UKFT’s Sustainability Conference 2025: Innovation in Action will explore how innovation is driving real change across the UK fashion and textile supply chain.

This invite-only event will bring together brands, retailers, manufacturers, researchers, innovators, policymakers and funders to focus on what’s happening now, and what’s coming next.

Together we will discover the latest innovations driving a more sustainable UK fashion and textile industry. The day will feature sessions on next-generation materials, low-impact dyes and finishes, advanced manufacturing technologies, recycling solutions and more.

Attendees will gain practical insights into how the industry is evolving to meet environmental challenges, hearing directly from those paving the path to change. Learn how innovation is being actioned across the sector through real-world scenarios and case studies of successful innovation.

Speakers and sessions

The day will be divided into four main sessions:

• Next Generation Materials and Colours: With speakers from Solena, Ponda, Materra, Rheon Labs, Positive Materials and more.
• Next Generation Colours and Finishing: With speakers from Dyerecycle, Post Carbon Lab, SwitchDye, Amphico, Alchemie and more.
• Next Generation Manufacturing: With speakers from Manny AI, LaundRe, Alex Begg, Good Drop Cotton and more.
• Next Generation Recycling: With speakers from COLEO, Epoch Biodesign, Matoha, Beyond Retro, Textile Exchange, Reskinned, M&S and more.

Please note the conference agenda is subject to change.

Why attend?

This is your opportunity to stay ahead of the curve, learn directly from those driving change and be part of building a more sustainable future for UK fashion and textiles.

• Discover emerging innovations in sustainable materials, colour and finishing, manufacturing and recycling.
• Hear from pioneers and early adopters across the UK supply chain.
• Identify practical steps to integrate innovation into your own business.
• Connect with peers, experts and innovators shaping the future of the UK fashion and textile supply chain.

Watch: 2024 Sustainability Conference Highlights

*This is a private, invite-only event.