Top 2025 Sustainability Conferences: Unlocking Opportunities for Circularity + Innovation
Driving a circular and sustainable future requires collaboration and shared innovation across industries. In 2025, several key sustainability events will bring together leaders, innovators, and changemakers to explore solutions and opportunities in this evolving space. For businesses in the textile and apparel sectors, these events are not just networking opportunities—they’re platforms for exchanging ideas, showcasing progress, and addressing the critical challenges of sustainability and circularity. Here’s a selection of top conferences that focus on or include sessions dedicated to textile sustainability. Be sure to save these dates:
January 21-23
New York City, NY
Texworld NYC is the East Coast’s largest textile sourcing trade show. Bringing together global manufacturers, sustainable fabric suppliers, and U.S. buyers, it showcases hundreds of international exhibitors. The event fosters collaboration and innovation, positioning itself as a premier hub for ethical and sustainable sourcing.
February 10-12
Phoenix, AZ
GreenBiz 25 brings together sustainability leaders and innovators to tackle today’s biggest business challenges. Engage with influential voices, gain actionable insights, and explore the future of decarbonization, disclosure, supply chains, nature, and more. Join your community to master the skills needed to drive impactful change in your organization.
April 15-17
Montréal, QC
This summit brings together leaders across industries to share insights, showcase innovations, and foster collaboration for advancing circular solutions. Designed for participants at all stages of the circular economy journey, it offers opportunities to accelerate Canada’s transition to a sustainable, circular future.
April 19-27
San Francisco, CA
SF Climate Week brings together climate organizations, leaders, and the community to explore the intersection of climate action and innovation. Through a series of impactful events, it fosters collaboration and highlights solutions driving progress toward a sustainable future.
Apr 27-29
New Orleans, LA
NAUMD fosters global networking, connecting attendees with a wide network of innovators in the uniform space. It features collaborative workshops and sessions for sharing insights, addressing challenges, and exploring partnerships in the uniform and workwear industry. Expert-led panels and seminars provide valuable knowledge on trends, best practices, and technology to drive business growth.
Apr 29-30
Amsterdam, NL
This two-day conference gathers apparel and textile leaders to tackle industry challenges. Attendees will gain actionable insights on adapting operations, engaging stakeholders across the value chain, and securing investment for decarbonization. Experts will also offer strategies for navigating evolving regulations and driving sustainable growth in a competitive market.
Apr 29-30
London, UK
Innovation Zero, supported by the UK Government, facilitates collaboration to accelerate global emissions reduction. By connecting innovators, funders, policymakers, and business leaders, its mission is to drive the transition to a low-carbon economy, overcoming challenges and breaking down silos to achieve significant, large-scale progress toward sustainability.
Apr 29 – May 1
Denver, CO
Circularity is the leading event for professionals driving solutions for the circular economy. Focused on accelerating systemic change, it empowers attendees to rethink product creation, sales, and circulation, aiming to build a resilient, regenerative, and sustainable economy for the future. Debrand will provide circular lanyards for the event in partnership with our textile recycling partner, Eastman.
Read more about our Circular Lanyard Project.
June 3-4
Amsterdam, NL
This conference unites leading brands and stakeholders to explore opportunities and innovations in tackling Scope 3 emissions. Attendees will learn to drive decarbonization, navigate regulations, enhance data transparency, and engage suppliers to meet net-zero targets through collaboration, innovation, and effective risk management strategies.
June 3-5
Copenhagen, DK
The 2025 Global Fashion Summit, themed ‘Barriers and Bridges,’ explores how the fashion industry can navigate the evolving regulatory landscape. With new legislation and blurred lines between voluntary and mandatory actions, the summit focuses on collective efforts to drive social and environmental change, turning barriers into opportunities for impact.
June 24-25
New York City, NY
This two-day conference empowers apparel and textile leaders to meet net-zero goals and navigate industry challenges. Attendees will gain actionable strategies on collaboration, regulatory adaptation, circularity, and waste reduction. Key topics include U.S. policies, climate investments, circular design, and engaging stakeholders to drive transparency and decarbonization in the value chain.
October 13-16
San Diego, CA
SB’25 San Diego brings together sustainability teams, brand strategists, and innovation professionals to drive social and environmental change. The event fosters collaboration, offering actionable insights and solutions to help brands lead sustainable market transformation, build resilience, and succeed in a dynamic business environment. We partnered with SB’25 to provide circular lanyards for the event.
Read more about our Circular Lanyard Project.
October 13 – 17
Lisbon, PT
The annual Textile Exchange Conference gathers leaders in the textile and apparel space to tackle the climate crisis. It provides a collaborative platform to explore challenges, share insights, and develop sustainable solutions, driving progress toward a more environmentally responsible industry.
Read our takeaways from the 2024 conference.
As more events are announced throughout the year, we will continue to update this list. If you’re curious about which ones our team will attend, follow our LinkedIn updates to see where you can find us: