Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Andrés Fernández

Head of Sustainability and Sourcing

MANGO

Andrés Fernández has been Mango’s Sustainability and Sourcing Director since 2020.

 

A graduate of Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, he did the thesis for his Master’s degree at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology of the University of Stockholm. In 2010, he completed an MBA at the IESE Business School of the Universidad de Navarra.

 

Andrés Fernández has spent much of his professional career at Mango. He joined the company in 2011 as a Woven Buyer in the Mango Casual division. Over the years, he has occupied positions of greater responsibility, first as a Purchasing Manager for Mango Man before becoming the company’s Head of Sourcing. Since 2020, he is also in charge of Sustainability.

Andrés Fernández's sessionsView full agenda

Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
14:45 - 17:15
Workshop
17:30 - 18:30
Networking
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:45
Case study
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
Plenary
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:30 - 17:15
17:15 - 18:15
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 10:00
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | ON | Tapestry | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:25 - 10:55
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
00:45 - 01:45
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
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