The debut of the Fiber Fragmentation Summit will be held between March 23 – 26th, 2021, in the UK. As the global apparel industry starts to grips with its contribution to pollution-related to textile microfibre shedding, such a summit has become inevitable.
The summit will be jointly hosted by the Microfibre Consortium in partnership with Planet Textiles.
The focus on three key areas will be;
– Measurement: integrity and policy
– Science: textile research and environmental impact
– Product development: innovation, technology, and manufacture
Sophie Mather, Managing Director at the Microfibre Consortium, shared that they have seen so much excellent research understanding come through, yet the topic remains complex since the last summit. The interconnection between different approaches and stakeholders engaged in fiber fragmentation is key to progress.
Furthermore, he added that by bringing together the global topic community from researchers to policymakers, we are looking to drive and facilitate action, ultimately reducing environmental impact.
The inaugural Fibre Fragmentation Summit 2021 is intended to provide a unique online platform, spread out over four days, to convene global apparel and textiles brands, supply chain partners, legislators, NGOs, academics, and other thought leaders for the cross-discipline presentations, discussions, and planning.
