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Globally, fashion and food industriesare undergoing sustainability revolution. As concerns rise with regard to environmental impact, fast fashion, food wastage and ethical sourcing, SustainableNXT brings together the changemakerscommitted to building a better, greener future.
SustainableNXT 2025 is a high-impact platform that recognises sustainable excellence in fashion, apparel, textiles and food – while encouraging collaboration, conversation and innovation. Join industry leaders, sustainability champions, solution providers and policy influencers for a one-of-its-kind experience dedicated to redefining fashion’s future.
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This session debunks the myth that sustainability is expensive by spotlighting local sourcing and nearshoring strategies that reduce both emissions and costs. Experts will share practices that lower supply chain footprints while improving margins.
Access to capital is a major barrier to sustainable transformation for many Indian factories. This session explores how sustainability-linked loans is unlocking upgrades across supply chains.
This session spotlights next-gen slow fashion brands leading the Circular Shift – rethinking consumption through rewear, resale, rental, recycling and regeneration.
What gets measured gets managed. But in a complex supply chain, what are the metrics that actually matter? This session will help manufacturers identify which data points to focus on – from water, energy and carbon to wages and transparency – and how to report them meaningfully to buyers.
This session explores how technologies like 3D design, AI forecasting and automated production are helping fashion brands reduce waste, lower emissions and improve efficiency. Experts from retail and manufacturing discuss real-world sustainability applications of tech.
Concept: The session kicks off with two fireside chats – one featuring manufacturers and the other featuring retailers – sharing how tech accelerated their sustainability journeys. From smart factories to data-led retail, hear real stories of impact. Followed by quick presentations from innovators driving change across product development, logistics, transparency, and inventory.
It will be interesting to hear apparel manufacturers share how technologies like automation, digital twins and energy optimization helped them build greener, smarter factories. Expect raw truths, lessons learned, and what’s next.
Hear from retail leaders who’ve used tech to slash returns, cut overproduction and win over conscious consumers. This is their journey from intent to impact.
Concept: Fashion is embracing nature-inspired material innovations to reshape its future. From lab-grown leather to agri-waste fibres, discover the breakthroughs redefining sustainability. The fireside chat will be followed by quick presentations from pioneering material innovators leading this transformation.
In this session, brands and manufacturers share how their fibre and fabric choices evolved, the sourcing shifts they made and the roadblocks in scaling better materials.
Concept: This session begins with a fireside chat featuring leading green factory consultants who’ve helped shape some of the most sustainable apparel facilities in the world. Get behind-the-scenes insights into what it really takes – from certifications to energy systems – to build a future-ready, eco-conscious factory. The chat will be followed by presentations from apparel manufacturers sharing their own journeys in sustainability, CSR, worker well-being, and beyond.
This session walks you through the real-life journey of reputed sustainability consultants that made incremental changes in apparel factories – from water reuse to energy shifts – to become truly green. Proof that small steps add up to big change.
Honouring the Future-Makers of Sustainable Fashion
These awards recognise the most impactful sustainable initiatives across the value chain – from factories adopting circularity to brands leading with transparency and start-ups innovating with purpose.
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