It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Regenerative Agriculture and Textiles Summit

Event Preview / RegenTextiles 2023

14 November 2023

5 minutes

Apart from the soil health approach, on which the industrialised regenerative farming stakeholder community entirely agrees upon, RCS considers the importance of rooting the transformation in traditional farming knowledge. Traditional ways of farming must be respected, valued, supported, and combined with what science knows today in order to reach not just some kind of proof of impact, but true ownership in the farming communities.

Smallholder Farmer Groups Need Best Possible Support to Adapt to Climate Change

As the Regenerative Agriculture & Textiles Summit 2023 gets going today at Washington DC to discuss ways and means to accelerate regenerative agriculture practices through collaborative efforts, Inka Sachse, Project Manager, Standards & Outreach at Aid by Trade Foundation, talks about how these two days will try to understand stakeholder challenges, drive solutions and build partnerships across industries.

Special Correspondent

Interview

Event Preview / RegenTextiles 2023

13 November 2023

6 minutes

There is some overlap between crops used for textiles and food, and in a new regenerative economy perhaps there will be even more. Thus, the challenges and solutions to a regenerative model that affect a food crop may be similar to those for a fashion crop.

Giant Toolkit Needed for Transformative Change to Move from Extractive Model to Regenerative

One of the greatest untapped opportunities lies in large companies partnering with social entrepreneurs who have already created strong sustainability practices. The challenges and solutions to a regenerative model that affect a food crop may be similar to those for a fashion crop, and there can be many wonderful forms for these partnerships, says Rebecca Ballard, Sustainable Fashion Advisor at Rebecca Ballard Advisory.

Special Correspondent

Interview

Event Preview / RegenTextiles

26 October 2023

2 minutes

Bringing together the entire supply chain, the Regenerative Agriculture and Textiles Summit will demonstrate the need for involvement from all stakeholders whilst addressing key industry challenges and underpinning the value regenerative agriculture has on supporting business operations and hitting climate goals.

RegenTextiles 2023: Four Innovators Make it to Finals of Showcase

The 2023 Innovation Showcase of the forthcoming Regenerative Agriculture and Textiles Summit has four finalists. The two-day Summit gets under way in Washington DC, US on 14 November.