Textile Exchange

Webinar: Follow the Thread – From Farm to Finished Product
2023-01-18 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Are you a retailer or brand selling organic clothing, loungewear, towels, bedding, or mattresses? Looking for tools to explain to benefits of organic textiles or the strengths and requirements of the organic certification system? Join the Organic Trade Association’s Vice President of Regulatory & Technical Affairs, Gwendolyn Wyard, and members of their Organic Fiber Council for their upcoming webinar, Follow the Thread: From Farm to Finished Product, to learn about these benefits and strengths.
During the webinar hosted by OTA’s Fiber Council, and co-hosted by GOTS and Textile Exchange, they will be joined by brand and certification experts in organic textiles and certification to talk about why organic textiles are good for the planet, people, and business and why organic certification matters. In this session, you will learn how organic certification works, how to read labels appropriately and how to buy and sell with confidence in today’s marketplace.
This webinar will feature Textile Exchange’s La Rhea Pepper.

ANAB Assessor Development Week Training
2023-01-23 - 2023-01-27
In January 2023, ANAB will be hosting training courses at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Dallas). This is an opportunity to ask questions of ANAB Accreditation Managers and Assessors.
Textile Exchange’s Lee Tyler will be participating in the Forensic Technical Assessor training on the morning of January 26th.

Texworld Evolution NYC
2023-01-31 - 2023-02-02
Twice a year in New York City, thousands of international exhibitors gather to connect with buyers for the largest sourcing event on the East Coast.
Established in 2006, Texworld New York City serves as a place of inspiration for designers, buyers, and industry professionals with exclusive trend forecasts and educational seminars hosted by industry-leading professionals. The event continues to create opportunities to support the textile and apparel sourcing community by connecting global manufacturers and suppliers to the U.S. market.
Texworld Evolution NYC is the culmination of all of Texworld’s shows, conveniently co-located in the official fashion capital of the United States.

Texworld Evolution Paris
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-08
This event brings together, twice a year in Paris, a thousand exhibitors from the fashion industry. It offers professional buyers from all over the world a sourcing platform with a wide variety of products ranging from basics to the most creative and qualitative.

SOURCING at MAGIC Las Vegas
2023-02-13 - 2023-02-15
SOURCING at MAGIC is a domestic and international gathering of manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers from apparel and footwear manufacturing, to textiles, materials, components, supply chain, and technology solutions – both in-person and online. The in-person event will be held in Las Vegas starting February 13-15, 2023. Get ready to discover global manufacturers, sustainable suppliers, and fashion tech solutions while exploring the entertainment capital of the world.

OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector
2023-02-13 - 2023-02-17
The Forum brings together representatives of government, business, trade unions, civil society, and academia to discuss key issues and risks related to due diligence in global garment and footwear supply chains in a neutral environment. The Forum also plays a role in supporting alignment across policies and industry initiatives on due diligence expectations.
13-15 February 2023 – Virtual side sessions
16-17 February 2023 – Online & OECD Conference Centre, Paris
Textile Exchange’s Liesl Truscott will be participating in the webinar ‘Unpacking the Box: Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence’ on February 13th: Webinar Registration – Zoom

Sustainability Seminar: Greening 2023 as a Year of Sustainability Action
2023-02-15 00:30 - 04:30
Start the year to hear from industry speakers on case studies, success stories on sustainability in the fashion industry. Make 2023 a year of sustainability action for your business.
Textile Exchange’s Chiara Ferrero will be participating.
The seminar will be available online or in person in Singapore. 1:30pm-5:30pm SST / 12:30am-4:30am EST

Towards Clarity and Consensus: How Apparel Brands Can Measure Their Biodiversity Impacts for a Nature-Positive Future Webinar
2023-02-23 10:00 - 11:00
The WEF has identified biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as one of the fastest deteriorating global risks over the next decade. With close ties to biodiversity loss throughout their value chains, many apparel brands are seeking to measure, monitor, and reduce their impacts on nature.
Several approaches to measuring corporate biodiversity performance have emerged, forming a complex landscape for businesses to navigate. Before they can act to transform supply chains and the ecosystems they touch, brands must understand how to measure their impacts.
This webinar will discuss:
• The tools and frameworks available for measurement, including mapping tools and natural capital accounting
• What is the outlook for alignment on biodiversity measurement and valuation for businesses?
• How brands can use the TNFD Framework to report and verify their biodiversity impacts
• Best practice from brands building nature-positive strategies today
Textile Exchange’s Liesl Truscott will be on the panel.

Sympoeisis: making with Opening Reception
2023-02-25 17:00 - 20:00
Southern California Fibershed announces the opening of its first gallery show Sympoiesis: making with, in partnership with Studio 203. Opening February 25 and running through April 8, 2023, the exhibition explores how one of humanity’s oldest craft and industrial forms––the making of clothing––has shaped our relationship to the land, our bodies, and each other.
The title calls up author and scholar Donna Haraway’s neologism sympoeisis, or making with, the idea that we are creatures of the earth in a dance of co-creation. Director of the So Cal Fibershed and instigating curator Lesley Roberts explains, “Sympoeisis is a hybrid art show–social practice that follows the threads linking our agricultural and economic ecosystems, and our wellbeing, with what we wear.”

Opening Reception: Saturdaym February 25, 2:00 – 5:00 P.M. PST
Location: STUDIO 203, 3440 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, 90034

The GFA Monitor Masterclass: Better Wage Systems
2023-02-28 10:00 - 11:00
GFA Academy is launching a series of five online Masterclasses starting in January 2023 to provide a unique chance to delve deeper into the 2022 GFA Monitor report: Progression to a Net Positive Fashion Industry.
The Masterclasses are aimed at brands and retailers involved in Sourcing, Ethical Trade, Sustainability, CSR, ESG, Procurement, and Design. It is also highly relevant for other actors in the fashion value chain. The inspiring and informative sessions will provide participants with tangible and actionable guidance, tools, and knowledge to take bold and urgent action according to the five priorities outlined in The GFA Monitor: 1.Respectful and Secure Work Environments, 2.Better Wage Systems, 3.Resource Stewardship, 4.Smart Material Choices, and 5.Circular Systems.
In the sessions, participants will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse panel of GFA partners and industry experts for industry and case study insights.
Following the GFA Monitor priorities, the series continues with a second session on Better Wage Systems.

Groundwork: The 2023 Southern California Fibershed Symposium
2023-03-04 13:00 - 18:00
The inaugural Groundwork: So Cal Fibershed Symposium will bring together ranchers and farmers, designers, advocates, academics, and changemakers for a day of project presentations and networking.
They’re organizing the symposium with the intent to share projects underway in their Fibershed, and encourage networking and resource sharing before, during, and after the event.
LOCATION: Helms Design Center, 8745 W Washington Blvd, Culver City CA
TIME: 10:00am – 3:00pm PST

Cellulose Fibres Conference 2023
2023-03-08 - 2023-03-09
The only conference focused on cellulose fibres – in textiles, hygiene products, and packaging.
This will be a hybrid event, and the in-person portion will be held in Cologne, Germany.

SXSW 2023
2023-03-10 - 2023-03-19
South by Southwest® dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW® is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture.
Textile Exchange’s CSO Ashley Gill will participate in the panel titled ‘Regenerative Apparel: Farm Level Solutions to Tackling the Climate Crisis’. In this panel, textile leaders and regenerative agriculture experts will come together to discuss developments that will position America as a sustainable textile leader.

The GFA Monitor Masterclass: Resource Stewardship
2023-03-28 10:00 - 11:00
GFA Academy is launching a series of five online Masterclasses starting in January 2023 to provide a unique chance to delve deeper into the 2022 GFA Monitor report: Progression to a Net Positive Fashion Industry.
The Masterclasses are aimed at brands and retailers involved in Sourcing, Ethical Trade, Sustainability, CSR, ESG, Procurement, and Design. It is also highly relevant for other actors in the fashion value chain. The inspiring and informative sessions will provide participants with tangible and actionable guidance, tools, and knowledge to take bold and urgent action according to the five priorities outlined in The GFA Monitor: 1.Respectful and Secure Work Environments, 2.Better Wage Systems, 3.Resource Stewardship, 4.Smart Material Choices, and 5.Circular Systems.
In the sessions, participants will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse panel of GFA partners and industry experts for industry and case study insights.
Following the GFA Monitor priorities, the series continues with a third session on Resource Stewardship.

Responsible Business USA 2023
2023-04-04 - 2023-04-05
In a period of geo-political and macro-economic crises companies must balance action, whilst sustaining a successful business. Those that can achieve this will future proof their business, protect the planet and ensure inclusive, sustainable growth.
Business growth is required for organizational survival, yet sustainability is a necessity for long-term profitability. Incoming SEC regulation, the Inflation Reduction Act, and mounting stakeholder pressure is increasing the momentum, ensuring that action on sustainability accelerates despite the current difficult climate in which businesses operate in.
At Reuters Events: Responsible Business USA 2023, they will help you embed sustainability across the business, shape your strategy through quality sustainability data, prepare for upcoming SEC regulation, accelerate the net-zero transition and ultimately balance growth with sustainability.
The event will be held in New York.

Synthetic Yarn and Fabric Association Spring Conference
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21
The Synthetic Yarn and Fabric Association is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals affiliated with the synthetic yarn and fiber industry. Representation in the industry includes fiber producers, texturizers, staple yarn manufacturers, fabric producers for apparel, automotive, upholstery, and industrial markets. Additionally, raw material suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and service providers related to the industry are valuable contributors to the organization.
Textile Exchange’s Dr. Kate Riley will be presenting.

Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-26
This two-day business conference will address how brands must align and adapt practices to deliver on growing stakeholder expectations. Innovation Forum will equip delegates with the best-practice and guidance to develop net-zero strategies, transform supply chains, engage consumers, scale circularity, and drive positive social impacts.
The conference will be held at the Hotel Casa Amsterdam.

Sourcing Journal Sustainability Summit
2023-04-25 08:00 - 18:30
The second edition of the Road to 2030 Sustainability Summit will build on the topics and themes of last year’s inaugural event. Titled “Promises vs. Progress” the day’s program will examine the often large disparity between ambitions and action. While 80 percent of companies in a recent Sourcing Journal poll stated they had defined sustainability targets, a mere 20 percent have any measuring tools in place. For true progress to occur, this must change. Let’s foster that change together.

The GFA Monitor Masterclass: Smart Material Choices
2023-04-25 10:00 - 11:00
GFA Academy is launching a series of five online Masterclasses starting in January 2023 to provide a unique chance to delve deeper into the 2022 GFA Monitor report: Progression to a Net Positive Fashion Industry.
The Masterclasses are aimed at brands and retailers involved in Sourcing, Ethical Trade, Sustainability, CSR, ESG, Procurement, and Design. It is also highly relevant for other actors in the fashion value chain. The inspiring and informative sessions will provide participants with tangible and actionable guidance, tools, and knowledge to take bold and urgent action according to the five priorities outlined in The GFA Monitor: 1.Respectful and Secure Work Environments, 2.Better Wage Systems, 3.Resource Stewardship, 4.Smart Material Choices, and 5.Circular Systems.
In the sessions, participants will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse panel of GFA partners and industry experts for industry and case study insights.
Following the GFA Monitor priorities, the series continues with a fourth session on Smart Material Choices.
Textile Exchange’s Fiber and Materials Director Meg Stoneburner will be speaking.

Bloomberg Green Summit
2023-04-26
The need for urgent climate action is clearer than ever. Global pledges signal both urgency and hope, from COP27’s breakthrough loss and damage fund to sweeping US climate legislation passed in the Inflation Reduction Act. But how do we catalyze commitments into tangible action needed to reshape our climate future?
A preeminent gathering of climate champions meeting at the crossroads of sustainability, science and culture, the third annual Bloomberg Green Summit will highlight the solutions needed to address the planet’s most pressing climate challenges.
This event will be held in New York & Virtually.

Sustainable Plastics 2023
2023-05-08 - 2023-05-09
Sustainable Plastics 2023 Exhibition & Conference is a trade show which promotes the latest innovations in bio-based and recyclable plastics, where major manufacturers will lead the way forward in producing new materials, packaging solutions, and manufacturing technologies to help reduce global plastic pollution.
The conference will be held in Los Angeles, California, and will bring together world-leading manufacturers, materials innovators, and environmental experts from across the plastics industry.

Challenge the Fabric 2023
2023-05-09 - 2023-05-10
Challenge the Fabric aims to scale impact through collaboration. The pioneering cross-industry initiative is a unique platform that enables the entire supply chain of man-made cellulosic fibres (MMCF) to meet, collaborate and create change. CTF invites industry leaders and stakeholders from the fashion, textile and forest industries shaping the industry of tomorrow.
Textile Exchange’s Nicholas Johnson will be participating.
Challenge the Fabric 2023 will take place in Milan.

The GFA Monitor Masterclass: Circular Systems
2023-05-23 10:00 - 11:00
GFA Academy is launching a series of five online Masterclasses starting in January 2023 to provide a unique chance to delve deeper into the 2022 GFA Monitor report: Progression to a Net Positive Fashion Industry.
The Masterclasses are aimed at brands and retailers involved in Sourcing, Ethical Trade, Sustainability, CSR, ESG, Procurement, and Design. It is also highly relevant for other actors in the fashion value chain. The inspiring and informative sessions will provide participants with tangible and actionable guidance, tools, and knowledge to take bold and urgent action according to the five priorities outlined in The GFA Monitor: 1.Respectful and Secure Work Environments, 2.Better Wage Systems, 3.Resource Stewardship, 4.Smart Material Choices, and 5.Circular Systems.
In the sessions, participants will have the opportunity to interact with a diverse panel of GFA partners and industry experts for industry and case study insights.
Following the GFA Monitor priorities the series rounds off with a final session on Circular Systems.

Sustainability Week US - Economist Impact
2023-05-30 - 2023-06-01
Economist Impact’s Sustainability Week USA focuses on helping businesses become sustainable, faster, while generating actual business value. In 2023 the event will be a large scale event with an exhibition, bringing the whole sustainability ecosystem under one roof.
The event will take place in Washington D.C.

Aii Webinar: Taking Stock of Progress Against the Roadmap to Net Zero
2023-06-02 11:00 - 12:00
Join Aii for an exclusive first look at “Taking Stock of Progress Against the Roadmap to Net Zero,” the highly anticipated follow-up to 2021’s Roadmap to Net Zero.
Report author Michael Sadowski and experts from Aii, Textile Exchange (Beth Jensen, Climate+ Impact Director), and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition will share examples of how companies and organizations are actively reducing emissions across six key areas and offer practical next steps for the industry. The panel will end with a live question and answer session.

Circular Textile Days
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-06
The Circular Textile Days is a business event that offers a great opportunity for meeting new partners in the sustainable textile business and for discovering and discussing innovative circular textile solutions.
This event will take place in the Netherlands at 1931 Congress Center ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Circularity 23
2023-06-05 - 2023-06-07
As the leading convening of professionals building the circular economy, Circularity 23 (June 5-7, Seattle, WA) offers thought-provoking keynotes, actionable breakouts, a solutions-oriented expo and unparalleled networking opportunities. Join the growing community of visionaries and practitioners to move beyond incremental action, catalyze systems change and accelerate the circular economy.

ITMA 2023: Transforming the World of Textiles
2023-06-08 - 2023-06-14
The world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition, ITMA highlights innovations that will help textile and garment manufacturers transform and grow their business.
ITMA 2023 will take place in Milan, Italy.

Planet Textiles 2023
2023-06-12 - 2023-06-13
The SAC is excited to be hosting the 2023 edition of Planet Textiles at this year’s Textile & Garment Technology Exhibition (ITMA 2023), the world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition. Join us in Milan on June 12 & 13 for this unique industry event.
Planet Textiles, the international sustainability conference, will bring together textile and apparel organizations, industry leaders and stakeholders with a commitment to drive sustainability improvements throughout global supply chains. The two-day event will provide the opportunity to collaborate and work towards driving collective action, change and progress within the sector. Across the two days, delegates will explore technology innovations and the latest thinking on circularity, sustainability measurement, decarbonization and much more.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation Summit '23
2023-06-15 08:00 - 15:30
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Summit will take place in person at The Roundhouse, London, on Thursday, June 15th from 1:00pm – 8:30pm BST.
The Summit is the Foundation’s flagship annual event and they will bring their Network of businesses, policymakers, innovators, universities, cities, philanthropic organisations, and thought leaders together to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.
