Niamh Campbell

Portfolio lead - apparel and textiles

Contact Niamh

Izzy Hodgson

Senior partnerships manager, sustainable fashion

Contact Izzy

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