Webinar: Sustainable innovations for your home decorations and textiles business

The demand for environmentally-friendly and socially responsible products and processes is growing. And understanding the European Union (EU) regulations is becoming more and more important.

Join this webinar to discover the latest developments and requirements and how to meet these. Learn all about alternative materials in the Home Decorations and Home Textiles (HDHT) sector and how you can implement the experts' tips. Also, learn how sustainable innovations and alternative materials can help you stand out from competitors and revive your brand.

Our experts will discuss the following questions:

• What material innovations are currently transforming the world of HDHT?
• What stimulates more sustainable product development?
• How can your enterprise integrate material innovations to interest your audience?

The experts will speak about sustainable material innovations from 3 different sources:

• Waste;
• Harvesting; and
• Lab creations.

They will show you inspiring examples of soft furnishings and hard wares in the HDHT sector.

For whom?

This webinar is for entrepreneurs and business support organisations active in the HDHT sector but is open to anyone interested.
 

Agenda

• 10:00 – 10:15 CEST: Introduction
• 10:15 – 11:00 CEST: Presentations and discussions
• 11:00 – 11:30 CEST: Q&A

Presenters

Remco Kemper and Kees Bronk will host this webinar.

Kees Bronk, export coach and owner of GO! Good Opportunity

Kees has over 30 years of experience in the European HDHT sector and export-oriented business development. He is a self-employed independent consultant, coach, trainer, matchmaker and owner of GO! GoodOpportunity. He focuses on sustainability in businesses.

Remco Kemper, business consultant and CEO of Quokka

Remco is an entrepreneur and international product development and business consultant at HDHT. He has worked in the private sector and for public institutes since 1995 and for CBI since 2007. He also owns quokkabag.com, an innovative line of mobility bags.

Chris Koeleman, organiser of the Circular Textile Days and apparel quality and sustainability specialist

Chris is a specialist in apparel circularity. Besides co-owning the Circular Textile Days event and teaching part-time at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Amsterdam Fashion Institute), he has his own company Coachman training. His company provides training on workmanship, quality and sustainability of apparel and textiles. Until 2005, he was a quality manager for women's and children's wear brands. In this role, he guided production processes and was stationed in various production countries like Indonesia, Morocco and Macedonia.

More information

For more information, please contact Programme Manager Simone Snoeijenbos via the contact form.