Sustainable Clothing Roadmap Annual Conference 2011

12:30	Registration, and Networking Lunch
13:00	Welcome & Introduction Minister of State, Dept of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) Sustainable Clothing Roadmap - Progress Update Sara Eppel, Head of Sustainable Products & Consumers, Dept of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) European Commission's Environmental Improvement Potential of Textiles Research Yannick LeGuern BioIntelligence Services, on behalf of the European Commission Q&A and Discussion
14:00	Sustainable Clothing Case Studies Speakers will include: Cotton Made in Africa Roger Peltzer, Director of the African Department DEG, part of the KfW Banking Group Levi Strauss & Co Michael Kobori, Vice President, Social & Environmental Sustainability The 'Eco-Index' Environmental Index Tool Cortney McDermott, Chair of the Sustainability Working Group, European Outdoor Group and Head of CSR and Sustainability at The North Face (VFC) in Europe Q&A and Discussion
14:45	Break and Refreshments
14:55	Clothing Cleaning Working Group - activity overview Clare Norman, Technical Manager, Tesco Reuse and Recycling Working Group – activity overview Alan Wheeler, National Liaison Manager, Textile Recycling Association WRAP and the future of the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap Dr Richard Swannell, Director, Design & Waste Prevention Q&A and Discussion
16:30	Closing remarks