From Waste to Fashion: Solutions for Fashion Brands in Transition to Greener Future

This event is co-hosted by Consulate General of Finland in New York and Business Finland

In this panel discussion you will hear about how they have been tackling the urgent environmental challenges in the textile and fashion industries and hear compelling case examples on transforming these industries with innovations from Finland. What can be done better in terms of using new types of recyclable material innovations with less harmful impact on the environment, textile treatment, recycling, and waste handling, all the way to educating future designers? How can different fashion industry actors support the transition to circularity and sustainable development on their ends?

Finland is leading the revolution towards sustainable materials and business models in the international textile business. Finland is a pioneer in sustainable textiles, from producing sustainable fibers out of waste and wood side streams to utilizing recycled materials in novel end-user applications within a comprehensive recycled textile ecosystem.

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