Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Andrée-Anne Lemieux

Director of Sustainability

Institut Français de la Mode

Andrée-Anne Lemieux conducts research on the sustainable and circular transformation of organizations in the fashion and luxury sectors. After more than 15 years’ experience in operational management positions in the fashion industry (product development, sourcing, marketing, operations, retail), she now devotes her time to research and teaching, where she directs the IFM-Kering Sustainability Research Chair and all sustainable development initiatives. She develops interdisciplinary projects combining academic research, foresight and strategic support for companies.

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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
14:45 - 17:15
Visit to Brightfiber Textiles 
Workshop
17:30 - 18:30
Pre-event networking drinks 
Networking
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:05 - 09:25
Operationalising collaboration: Turning collective ambition into collective advantage 
Independent
Fireside chat
09:25 - 10:00
C-suite priorities: Are quarterly results crowding out long-term survival in the boardroom? 
Finisterre | Asket | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:00 - 10:45
Fair purchasing or failed partnerships? What does real supplier-brand collaboration look like in practice? 
Oritain | AGI Denim | MANGO | Ethical Trading Initiative
Case study
10:45 - 11:30
Break and speed networking
11:30 - 12:20
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks and Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Good Fashion Fund | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
12:20 - 13:00
Workers rights: A 1.5°C world needs a just transition. Can we actually deliver it? 
Lindex | Politecnico di Milano | Epic Group
Plenary
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:45
Breakout round 1 
14:45 - 15:30
Breakouts round 2 
15:30 - 16:00
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Breakouts - case study round 
16:30 - 17:15
Breakouts round 4 
17:15 - 18:15
Networking Drinks
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
08:00 - 08:50
Coffee catch-up: Brand case studies 
09:00 - 10:00
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:00 - 10:25
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
10:25 - 10:55
Networking break
10:55 - 11:30
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
11:30 - 12:10
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
11:30 - 12:10
SMEs can’t drive meaningful change because the system favours the giants 
The other room
12:10 - 12:45
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
00:10 - 00:45
We’re measuring what’s easy, not what’s actually happening — and it’s costing us nature 
Sustainable & Social
The other room
00:45 - 01:45
Lunch
13:45 - 14:10
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
14:10 - 14:50
Breaking the deadlock: Can T2T recycling deliver beyond the pilot phase? 
Fashion for Good | PUMA Group | Syre
Plenary
14:50 - 15:25
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help 
University of Amsterdam | Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective
Plenary
15:25 - 15:40
Closing reflections from the next generation of designers 
Institut Francais de la Mode | Institut Français de la Mode
Plenary

Previous speaker:

Gerbrich Kozijn

Next speaker:

Nienke Steen

Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

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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