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Germany to host Sustainable

Textile School in September 2018

The second edition of the Sustainable Textile School resources and transferring to closed loops. Moreover,
(STS) is planned to be held in Chemnitz, Germany, new sources and business models for producing
from September 10-12, 2018. The intended ten high-quality and sustainable textile products having a
lectures and five accompanying presentations in the long-life and usage are part of this year’s prize.
expo will focus on recycling and sourcing issues that
the textile industry faces today. It will be a forum for Many international experts will join the Advisory
innovation with a focus on sustainability in textiles. Board of the expo. Charlotte Turner (Eco Age), Dr.
Pamela Ravasio (European Outdoor Group), Karla
As compared to the first event held in 2017, this Magruder (Fabricology), Christina Raab (ZDHC),
year’s edition will have longer and more intense Sonja Amport (STF), Giuseppe Gherzi (Gherzi
lectures combined with workshops, which were the Organisation), Mark Jarvis (World Textile Information
most popular formats last year. Just like the first the Network), Dr. Reiner Hengstmann (go4more.global),
environmental Innovation Prize will also be awarded and Mag. Lorenz Wied will work together with the
for the second time. The focus of the assessment is STS organization and the STFI, represented by its
set on practically and environmentally friendly executive scientific director, Yves-Simon Gloy, to
subsequent utilization processes and build a valuable program and connect players from
ground-breaking recycling, enabling to save the global textile value chains.

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