Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Saskia Bloch

Global Sustainability Director

Fenix Outdoor Group

Saskia Bloch has been with Fenix Outdoor since 2018 and is responsible for sustainability issues along the supply chain of the Group’s brands, particularly in the areas of human rights, environment, materials, chemicals and transparency. This also includes active participation in industry-wide cooperation initiatives such as the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Cascale.

Before joining Fenix Outdoor, she gained over a decade of experience in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in various industries and in foundation work.

Saskia Bloch holds a master’s degree in applied cultural studies.

Saskia Bloch'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
16:30 - 17:15
Worker wellbeing: How living wages and social dialogue drive impact for workers 
Arisa | Fenix Outdoor Group | Immi Garments | Fair Labor Association
Breakout
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