After launching in Sydney last year, Australia’s first Circular Fashion Conference is back in 2019, arriving in Melbourne March 21st – 22nd, for a powerful two days of fashion and textile sustainability talks.
“Sustainability asks us to really think about our core values, and align those with our business activities” – Clara Vuletich, Fashion & Textile Sustainability Strategist
Tickets can be purchased separately for the conference or the workshops series.
Day one, Thursday 21st March, the conference begins with a powerful lineup of fashion industry and sustainability leaders and strategists;
AUSTRALIAN CIRCULAR FASHION CONFERENCE – TRANSFORMING FASHION BEYOND TOMORROW – DAY 1
Attendees can expect to see a number of keynote speakers and panels featuring special guests, such as;
- Dean Jones – GlamCorner
- Monique Halliday – Australia Post
- Matt Davis – Salvos Stores
- Jess Miller – Former Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Sydney
- Max Van Biene – Edge Environment
- Brooke Summers – Cotton Australia
“The mission for The Australian Circular Fashion Conference will be to create a profitable and environmentally responsible campaign, directed at fashion brands and retailers. We want to reduce the impact of their carbon footprint and increase the corporate social responsibility for each company” – Camille Reed, Founder – Australian Circular Fashion Conference
Day 2 attendees will be presented with a series of five workshops, supporting businesses to fast-track their growth in sustainable projects.
ACFC – CIRCULAR STRATEGY WORKSHOPS – DAY 2
Workshop 1 – Best Practice & Procurement – Megan Meiklejohn (Eileen Fisher ) & Jacinta Fitzgerald (Make Good)
Workshop 2 – Design & Supply Chain – Elin Larsson (Filippa K.) & Clara Vuletich (Sustainability Strategy Consultant)
Workshop 3 – Suppliers & Standards – Christian Dreszig (Bluesign Technologies)
Workshop 4 – CSR Values & Marketing – Giusy Bettoni (C.L.A.S.S. – Creativity Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy)
Workshop 5 – Stewardship – Ollie Milliner (Kathmandu) & a facilitator from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
“The fashion industry does not need to continue to be unsustainable to meet the bottom line.” ACFC Mag, Sydney 2018
ACFC Mag 2018 – Common Objective Resource
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