Audience:
Open industry. All apparel and footwear industry professionals, regardless of AAFA membership, are encouraged to participate.
Description:
Explore legislative developments that impact the global fashion industry - in Europe and all over the world. In this complex ecosystem, finding the right data can feel overwhelming. How can you make sure your compliance strategy keeps your brand safe worldwide?
Join us for an informative webinar where we'll explore the legislative developments shaping the global fashion industry. Stay ahead of the curve by exploring upcoming regulations such as the Digital Product Passport, EUDR, anti-Green Claims, and anti-slavery acts around the world.
Data lies at the heart of compliance, serving as the foundation for meeting regulatory requirements. Are you prepared to harness its power?
Attendees of this webinar will learn:
- To identify the fragmented data essential for compliance and how to combine them to create the full picture you need.
- Insights into common themes in new and pending legislations to tackle them in collaboration with your value chain.
- How sustainability strategies impact business operations, including green financing.
Speaker:
Roman Houlbreque
Director of Partnerships
Retraced GmbH
Roman leverages his extensive expertise in sustainability within textile supply chains to drive forward discussions and partnerships. His focus is on interoperability, data standardization, and the development of effective strategies to overcome key challenges in data collection and analysis.
His comprehensive understanding of textile supply chains has developed through practical engagement: He has initiated cooperative efforts between brands and suppliers. In line with Retraced's philosophy, Roman directs attention towards suppliers' needs to foster close cooperation and transparency in fashion supply chains, to tackle emerging global legislative challenges.
Moderator:
Nate Herman
Senior Vice President, Policy
AAFA
Nate Herman oversees AAFA’s Policy department, managing the association’s lobbying, policy, and regulatory affairs activities. Nate leads AAFA’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, formulating and implementing CSR policy and representing AAFA and the industry on CSR issues before governments, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. In addition, Nate develops all apparel and footwear industry data and statistics as AAFA's resident economist. Prior to joining AAFA, Nate worked for six years at the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration assisting U.S. firms in entering the global market. Nate spent the last two years as the Department's industry analyst for the footwear and travel goods industries. Nate received a Masters of Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the University of Delaware in 1992.
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