The event aims to bring together all stakeholders of the industry at a time when the impact of the European Union’s new sustainability regulations on supply chains is being strongly felt.
The organisation, which will take place at Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, will be held in collaboration with Orbit Consulting and Kipaş Textiles, with the strategic partnership of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters’ Association (İTHİB). This year’s corporate partner will be Aster Textile, which focuses on restructuring supply chains in line with sustainability criteria.
EU Regulations Usher in a New Era for the Industry
The year 2025 is regarded as a critical turning point for the sector, due to the implementation of comprehensive regulations such as the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the EU textile strategy. With these regulations, transparency, traceability, low-carbon production and circularity go beyond compliance requirements and become key criteria defining competitiveness.
Türkiye, with its production capacity, engineering infrastructure, speed and flexibility, holds a strategic position in Europe’s textile supply chain.
Comprehensive Conference Programme
The event will offer an extensive programme including a CEO session, international brand presentations, five main panels, and Spotlight sessions. The opening speech will be delivered by Ahmet Öksüz, Chairman of the İTHİB Board of Directors.
Institutions and representatives who will present during the programme include:
- Mavi – Cüneyt Yavuz (Sustainability vision)
- ON – Danielle Petesic (Circular design and performance approach)
- Lacoste – Raynald Anquet
- Kering – Caterina Tonda (Nature-positivity and impact strategies)
- ARMEDANGELS – Sarah Vollmer
- IKEA – Calvin Woolley (Global circularity perspective – Spotlight session)
- EURATEX – Dirk Vantyghem (Policy and association perspective)
In addition, representatives from official institutions in the Netherlands and Finland, as well as experts from Global Fashion Agenda and Sourcing Journal, will take part in the international dialogue section.
Panel Titles
The main topics to be addressed in this year’s programme are as follows:
- CEO & Sector Perspective on the Future of Sustainable Fashion
- Transparency and Traceability
- Textile-to-Textile Recycling
- Decarbonisation in the Value Chain
- Strategic Transformation
- IKEA’s Global Circularity Perspective
