Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA

3rd - 4th June 2026

New York City, USA

Visit to RTV sorting facility and roundtables

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Join us for an exclusive on-site visit to Return to Vendor’s New Jersey facility. We’ll tour the site seeing how they sort through end-of-life recovery from brands, manufacturers and waste streams.

We’ll then break into small groups for roundtable discussions on the barriers to scaling circularity — exploring the key obstacles and enablers, and what it will take to make the economics work. All roundtables are held under Chatham House rules, creating space for genuinely open, candid conversation.

This visit sets the tone for the conference, kicking things off with honest, pragmatic discussion and closing with networking drinks.

Pre-registration is required — please register your interest via the Microsoft form when booking or contact Niamh Campbell

 

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Day 0

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Day 1

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:30am - 10:20am
Plenary
10:20am - 11:05am
11:05am - 11:45am
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Collapsing the E and S in ESG: Protecting workers’ rights in the push to net-zero 
Sourcing Journal | American Eagle Outfitters | Global Labor Institute, Cornell University ILR School | Fair Labor Association
Plenary
1:00pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 2:45pm
3:15pm - 3:45pm
3:45pm - 4:30pm
4:30pm - 5:15pm
5:15pm - 6:15pm
Day 2

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
10:05am - 11:00am
The reality of resale, repair, rental: Can circular business models actually scale to compete with the linear system? 
Nuuly | Tersus Solutions | GUESS inc. | Yale University | Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Plenary
11:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:10pm
T2T targets: Would a fully recycled closed textiles loop truly benefit everyone? 
The Crisis of Stuff | Bank & Vogue | Reju | EILEEN FISHER
Plenary
12:10pm - 12:45pm
Regenerative cotton: If it really is a win-win for all, why is it not more widespread? 
Spruell Farms | Victoria's Secret & Co | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
Case study
12:45pm - 1:45pm
1:45pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Key takeaways and closing remarks 
Parsons School of Design