Webinar: Exporting recycled fashion to Europe

The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) invites you for a new webinar on the apparel sector.

The demand for recycled fashion is increasing in Europe. Many companies see this as a way to reduce their environmental impact. But recycled fashion does not have a strict definition. And there are many different business models, from recycling materials to reusing and repairing products. Each material and business model has opportunities and challenges. This webinar looks at the most important trends in recycled fashion, best practices and solutions.

During this webinar, we will address the following questions:

• Why recycled fashion? What happens to materials and products in the current system?
• How is the demand for recycled fashion developing, and what makes Europe an interesting market?  
• Which trends offer opportunities for the European recycled fashion market?
• What are the challenges and solutions in this market?
• Which channels can you use to get recycled fashion on the European market?
• What can manufacturers do today?
   

For whom?

The webinar is for business support organisations and entrepreneurs active in the apparel sector that want to export to Europe.

Presenters

Webinar presenters include:

Kasia Hartwig

Kasia is the Consulting Director at the Strategic Analysis & Advisory Practice for M-Brain Germany. Kasia has over 15 years of research experience focusing on strategic analysis, customised market research and advisory projects. Her expertise includes market sizing and forecasting, market attractiveness analyses, competitive analyses and customer intelligence. Before working at M-Brain, Kasia worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. There, she worked on human development topics in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Giovanni Beatrice

Giovanni is a creative fashion entrepreneur. He builds bridges between supply and demand and supports garment manufacturing organisations with their strategy, marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility. He also collaborates with retailers and brands on sustainable global sourcing. He is an innovator focused on bringing original market developments and opportunities into existing organisations to create a competitive advantage.

Frans Tilstra

Frans is a market analyst focusing on sustainability, technical innovation and new business models. He uses market data to help textile and leather product suppliers succeed today by preparing for tomorrow’s fashion industry.

Guest speaker

Rachel Cannegieter

Rachel is a consultant and coach at RethinkRebels. She has over 20 years of professional experience in the fashion industry in various roles such as buyer, product, quality and sales manager. She has worked with more than 50 brands from 10 different countries. She has a Master's degree in change management. And she is an Environmental Social and Governance expert and a Life Cycle Assessment expert. She is also a lecturer at the Amsterdam Fashion Institute and the Amsterdam Fashion College. Her goal is to make the fashion industry circular with you.

More information

For more information, please contact Programme Manager Thomas Vonk via the contact form.