| 09:30 |
Registration, Refreshments, Exhibits |
| 10:00 |
Plenary - Chair: Vanessa Knowles, The Textile Institute
Welcome & Introduction
Sara Eppel, Head of Sustainable Products & Consumers, Dept of the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
Sustainable Clothing Roadmap - Progress Update
Dorothy Maxwell, Lead Clothing Roadmap for Defra/Technical Director, Global View Sustainability Services
Responsible & Accountable Garment Sector (RAGS) Challenge Fund of £3.5 million
Deborah McGurk, Dept for International Development (DfID)
Q&A and Discussion |
| 11:15 |
Refreshments & Exhibits |
| 11:30 |
Breakout Sessions
- Communicating "Sustainable Clothing" - Chair: Allanna McAspurn, Director, MADE-BY
- EarthPositive Apparel - Communicating the Carbon Footprint of Clothing
Mariusz Stochaj, Head of Products, Continental Clothing Co
- Fashion Futures - 2025 - Using scenarios to catalyse action for sustainable fashion industry
Michael Kobori - Vice President, Supply Chain, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co and Peter Madden - Chief Executive, Forum for the Future
- Q&A and Discussion
- Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Clothes Cleaning - Chair: Paul Wright, George Clothing, Asda
- Final Results from the Industry Work Group on Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Clothes Cleaning
Jonathan Bains, BIO Intelligence Services
- Q&A and Next Steps Discussion
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| 13:00 |
Reception at Estethica sustainable clothing trade exhibition at London Fashion Week with buffet lunch
Somerset House (a 10 minute walk from the South Bank Centre)
Harold Tillman, Chairman of British Fashion Council
Dan Norris, Defra Environment Minister |
| 15:00 |
Breakout Sessions
- Maximising Reuse and Recycling of Clothing - Chair: Alan Wheeler, Textile Recycling Association
- Final Results from the Industry Work Group on Maximising Reuse and Recycling of UK Clothing/Textiles
Nick Morley, Director of Innovation, Oakdene Hollins
- Textiles 4 Textiles - EU project to develop technology for mixed fibre textile recycling
Ellen van den Adel, Partner, Work on Progress, The Netherlands
- Film: Sustainable Fashion from Clothing at Tesco
Abi Rushton, Ethical & Sustainable Sourcing, Tesco Clothing
- Q&A and Next Steps Discussion
- Influencing the Supply Chain - Chair: Lucy Drage, Development and Sustainability Manager, TU Sainsburys
- Cotton made in Africa
Stephen Engel, Aid by Trade Foundation
- Shared Talent India - Using sustainable materials in clothing design
Dilys Williams, Centre for Sustainable Fashion
- Eco-Efficiency in Indian Dyehouses supplying Marks & Spencers, NEXT & Tesco
Phil Patterson, Director, Colour Connections
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| 16:30 |
Refreshments & Exhibits |
| 16:45-17:30 |
Feedback and Discussion |
| 18:00 |
Fashion Futures Launch Reception, hosted by Levi Strauss & Co and Forum for the Future, Weston Roof Pavilion |
