The Lycra Company at Kingpins24
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16th April 2021
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Wilmington, DE, USA
The Lycra Company will participate in three seminars at the upcoming Kingpins24 online tradeshow – a digital-only, denim supply chain event, taking place April 20-22.
Jean Hegedus, director of sustainable business solutions at the Lycra Company, will take part in the panel discussion,
Advancing a Circular Economy, on Tuesday, 20 April at 8 am ET. This panel discussion, moderated by Roian Atwood, senior director of global sustainable business at Kontoor Brands, will also include representatives from Artistic Fabric Mills, Artistic Milliners and Vicunha.
Not only does the industry employ 161 million people worldwide, according to global fashion network FashionUnited, it also has the potential to reverse its carbon footprint by implementing specific methodology at the source. Brands feeling pressure to meet aggressive sustainability targets are turning to regenerative agriculture practices to rebuild soil and, in turn, improve the planet.
In an online panel discussion at sourcing trade show Texworld on Wednesday, experts discussed the ways in which regenerative agriculture can benefit the environment, and why everyone throughout the industry should take note of its ability to create change.
“It’s very important for designers and buyers and sourcing executives to understand what is happening on the ground,” said Atul Mittal, executive director at textile company Pratibha Syntex Ltd. “[They need to] first get convinced themselves about the benefits of regenerative organic farming. Once that happens, everything else will fall i