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.
Day 0
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
Day 1
Wednesday 29th April 2026
Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Fireside chat
9:20am - 10:05am
C-suite priorities: Are quarterly results crowding out long-term survival in the boardroom?
Finisterre | Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail | Asket | Sustainabelle
Plenary
10:05am - 10:45am
Fair purchasing or failed partnerships? What does real supplier-brand collaboration look like in practice?
Oritain | Artistic Garment Industries (AGI Denim) | MANGO | Ethical Trading Initiative
Case study
10:45am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:10pm
Net-zero: Everyone pays for inaction. Who pays for action?
Marks & Spencer | Soorty Enterprises | Action Speaks Louder | Sustainable & Social
Plenary
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
2:00pm - 2:45pm
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Opaque supply chains: How to identify and manage forced labour risks beyond tier 1
TextileGenesis | Sapphire Textiles Mills | Social & Labor Convergence Program
Breakout
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Price parity: Can next-generation materials ever scale sufficiently to compete with traditional options?
Hyosung | Regeneration.VC | Sustainabelle
Breakout
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Reporting cycles and boundaries: What is the balance between accuracy and scalability?
HUGO BOSS | Samsøe Samsøe
2:00pm - 2:45pm
This house believes - Cotton faces a worse PR crisis than polyester
Dana Davis Consulting
This house believes
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Future Forward Factories: What inclusive pathways already exist for scaling up near-net-zero factories?
Fashion for Good
Learning Group
2:45pm - 3:30pm
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Blind spots and business risks: Why we can no longer ignore the water crisis?
OEKO-TEX® | Primark
Breakout
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Breakout
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Between greenwashing and greenhushing: What counts as credible evidence and substantiation for claims?
SimaPro | The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets | Patagonia | Dana Davis Consulting
Breakout
2:45pm - 3:30pm
This house believes
2:00pm - 3:30pm
(Continued) Future Forward Factories: What inclusive pathways already exist for scaling up near-net-zero factories?
Fashion for Good
Learning Group
3:30pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 4:45pm
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Grievance mechanisms: How do we engage, respond and remediate with local context and sensitivity
RMG Sustainability Council | Otto Group
Case study
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Case study
4:15pm - 4:45pm
This house believes - CSRD reporting was/is a waste of everyone’s time
Sustainable & Social
This house believes
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Learning Group
4:45pm - 5:30pm
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Worker wellbeing: How living wages and social dialogue drive impact for workers
Fenix Outdoor | Immi Garments | Fair Labor Association
Breakout
4:45pm - 5:30pm
Shortening supply chains: What are the opportunities of localised production and how do we unlock them?
Adolfo Domínguez | Mulberry | Bobo Choses
Breakout
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
Breakout
4:45pm - 5:30pm
This house believes
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Learning Group
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Day 2
Thursday 30th April 2026
Time
Session title
Theme
Session type
8:00am - 8:50am
8:00am - 8:50am
What does meaningful union engagement look like for brands?
ASOS | International Transport Workers' Federation | Fair Wear
Case study
8:00am - 8:50am
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 | Sustainabelle
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
Q&A
10:20am - 10:45am
10:45am - 11:15am
Transitioning to regenerative cotton: Impact, opportunity, and operational reality from farm to brand
Turnrow Farm Services | COTTON USA™ and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
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?
PeakPerformance | Alpine Group | Margaret Howell | WRAP
Plenary
11:15am - 11:55am
The other room
11:55am - 12:45pm
Case study
11:55am - 12:45pm
The other room
12:45pm - 1:45pm
1:45pm - 2:10pm
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
1:45pm - 2:10pm
The other room
2:10pm - 2:55pm
Breaking the deadlock: Can T2T recycling deliver beyond the pilot phase?
PUMA Group | Syre
Plenary
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
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