Q2 Cotton Round Table
2025-06-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
The Cotton round table has a meeting scheduled on June 10 at 10:00 ET / 16:00 CEST. To receive an invite to this meeting and updates on the work of this round table please make sure that you are registered as a round table participant, and that you have opted in to receiving all communication.

EU Green Week Policy Webinar
2025-06-11 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Berlin)
Join us during EU Green Week for an online panel hosted and moderated by Ohana Public Affairs.
The panel will spotlight how recycled and renewable materials are helping transform the textile industry toward a more circular future and set the scene for how EU policy and the EcoDesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) could help drive more sustainable material uptake across the textile value chain.
Textile Exchange’s Senior Director of Climate and Nature Impact, Beth Jensen, will be speaking alongside Jeannie Renne-Malone (VF Corporation), Ioana Betieanu (Organic Cotton Accelerator) and Lars Mortensen (European Environment Agency).
The panel is free to attend, and you can expect practical insights, emerging best practices, and a Q&A session to engage directly with the panellists.

Better Cotton Conference 2025
2025-06-18 - 2025-06-19 | İzmir, İzmir, Turkey
The annual Better Cotton Conference is back! This year, Better Cotton is gathering in the vibrant city of İzmir, Türkiye, bringing together industry leaders, farmers, policymakers and innovators for two days of bold ideas, collaboration and action.
From building a fairer future for farming communities to restoring the environment through climate resilience, regenerative agriculture and biodiversity, they will tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges. Better Cotton will also explore the power of data – how traceability, digitalisation and real-time insights can drive real impact – while unpacking the evolving policies and partnerships shaping the future of sustainable cotton.

Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA
2025-06-24 - 2025-06-25 | New York City
This two-day business conference will explore how forward-thinking leaders in apparel and textiles can meet net-zero commitments while navigating today’s evolving landscape. Delegates will gain actionable strategies to drive collaboration across the value chain, adapt to regulatory changes, harness technological innovation, and turn sustainability into a competitive advantage. Attendees will gain insights into systems change, scaling circularity, reducing waste, and creating lasting positive impacts.

Première Vision Paris
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-18 | Paris, France
This season, Première Vision Paris is evolving into a strategic hub to detect weak signals, anticipate trends, and build a fashion industry that is high-performing, agile, committed, and sustainable. At the show, dive into the theme of innovation and technology through a program of talks and pitches, as well as dedicated experiences and features.

Textile Exchange’s Monica Buchan-Ng, Industry Activation Lead, will be speaking in “The Role of Innovation in Scaling Preferred Production Systems for Materials” on Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00pm CEST.

Natural Fibre Connect 2025
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-23 | Edinburgh, UK
Join this year’s Natural Fibre Connect conference hosted in the historic city of Edinburgh in the UK, surrounded by a rich natural fibre and textile manufacturing heritage. Actively participate and connect with key players in the industry, listen to live speakers and engaging panel discussions, participate in workshops and visit local mills and manufacturing facilities in and around the picturesque Scottish Borders.

Climate and Nature Studio at Climate Week NY
2025-09-24 - 2025-09-25 | New York City
This Climate Week NYC, a coalition of leading fashion sustainability organizations in the fashion, textile and apparel industry will launch the inaugural Climate and Nature Studio—a dedicated hub to spark collective action at the intersection of climate and fashion.
Featuring talks, panels, and round table discussions on everything from preferred material production systems to decarbonization, the studio will run from Wednesday September 24 to Thursday September 25.
The event is co-hosted by Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), Cascale, Fashion for Good, Global Fashion Agenda, Textile Exchange, The Fashion Pact, Worldly, and ZDHC. Driven by a shared dedication to align industry-wide action on the dual climate and biodiversity crises, it carves out space to convene decision-makers and foster stronger engagement.
With the Paris Agreement’s 2030 emissions reduction deadline just five years away, Climate Week NYC 2025 presents a key opportunity to take stock of the progress needed across the entire fashion supply system and beyond. This global event brings together existing and new leaders from across business, tech, politics, academia, and civil society, promoting the unity and alignment crucial to reaching shared climate and nature goals.
Engaging with the future of fashion and driving action for climate and nature, the Climate and Nature Studio promises thought-provoking sessions, meaningful dialogue, and an important opportunity to shape the industry’s response to the climate crisis.
Access to the Climate and Nature Studio will be on an invite-only basis, with invitations sent by co-hosting organizations.

Textile Exchange Conference 2025
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-17 | Lisbon Congress Centre, Praça das Industrias, 1, Lisbon, 1300-307, Portugal
Each year, the Textile Exchange Conference brings together brands, supply system partners, innovators, farmers, non-profit organizations, academics, and more for three days of curated, collective learning.
Under the theme of Shifting Landscapes, this year’s agenda will drive home the urgency for our industry to rapidly adapt to changing climates both to mitigate risk and unlock opportunities for systems transformation.
Adaptation is already happening in many forms. From regenerative agriculture to innovative, more circular business models, communities on the ground are responding to immediate climate risks and changing conditions. The 2025 Textile Exchange Conference will lean into local approaches, unpacking how place-based insights can support industry-level strategies and global frameworks — while ensuring that those most affected by climate impacts are supported.

Functional Fabric Fair Fall
2025-11-11 - 2025-11-13 | Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR, United States
The Portland Fall edition of the Functional Fabric Fair is an exclusive sourcing destination tailored for those at the forefront of outdoor, lifestyle, and activewear textiles, footwear, and accessories. Explore cutting-edge trims that redefine the future of performance fabrics. This event showcases the latest products and technologies that will be available to hit the market, giving you a sneak peek into the trends shaping the 2026/2027 Fall and Winter seasons. Crafted by the industry for the industry.
Textile Exchange’s Adam Gardiner (Lead, Recycled Engagement) will be participating in 2 sessions: “Focus Topic – Textile-to-Textile: The Role of Recyclers” on Wednesday November 12 from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm PST and “Closing the Loop: Textile-to-Textile Recycling in the Outdoor Industry” on Wednesday November 12 from 3:30 – 4:15 pm PST.

Textile & Apparel Circularity Week
2025-11-17 - 2025-11-21 | Virtual
The textile & apparel industry is at a pivotal moment, with circularity no longer an aspiration but a strategic imperative. Textile & Apparel Circularity Week offers a comprehensive program designed to equip you with the knowledge and connections needed to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Textile Exchange’s Sophie Ridler (Manager, Recycled Engagement) will be participating in the session titled ” Increasing the use of circular materials in textiles & apparel” on Monday November 17 at 2:00pm UTC/9:00am EST.

Textiles Recycling Expo USA
2026-04-29 - 2026-04-30 | Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College St., Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States
Textiles Recycling Expo USA is the country’s first dedicated showcase for the innovations tackling the growing challenge of textile waste. From cutting-edge sorting, shredding, and recycling technologies to pioneering textile recyclers and fiber manufacturers using reclaimed materials – this is where progress comes to life.
