The seminars offer attendees to be part of engaging discussions on vital themes such as environmental protection, sustainability, and innovative change within the fashion industry, not-for-profit organisation The Sustainable Angle said in a press release.
The seminar series will include Nicole Rycroft and Valerie Langer from Canopy, the trailblazing NGO transforming the viscose supply chain; Sophia Kianni, founder of Climate Cardinals, who is championing the translation of climate information as the youngest UN advisor ever; Shilpa Yarlagadda of Shiffon Co, who is leveraging her jewellery brand to increase women’s access to venture capital funding; and founder Luke Haverhals from Natural Fiber Welding, a vanguard in the field of plastic-free material solutions.
The series will also feature Cyrill Gutsch, founder and CEO of Parley for the Oceans; Amy Congdon from Biofabricate, leading experts in biomaterial education; Annabelle Hutter from Santis Textiles, who introduced the world’s first 100 per cent recycled cotton; Bianca Pitt from SHE Changes Climate, championing gender inclusion in climate decision-making; and Cyndi Rhoades, founder of Worn Again Technologies and co-founder of Circle-8 Technologies, where she focuses on sorting and processing non-reusable textiles.
The opening hours for the series are 12-6 pm on June 26 and 9-6 pm on June 27–28, 2023.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)