Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference

29th - 30th April 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Agenda

This year's focus is scaling impactful solutions and systems transformation. Through interactive workshops, problem-solving sessions, and peer-learning groups, we're convening forward-thinking apparel and textile leaders to identify opportunities for partnership and build an industry ecosystem that delivers tangible impact.

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Day 0

Tuesday 28th April 2026

Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Visit to Brightfiber Textiles 
Workshop
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Pre-event networking drinks 
Networking
Day 1

Wednesday 29th April 2026

Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Operationalising collaboration: Turning collective ambition into collective advantage 
Independent
9:20am - 10:05am
C-suite priorities: Are quarterly results crowding out long-term survival in the boardroom? 
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail | Asket
Plenary
10:05am - 10:45am
Fair purchasing or failed partnerships? What does real supplier-brand collaboration look like in practise? 
MANGO
Plenary
10:45am - 11:30am
Break and speed networking
11:30am - 12:10pm
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action? 
Marks & Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Action Speaks Louder
Case study
12:10pm - 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 
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Opaque supply chains: How to identify and manage forced labour risks beyond tier 1  
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Business value - Price parity: Can next-generation materials ever scale sufficiently to compete with traditional options?  
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Regulatory preparation - Reporting cycles and boundaries: What is the balance between accuracy and scalability?  
HUGO BOSS | Samsøe Samsøe
Breakout
2:00pm - 2:45pm
This house believes - We need to stop focusing on SBTi targets and focus on action  
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Future Forward Factories: What inclusive pathways already exist for scaling up near-net-zero factories?  
Fashion for Good
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Breakouts round 2 
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Blind spots and business risks: Why we can no longer ignore the water crisis?  
OEKO-TEX®
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Overcoming the sustainability stigma: How can we reshape internal perceptions of sustainability teams and build company-wide sustainability cultures  
ON
Breakout
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Between greenwashing and greenhushing: What counts as credible evidence and substantiation for claims?  
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets | Patagonia
Breakout
2:45pm - 3:30pm
This house believes - Cotton faces a worse PR crisis than polyester  
Fashion for Good
2:00pm - 3:30pm
(Continued) Future Forward Factories: What inclusive pathways already exist for scaling up near-net-zero factories?  
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Break
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Breakouts - case study round 
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Grievance mechanisms: How do we engage, respond and remediate with local context and sensitivity  
Otto Group
Case study
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Unlocking energy savings: What are the lost-cost, high-return innovation opportunities in tier 2?  
Case study
4:15pm - 4:45pm
What are DPPs actually valuable for?  
Case study
4:15pm - 4:45pm
This house believes - CSRD reporting was/is a waste of everyone’s time  
4:15pm - 5:30pm
End-to-end traceability: How do you align internally for effective supply chain management?  
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Breakouts round 4 
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Worker wellbeing: How living wages and social dialogue drive impact for workers  
Fenix Outdoor | Immi Garments
Breakout
3:45pm - 4:15pm
Shortening supply chains: What are the opportunities of localised production and how do we unlock them?  
Mulberry | Bobo Choses
Case study
4:45pm - 5:30pm
EPR readiness: How do we build resilient strategies as national frameworks evolve?  
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management | VF Corporation
4:45pm - 5:30pm
This house believes - “Luxury fashion is inherently sustainable”  
4:15pm - 5:30pm
(Continued) End-to-end traceability: How do you align internally for effective supply chain management?  
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Networking Drinks
Day 2

Thursday 30th April 2026

Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
8:00am - 8:50am
Coffee catch-up: Brand case studies 
8:10am - 9:00am
What does meaningful union engagement look like for brands?  
ASOS | International Transport Workers' Federation
Case study
8:10am - 9:00am
How do we embed action on fibre fragmentation within other sustainability priorities?  
The Microfibre Consortium | BESTSELLER
Case study
9:00am - 9:50am
The consumption cyclone: Can circularity fix overproduction? 
Hirdaramani Group | Reju | Primark | Tapestry
Plenary
9:50am - 10:20am
Q&A with the European Commission: What do we need to know about the ESPR and the Circular Economy Action Plan 
European Commission
10:20am - 10:45am
Networking break
10:45am - 11:15am
Transitioning to regenerative cotton: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand 
Turnrow Farm Services | Cotton USA™
Case study
11:15am - 11:55am
Circular by design: What might our product development look like if durability and recyclability are prioritised from the start? 
Alpine Group | Margaret Howell | PUMA Group
Plenary
11:15am - 11:55am
SMEs can’t drive meaningful change because the system favours the giants 
11:55am - 12:45pm
Dragons den style presentation - Can we decouple profit and production through resale? 
Case study
11:55am - 12:45pm
AI is either a sustainability breakthrough or a distraction – which is it? 
12:45pm - 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm - 2:10pm
A just transition: How we can centre waste pickers, not just waste, in the circular economy 
H&M Foundation
Plenary
1:45pm - 2:10pm
We’re measuring what’s easy, not what’s actually happening — and it’s costing us nature 
The other room
2:10pm - 2:55pm
Breaking the deadlock: Can T2T recycling deliver beyond the pilot phase? 
Syre
Plenary
2:10pm - 2:55pm
Supplier engagement isn’t the problem, the system is 
The other room
2:55pm - 3:30pm
Emotional durability: Why consumers neglect the clothes they own – and how psychology can help 
Zalando | Axel Arigato / Informed Collective
Plenary
3:30pm - 3:45pm
Closing reflections from the next generation of designers 
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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