Registration
Introduction and welcome | Ekman Group & Swedish Fashion Council
Global Outlook | McKinsey
Sustainable Forestry | Canopy
Panel 1: Forest resources as the future of fashion
How is sustainable forest management defined, how do farmers work with their forests to ensure and protect the biodiversity, regeneration capacity and reforestation? How to work collectively toward sustainable forest practices throughout the whole MMCF industry.
Break
Panel 2: Legislation, policies, and traceability
The past years we have seen the new EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles, and an increased need to identify materials with lesser environmental impact. Organizations such as Textile Exchange has developed standards to identify such materials, together with the increase of government initiatives and new laws. How can fashion brands and suppliers alike navigate in this landscape? What role does NGO’s and trade unions play? What is required to enhance the knowledge on legislation, policies, and traceability?
Lunch
Panel 3: The future of Next Generation Solutions
This panel will focus on the collective commitment at COP27 by brands such as Kering, H&M, Inditex and to purchase over half a million tonnes of fibres stemming from Next Generation Solutions. It will discuss what this commitment means and highlight the need for scaling the already existing solutions, as well as developing new ones. The challenges of reaching the scale needed and what happens to brands that do not get access to next gen materials will also be touched upon.
Break
Panel 4: Shaping the path forward
This panel will focus on how we can shape the path towards fashion’s sustainable future. It will highlight good examples of measures that have been taken by brands and discuss the the importance of collaboration regarding these issues. How can we collectively contribute to create long lasting impact and a sustainable future for all?
Conclusion – Nina Elmersson – VP Innovare, Ekman
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Registration
Introduction and welcome
Global Outlook
Sustainable Forestry
Forest to fabrics; the importance of sustainable forest practices
This panel discusses the importance of sustainable forest management. Topics
that will be discussed are centered around how sustainable forestry
management is defined, how farmers work with their forests to ensure and
protect the biodiversity, regeneration capacity and reforestation. The panel will
also discuss what sustainable forest management mean for different regions of
the world as well as how it influences sourcing strategies and the demands on
raw material suppliers.
Break
Legislation, Policy, and Traceability
Over the last few years, we have seen an increase in legislation related to sustainability in textiles. For example, the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles will require the use of more sustainable and recycled materials as well as identification through the Digital Project Passport (DPP). Organizations such as the Textile Exchange are supporting the industry by developing standards to classify preferred materials. Also new startups are focusing on helping brands achieve visibility on their supply chains. How can fashion brands and suppliers alike navigate this new landscape? What role can stakeholders like innovators, NGO’s and industry organizations play? What is required to educate and disseminate knowledge on legislation, policy, and traceability? This panel will explore these important topics.
Lunch
Committing to the future of Next Generation Solutions
This panel discusses the collective commitment at COP27 by brands such as Kering, H&M, Inditex to purchase over half a million tonnes of fibres stemming from Next Generation Solutions. The panel will address what this commitment means for the innovators in terms of the need for scaling, investments and partnerships and the potential challenges of reaching the scale needed.
Break
Shaping the path forward
This panel will focus on how we can shape the path towards fashion’s sustainable future and highlight the possibilities within the MMCF field. It will discuss the importance of cross industry collaborations and how we can create long lasting change by engaging different stake holders from different industries. What can we learn from the development of other fibre categories or other industries? What will be critical to continue to grow in an innovative
and sustainable way?
Conclusion – Nina Elmersson – VP Innovare, Ekman
Challenge the Fabric 2023 will take place on May 9 – 10, in Milan
