How integrating best practices for climate and nature into business operations can build resilience for the future.

October
28 – 31, 2024

Pasadena Convention Center
Pasadena, California

The 2024 Textile Exchange Conference

The conference brought together leaders and experts from across the fashion, textile, and apparel industry, providing a space to collaboratively explore challenges and solutions to overcome the climate crisis.

This year, the brands, supply system partners, material innovators, farmers, non-profit organizations, academics, and more discussed this year’s theme, The Case for Change.

2024 theme

The Case for Change

Taking action for climate and nature is not only essential to shape a better future – it’s also an investment into business resilience. But to make best practices the norm and future-proof our industry, everyone needs a clear path to beneficial impact.

That’s why this year’s agenda focused on the actionable steps needed to embed holistic raw materials targets across company operations and collectively drive system-level transformation.

Explore the three-day agenda

The Textile Exchange Conference 2024 was held at the Pasadena Convention Center, California on October 28 – 31 2024.

Changemakers from every corner of the global fashion, textile, and apparel industry were invited to take part. For those who would prefer to join online, an interactive virtual offering was provided.

Field trips were hosted to visit local material producers and programs on November 1, and those attending in person were invited to consider staying an extra day to join a trip.