RITE Conference 2010
The RITE Group International Conference and Exhibition 2010 took place at Central Hall Westminster, London on Wednesday 6 October, in conjunction with the Ethical Fashion Forum Fashion SOURCE EXPO.
The RITE Group would like to thank our speakers, sponsors, supporters, partners, volunteers, exhibitors, and most of all, our delegates, for their contributions making RITE 2010 a vibrant and stimulating conference and a very rewarding event to be involved in.
Our Sponsors
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Exhibitors
For more information about our exhibitors [download Exhibitors pdf ]
Programme and Speakers
Opening by Phil Patterson, Chair of the RITE Group
Welcome by Baroness Lola Young OBE
Introduction of speakers by Abi Rushton, Tesco Clothing
Vicky Murray, Forum for the Future
‘Fashion Futures 2025: making sense of uncertainty - scenarios for the future of the fashion industry’ [download presentation]
Simon Ferrigno, Sustainable & Organic Farm Systems
‘Global Cotton Production: trends and challenges in sustainability’ [download presentation | download supporting paper]
Sara Giorgi, Brook Lyndhurst
‘Influencing consumer behaviour around clothing’ [download presentation]
Sean Smith, Defra
‘Progress Report on the Sustainable Clothing Roadmap’ [download presentation]
Paul Hulme, Huntsman Textile Effects
‘Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment - a chemical manufacturers view’ [download presentation]
Anna Harvey, Marks and Spencer
‘Ethical trading – past, present & future’ [download presentation]
Dorothy Maxwell, Global View Sustainability Services
‘Sustainability in Textiles – progress and next steps’ [download presentation]
Thomas Podkolinski, Finisterre UK
‘An exercise in Can Do’
Thomas Ursem, Rabobank International
‘Sustainable banking in the food and agribusiness sector’ [download presentation]
Breakout sessions
Textile fibres: nature, science or hybrid [download presentations – Cotton Inc, Lenzing, RadiciGroup]
Do standards support sustainable fibre? [download presentations – GOTS | Novozymes]
Ethical sourcing: supply chain transparency
Opportunities and barriers in textile recycling
Can you change consumer behaviour? [download presentation]
Photographs
For photographs from the event please visit the Private Gallery at www.visualsolutions.org using the password: FABRIC
