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New Delhi to host Sustainable Textiles Summit on Sept 22-23

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Sustainable Textiles Summit will be held in New Delhi, September 22 to 23, 2022.

Experts of international repute from France, Sweden and Germany, besides India, will address and participate in the event to address the pertinent topics on textile sustainability.

There will be sessions on sustainability and circularity in the textile value chain, policy reforms and strategy for textiles sustainability and environmental issues.

There will be a panel discussion on topics such as reducing textile waste in landfills, increasing recycling and reuse, post-industry textile waste, post-consumer textile waste, sourcing fabrics from pre-used textile products, recycling technologies, and global best practices in recycling textiles.

Panelists will discuss topics like opportunities and challenges in sustainable textiles, the role of government in promoting sustainability, the sharing economy, circular product design and sustainability, and global brands’ best practices in sustainability. Other topics include automation and smart manufacturing, sustainable fibers, Industry 4.0, digital manufacturing, supply chain visibility, and supply chain resilience.

The event is being supported by the Indian ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises.

India is among the world’s largest producers and exporters of textiles.Textiles generate a huge amount of profits for companies in India as well as globally. However, the textile industry is one of the most unsustainable industries. Finding sustainable alternatives is essential to reduce the damaging environmental effects.