People-Centered Sustainable Solutions for Cotton, Natural Fibers, and Textiles
Please note: To accomodate everyone, the event venue has changed to 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, 7th floor. Convenient Metros: Farragut North or Dupont Circle.
Join World Collective and thought leaders for an educational and engaging discussion where you'll explore how increasing the use of cotton and other natural fibers in textiles can boost prices and incomes for farmers, including in the U.S., while mitigating climate change.
Experts from the cotton and natural fiber sectors and the slow fashion movement will help answer these questions:
What positive impact does growing and processing cotton and other natural fibers have on farmers and others in the supply chain and on the environment?
What are examples where negative impacts from consumption and production have been mitigated or eliminated?
Led by experts in agriculture and textiles, speakers include:
· Keshav Kranthi, Chief Scientist, International Cotton Advisory Committee
· Brent Crossland, Founder, 5Loc Cotton, Founder, Crossland Consultants and responsible cotton practitioner
· Heidi Barr, Founder/CEO, Pennsylvania Flax Project
· Representative Chellie Pingree, U.S. Congress (Maine’s 1st District), organic sheep farmer, yarn manufacturer, and Founder, Congressional Slow Fashion Caucus
· Jeanine Ballone, Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, World Collective
The speakers will present exciting solutions from innovative projects around the world, including a planned net zero carbon village in Cameroon, the re-introduction of flax farming in the U.S., regenerative cotton sourcing by fashion brands, and the world’s most comprehensive marketplace for sustainable textiles, World Collective. We’ll have a round robin of moderated questions to the experts, then we’ll turn to the audience for comments and questions and get the discussion going!
Expected outcomes:
Learn about at least one way that cotton and other fibers used for textiles support farmers, workers, and consumers in the value chain, and contribute to livelihoods and improved environmental outcomes such as lower GHG emissions.
Connect to a new resource, e.g. World Collective’s blog, ICAC’s research & publications, and learn about US linen initiatives.
Make at least one new professional connection.
Since this is lunchtime, feel free to bring your own lunch. We will serve light refreshments.
Hosted by World Collective, the global digital ecosystem for smarter textile sourcing and selling.
Moderated by Patricia E. Langan, Advisory Board Member, World Collective, and Founder & Chief Curator, Women for Women’s Wear
Come ready to learn, ask questions, and connect with others!
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