Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference
29th - 30th April 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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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