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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are setting the agenda for brands and retailers in areas of climate action, equality and the environment.
These agendas influence consumer and sourcing decisions.
The Wool Connect Conference explores what this context means for wool.
Animal and Land Welfare are key topics within the wool industry. This session will take a more practical hands-on approach and openly debate.
International retailers share how the consumer market views animal welfare and identify clear market signals about the topic.
These insights are being linked to practical solutions that showcase how wool growers and the wool industry supply chain can meet the demand for animal & environment welfare-friendly wool.
Agriculture and retail relevant data technology and digitalisation are developing at the speed of light. This opens up new opportunities as well as demands in the form of transparency and traceability for the wool supply chain.
Against the backdrop of dry data, the human desire for storytelling is as strong as ever.
In this session, wool manufacturers, influencers, and brands share how their business has shifted from selling wool products to selling wool stories backed up with data.
Heinz Zeller
Principal Sustainability at Hugo Boss
Ichiro Kitao
General Manager, Apparel Division at MUJI
Debora Tricarico and Katrina Ole-Moiyoi
Kering Group
Germán García Ibáñez
Environmental Sustainability Manager at Inditex
Sophie Chapman
Knitwear Product Development Manager at Country Road Group
Allan Savory
President at Savory Institute
Dr. Stephen Wiedemann
Chairman of the IWTO Wool LCA TAG (technical advisory group)
Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu
Sector Engagement at UNFCCC – Global Climate Action
Ashley Gill
Director of Standards at Textile Exchange
Gunter Pauli
Founder and Director of ZERI
Morten Dilling
CEO at Dilling
Thomas Moe
Senior Product Director at Salewa
Ralf Kunert
Managing Director at Naturamus
Carlo Petrini
Founder of Slow Food
Ed Storey
President at Wool Producers
Nina Jamal, Georgie Dolphin, Dr Stephen Thornton
Four Paws International, Humane Society International, BG Economics
Deon Saayman
General Manager at Cape Wools South Africa
Hanna Denes
Senior Manager of Standards at Textile Exchange
Marta Federica Maniero
Marketing and Communications Manager at Marzotto Wool Manufacturing
Michel Mastio
Segment Director Hosiery and Circular Knitting Yarns at Südwolle Group
Lavinia Muth
Corporate Responsibility at Armedangels
Alessandro Sartori
Creative Director at Ermenegildo Zegna Group
Fulvio Benetti
Head of Corporate CRM at Ermenegildo Zegna Group
Doina Ciobanu
Influencer & Creative and Sustainability Consultant
Amit Gautam
CEO & Founder at Textile Genesis
Paul Swan
SustainaWool Program Manager at Australian Wool Exchange Ltd.
Verena Keller
Managing Director at know your stuff
Sylvia Poel-Sietsema
Control Union
Michela Gioacchini
Senior Sustainability Consultant at Quantis
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