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Intertek Sustainability Forum – The Present and Future of the Fashion Industry

October 25, 2018

According to an EIPRO study*, clothing alone is responsible for 2% to 10% of the EU’s environmental impacts. This results in textiles coming fourth in the ranking of product categories causing the greatest environmental impact, close behind food & beverage, transport and housing.

Sustainability is becoming more and more critical in the agendas of all stakeholders in the textile and apparel industry. And on 15 November, 2018, Intertek will be hosting a sustainability forum to discuss vital sustainability trends in the industry. 

Keynote speakers include Mr. Eric Swinton, founder and CEO of V Cycle, who will share his current 10-tonne PET bottle collection challenge for turning rPET into textile products, as well as Ms. Karen Ho, Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability at WWF-Hong Kong, who will present the Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme (LCMP), which offers numerous benefits for textile manufacturers. 

At the same event, a panel discussion will be held with additional panel speakers Mr. CL Lam, Creative Director, Green & Associates (HK) Limited, and Ms. KitPing Au-Yeung, Global Accounts & Strategic Vendors Director, Coats plc, who will discuss sustainability trends together with our keynote speakers. 

SIGN UP NOW for the latest sustainability views from the industry. Seats are limited. A maximum of 2 seats can be reserved for each participating company.

Details of the seminar are as follows: 

Date: 15 November 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm (Registration starts at 2:00pm)
Venue: Room A – C, 2/F, Garment Centre, 576 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Medium: Cantonese
Enrollment Fee: Free (First come, first served basis)
RSVP: Click Here 


Agenda

TimeTopic
2:30pm – 2:45pmOpening remarks and photo taking
2:45pm – 3:30pmVcycleKeynote: Regeneration of rPET into Textile Products

Speaker:
Mr. Eric Swinton
Founder and CEO
V Cycle
3:30pm – 3:45pmBreak
3:45pm – 4:30pmWWFKeynote: Lowering Carbon Emissions Through LCMP

Speaker:
Ms. Karen Ho
Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability
WWF-Hong Kong 


4:30pm – 5:15pmPanel Discussion: Decoding Sustainability Trends in the Fashion Industry

Speakers:
  • Mr. Eric Swinton, Founder and CEO, V Cycle
  • Ms. Karen Ho, Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability, WWF-Hong Kong
  • Mr. CL Lam, Creative Director, Green & Associates (HK) Limited
  • Ms. KitPing Au-Yeung, Global Accounts & Strategic Vendors Director, Coats plc

Moderator: Shelly Lo, Country Marketing Associate Director, Intertek Hong Kong



Keynote Speaker Profiles

Mr. Eric Swinton
Founder and CEO
V Cycle

Eric Swinton is the founder of V Cycle, a social enterprise tackling Hong Kong’s environmental issues on both an ecological and human level. V Cycle is collecting different types of plastic waste in Hong Kong and repurposing them into high value products such as recycled polyester textile products, while creating job opportunities for elderly waste pickers and adults with special needs.

Ms. Karen Ho
Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability
WWF-Hong Kong

Karen Ho is the Head of Corporate and Community Sustainability for WWF-Hong Kong’s Climate programme. She works on climate and energy issues in Hong Kong and China, engaging with businesses and industries across the spectrum to initiate, lead and oversee the development of climate programmes. An accomplished senior executive, Karen held senior management positions in several Fortune 500 companies prior to joining WWF.


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For enquiries, please contact:

Ms. Katie Chan
Tel: (852) 2173 8101
Email: katie.ls.chan@intertek.com 

* http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ipp/pdf/eipro_report.pdf