Sustainability to be the Focus of Interstoff Asia Essential in Autumn of 2012

Sustainability is at the heart of this year's event, for the first time ever, show organizer Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd teams up with Textile Exchange, Ecotextile News and Planet Textiles to organize the 2012 Sustainable Textiles Conference, which takes place in conjunction with the exhibition on 4 and 5 October. The event will bring together key players and industry leaders to tackle the issue of sustainability in textiles.

Attendees can expect to acquire knowledge, while also contributing their own expertise, through a series of plenary and breakout sessions designed to address the specific needs of those within the industry. Topics up for discussion are designed to accelerate sustainable business practices across the board and include innovation in investment and finance, industry alignment on environment, and social impacts and solutions.