Planet Textiles will be held in Canada, May 22.
The sustainable textiles summit serves as a place for textile industry members to work together on scaling sustainable innovations, reducing the negative impact of microfiber pollution and developing best practices for chemical management.
There will be breakout sessions and discussions focused on sustainable goals and on efforts to prep industry members to shift to a more circular model in coming years.
Denim makers will also have access to the latest information on dyeing, laundering and water saving techniques to make their supply chains more sustainable.
The goal for Planet Textiles is to help the textile industry find more harmonized sustainable solutions, as now more than ever, the industry—and the consumer—are calling for transparency and products to be made more sustainably.
Planet Textiles will look at how small start-up companies can scale sustainable innovations in the industry from the lab to commercial reality. Other themes include textile microfibers in relation to the growing problem of microplastics pollution, fate and implications for marine eco-systems. Deforestation in relation to the manmade cellulosic fiber sector will also be high on the agenda – along with the harmonization of textile chemical management and wastewater guidelines.
