CINET Live! PTC Special: Sustainability First!
(RTC + ITS: June 17 at 15:00 CET)!
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Program Live Event
Note: The Program will focus on both RTC (B-to-C) and ITS (B-to-B) segments. Professional textile care is up to five times more sustainable than washing at home. A clear message based on scientific reports. Our challenge as an industry:
- Raise awareness and acceptance within the industry and to societies
- Demonstrate the value of Professional Textile Care and support development of new business opportunities
15:00 – 15:05. Introduction, by Peter Wennekes, CEO of CINET
- Professional Textile Care as innovator: sustainability most important driver for new business
- Cooperation and sharing of information to develop new initiatives and opportunities
- Build a network, to enhance cooperation
- Develop an effective supply chain approach
15:05 – 15:15 Sustainability in textiles and textile care globally. An introduction including contributions from:
- Global Compact
- Fashion industry
- Textile suppliers
- NGO’s
15:15 – 15:45 PTC the most sustainable solution: how it’s done! By Dr. ir. H. Gooijer, Technical Manager of Textile Care Knowledge Institute (TKT)
- Contributions: Esteemed International Suppliers
- Research and outcomes: explanation of the bench marks based on scientific research
- Potential extra savings and growth
15:45 – 16:15 Changing markets and new opportunities
- Contributions: Esteemed textile services / textile cleaning companies (ex: Champion Cleaners – UAE, etc)
- New generations; new demands: usage instead of ownership creating rental businesses and fashion libraries
- Fast fashion becomes slow fashion: more intensive/longer usage of textiles/garments made possible by professional cleaning for less wear
- Online convenience and sustainability: be serviced at your doorstep and green at the same time
16:15 – 16.45. Closing the loop: Circularity of textiles
- Contributions: Centexbel & others
- Reuse of textile articles/garments: extending lifetime of articles and fabrics
- Recycling of fabrics: new fibres but no need for virgin raw materials
16:45 – 16:50. International Sustainability Manifesto, by Peter Wennekes
- CINET initiatives 2021-2022
- Working groups to draw up a plan of action
16:50 – 17:00. Questions
17:00. Closure of CINET Live! Event