Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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What to expect from this type of session...

These focused, problem-solving sessions tackle critical business challenges and provide clear and practical outputs.

Devendra Gupta 

OEKO-TEX®

Head of Product Management

Speaker
Lewys Isaac 

Primark

Water Stewardship Manager

Speaker
Shivam Gusain 

Sustainability Strategist

Speaker

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Global accountability in textile waste — what it is, why it matters, and the mechanisms for brands to take action 

Next session:

Overcoming the sustainability stigma: How can we reshape internal perceptions of sustainability teams and build company-wide sustainability cultures

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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 - 12:25pm
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
12:25pm - 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
Lunch
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Breakout round 1 
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Breakouts round 2 
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Break
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 | Primark | 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
1:45pm - 2:45pm
Supplier engagement isn’t the problem, the system is 
Soorty Enterprises
The other room
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 - 3:35pm
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

Senior project manager

Contact Niamh 

Izzy Hodgson

Senior partnerships manager, sustainable fashion

Contact Izzy 

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