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the race against global warming poses many Partner Events
challenges. ITMA contributes to improving Exhibitors and visitors benefited from extensive
sustainability by working with the venue owner, knowledge exchange and networking opportunities at
partners, exhibitors, and visitors to adopt eco-friendly ITMA 2023 provided by leading industry partners.
practices through rethinking, recycling, reusing, and Two partner events with a total of over 400
reducing waste. Some of the efforts included getting participants were held alongside ITMA 2023. The
the venue to offer plastic-free catering options, events were the ZDHC Impact Day 2023 organised
producing electronic versions of the exhibition by the ZDHC Foundation, and the Planet Textiles
catalog and marketing collaterals, and encouraging 2023 organised by Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
the use of public transport. Exhibitors were also
advised to plan for green participation and to cut ITMA Organised Forums
down on waste. Bringing together thought leaders, subject-matter

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