Assocations
- International Textile & Apparel Association (ITAA)ITAA is a professional, educational association composed of scholars, educators, and students in the textile, apparel, and merchandising disciplines in higher education. ITAA welcomes professionals employed in those fields who wish to join with members of the Association in the pursuit of knowledge, interchange of ideas, and dissemination of knowledge through meetings, special events, and publications.
- Product Stewardship InstituteThe Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) is a national, membership-based nonprofit committed to reducing the health, safety, and environmental impacts of consumer products across their lifecycle with a strong focus on sustainable end-of-life management.
Conferences
- 2017 New York Textiles Summit: Innovations in Textiles Manufacturing, Waste Reduction, and ReuseThe Summit will draw professionals from across the supply chain who are interested in connecting with others to drive innovation and overcome challenges in textiles production and recovery.
- Copenhagen Fashion SummitAs the flagship event of Global Fashion Agenda, Copenhagen Fashion Summit offers a meeting platform for the fashion sector’s decision-makers and creatives to learn from and engage with industry frontrunners, leading NGOs, experts, policy-makers and academia, and come together on making sustainability a strategic priority.
- Textile Sustainability ConferenceUnited by Action. Catalyzing the Sustainable Development Goals in Textiles.
- World Ethical Apparel Roundtable (WEAR)Since 2014, WEAR has provided a unique forum to share examples of both local and global leadership, best practices and innovative solutions with the North American apparel and textile industry. As the only sustainable business conference focused on the apparel industry, every speaker and session is relevant to the work you are doing.