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Former White House advisor to attend Planet Textiles 2016

12/04/2016
Nike vice president of sustainable business & innovation, Cyrus Waida, has been added to the list of industry names who are to attend Planet Textiles 2016 on May 11 in Copenhagen. Wadia previously served as an advisor to the White House, occupying the role of assistant director for clean energy & materials R&D within the office of science and technology policy.

Joining Mr Wadia at the event will be Andy Ruben, CEO and co-founder of Yerdle. The San Francisco-based company is responsible for a smartphone application which allows its users to exchange unwanted goods, primarily clothing, for other items online. Before founding Yerdle, Ruben was chief sustainability officer at Walmart.

This year will be the fifth edition of the Planet Textiles conference which ‘tackles the crucial issues on sustainability in the global textile sector.’

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