Nike and adidas to speak at TE conference
The Textile Exchange has announced the details of some of the industry names that will be speaking at its Sustainable Textiles Conference in Barcelona on 19 and 20 September, 2011.
Taking place immediately before the ITMA exhibition, the list of speakers includes David Asquith, head of adidas Operations for Apparel and Accessories, adidas; John Frazier, director of Product Chemistry and Water, Nike; and Peter Waeber, CEO of bluesign.
Delegates will also hear from Patrick Hohmann, founder of bioRe Foundation; and Dr. David Cook, executive ambassador of The Natural Step. Topics under discussion will include product end-of-life, green chemistry and materials, natural resource use and efficiency, indexing and value chain transparency.
The event also includes the ‘Sustainable Textiles in a Day’ program which will be a look at the key issues and solutions surrounding material environmental impacts.
