CIWM Webinar - The Textiles Transition: Reviewing and revolutionising the UK's textiles sector

Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025 
Time: 12:00 - 14:00 GMT 
Venue: Zoom - joining links will be sent to registrants closer to the event
CPD: 2 hours
Cost: FREE for all thanks to our sponsors ELT Global and Textiles Recycling International. 

The UK's textiles market faces a critical juncture - the sheer scale and speed of consumption, driven by a "fast fashion" model, is clashing with efforts to implement circular-focused solutions to support a more sustainable infrastructure. This webinar will explore both the challenges and opportunities for the sector, from the volume of materials flowing through the UK market, through to start-ups innovating sustainable business models and supply chain logistics. 
 
As we delve into the current realities the sector faces, the innovations enabling a transition, and potential in the next steps, industry experts will discuss: 
     - Scope and scale - the scale challenges and conflicts at the core of the sector 
     - A sector in transition from regulations, trials and a circular economy 
     - Technology innovation supporting the transition 
     - What’s already working well in the textiles sector beyond the UK 
     - Tangible potential in the next steps from design, policy and behaviour change trends 

Part of the 'hard to manage materials' technical series 

 
Speakers:
John Twitchen, Stuff4Life/ Arco (moderator) 
Mark Sumner, WRAP 
Katarina Rimarcikova, Senior Lecturer // Fashion Designer // Start- ups &Brands Mentor and Coach // CEC London Fashion lead
Peter Page, Textile Recycling International (TRI) 
Ian Newton, ELT Global