Date: 
Thursday, 6 April 2017
10.00 – 12:30

Place: 
Marketplace Borås, Textile Fashion Center
Skaraborgsvägen 3A, 50118 Borås
Sweden

Transparency: The Must-Have Driver for Change

How to create transparency of sustainability efforts in the global apparel, textiles and footwear industry

10:00
Welcome words
Professor Björn Brorström, Vice-Chancellor University of Borås

10:10
Moderator Introduction of the Conference
Simonetta Carbonaro, Professor of Design Management and Humanistic Marketing, The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås

10:20
Stage Interview with
Bruno Pieters, Founder, Honest By

11:00
Introduction of Panel Discussion co-moderator
Sofie Schop, Senior Manager Transparency Projects, Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Panel Discussion with
Hendrik Alpen, Sustainability Business Expert Stakeholder Engagement, H&M 

Sigrid Barnekow, Program Director, Mistra Future Fashion

Sandy Black, Professor of Fashion and Textile Design and Technology, Center of Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion

Sarah Ditty, Head of policy, Fashion Revolution

More panelists will be announced in the next weeks.

11:45
Questions and Answers to the panelists

12:25
Conclusion words

12:30
End of the conference