Robin Anson, editorial director of Textiles Intelligence, has been invited to participate as a panellist in the Fair Trade Session at the International Apparel Federation’s 25th World Apparel Convention on November 19-20, 2009, in New Delhi, India.
The session will discuss the following questions regarding fair trade:
- How can apparel fashion ensure fair trade?
- Should International Social Compliance Norms be compliant to local conditions?
- How can social and environmental responsibilities be shared throughout the value chain? And
- How can awareness and education be more effective?
Other sessions at this year’s IAF conference will be:
- From vertical integration to virtual integration: a way forward?;
- Asia – From a sourcing hub to a fashion destination;
- India – a destination to partnerships: an exciting retail opportunity for international fashion;
- Branding your way into emerging markets: dealing with cultural influences on apparel fashion; and
- From fashion savvy to tech savvy: technology to the rescue of fast fashion.
The conference will be held at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, India.
Robin Anson is recognised as a leading worldwide authority on textile and clothing industry strategy and trade issues, and is also the editorial director of Textiles Intelligence, one of the world’s leading providers of global business information on the international textile and apparel industries.
For further information about the conference, please contact Mr Erik Nep at the IAF by email: nep@iafnet.com, by telephone: +31 30 232 09 08, by fax: +31 30 232 09 99, or visit www.iafnet.com