香港將於明年舉辦首屆環保紡織會議
1.關於環保紡織品發展及永續經營議題的一項國際性盛會，預計明年在香港的國際春季成衣及時裝材料展(Interstoff Asia Essential Fabric Show)中同時舉行。
2.該會議命名為「紡織環保會議」“Planet Textiles”，由法蘭克福展覽公司、英國染整暨色彩師協會(SDC)、Ecotextile News共同舉辦，預計每年伴隨著法蘭克福公司的展覽，在世界各地輪流舉辦。
3.第一場選在明(2010)年3月18日在香港會展中心舉辦，主題為“改變中的文化—將永續性設定為組織策略的核心”，內容包括企業社會責任、環保永續性紡織品、以及製造商及零售商的個案探討，這同時也是一個業界廠商聯繫情感、建立關係的好機會。
Top speakers back Planet Textiles
HONG KONG – [21.12.09] World leading clothing retailers and experts on eco-textiles and sustainability will convene at the Planet Textiles event next March which runs alongside Interstoff Asia Essential.
Executives from Wal-Mart, KIK and IKEA have confirmed that they will speak at the new Planet Textiles event on sustainability which will take place at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in March 2010.
Eleanor Wright, Wal-Mart, raw materials director, based in Shenzen, China has agreed to update textile manufacturers at the event about the latest on the US retail giant’s sustainability index. Petra Katzenberger, Head of CSR at KIK, Germany’s largest discounter will reveal a new carbon footprinting initiative and IKEA’s Anurag Priyadarshi will share the results of an IKEA study on the environmental impact of pigment versus reactive dyes during textile production.
Other confirmed speakers include Simon Weston of Hong Kong-based Fountain Set who will talk about the company’s latest regenerated cotton project which will see the first commercially available products launched by retail partners in March 2010.
Phil Patterson, Chairman, of the RITE Group (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment) will speak about how the big brands in Europe and the States can engage more effectively with textile manufacturers in Asia.
Pat Nie Woo from the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium – a group of leading Hong Kong-based textile manufacturers will look at current and future challenges to implementing sustainable change in the textile sector – and ask what are the realities?Other leading brands are yet to finally confirm their participation in what is sure to be a ground-breaking, new event on eco-textiles in the Hong Kong/China region.
【More information】
Venue: Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Date: Thursday 18 March 2010
For more information on how to attend, please visit: http://www.planet-textiles.com/
30 November 2009: Planet Textiles – NEW sustainability event, Hong Kong 2010
