Organic Exchange is presenting this year’s Sustainable Textiles conference in New York on October 27th-28th. Check out the plenary speakers!
Yvon Chouinard | Founder & Chairman, Patagonia
Eileen Fisher | Founder, Eileen Fisher
Tensie Whelan | President, Rainforest Alliance
The workshops and discussions include:
- Recycled Textiles, Bio-Based Textiles, and Natural Textiles
- Environmental Impacts of Dyeing and Finishing
- Carbon Footprinting In the Textile Industry
- Product and Materials Indexing
- Ensuring Product Integrity Claims
- Understanding the Regulatory Landscape
- Energy and Water Conservation and Waste Minimization
- Cotton + Sustainability
The list of companies attending:
- Anvil Knitwear
- Bergman Rivera
- C&A Buying
- Chico’s FAS
- Control Union Certification
- Deckers Outdoor Corporation/Simple Shoes
- Disney Consumer Products
- Egedeniz Tekstil
- Eileen Fisher
- Esquel
- Evolve
- Fountain Set, Ltd.
- Gap, Inc.
- Genencor
- Green Textile
- Greensource
- G-Star
- H&M Hennes & Maurtitz AB
- Hemp Fortex
- Hermann Buhler AG
- Huntsman
- ICCO
- Kowa, Inc
- L.L. Bean
- Lenzing
- Li & Fung
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Nike
- Nordstrom
- Orta Anadolu
- Patagonia
- Portico Home + Spa
- Pratibha Syntex
- PT Indorama
- Remei AG/bioRe
- Shell Foundation
- Texas Organic Cotton Marketing Cooperative
- Thai Alliance Textile Co., Ltd.
- Vertical Knits SA DE CV
- Walmart Stores, Inc.
Clearly, this is a major industry event! There is a registration fee for this conference. To learn more click here!
Nadira is the co-founder of Social Alterations. She is currently completing her final year as a PhD Candidate at City University of Hong Kong.
Good morning!
My name is Laura Daza, I am a colombian fashion and textile expert and professor. I will love to assist the
2010 OE Sustainable Textiles Conference – Conference Overview in NY Oct. 27-28. How can I get a press-pass in order to assist this big event?
Looking forward for your response.
Laura