Open-Industry Programs

Open-industry webinar recordings are available to all professionals in the apparel and footwear industry. These programs feature insight and knowledge sharing by AAFA member companies who provide business solutions for your supply chain, trade policy, and brand protection needs.
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Where & How Counterfeiters Target Fashion Shoppers in 2025
The 2025 Counterfeit Buyer Teardown is the largest study of its kind, commissioned by Red Points. It analyzes the behavior of 2,000 U.S. consumers who purchased counterfeit products online. The study shows that a whopping 61% bought fakes unintentionally, and among them, 52% ended up with fake fashion items.

In this webinar, Red Points broke down:
- What made e-shoppers trust fake listings and websites?
- How counterfeit fashion products are most commonly discovered.
- To what extent does AI influence counterfeit discovery and purchase decisions?
- Whether shoppers come back after being duped or walk away for good.
- Top techniques infringers use to mislead shoppers into buying fakes online.

As fake fashion products become harder to detect and easier to scale with AI, understanding shopper behavior is more important than ever. Attendees gained exclusive insights to future-proof their protection strategy and strengthen consumer trust in 2025!


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Closing the Loop: Polyester Recycling for Circularity
There is a tremendous amount of production and consumption in the fashion industry resulting in alarming amounts of textile/garment waste. In order to bring this waste back into the economy, circularity is becoming increasingly important, and hence the usage of recycled materials becomes even more prominent.

This session explored the evolving landscape of polyester recycling in the textile industry. Covering both mechanical and chemical recycling technologies, their benefits, limitations, and role in supporting circularity, this webinar highlighted key global regulations—such as the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)—that are accelerating innovation and shaping industry practices.

Participants gained insight into the challenges faced by recyclers and manufacturers, as well as the growing opportunities for scaling recycled polyester through innovation, market demand, and circular business models.


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Improve Data Accuracy for Packaging EPR Reporting
Accurate data is the cornerstone of successful EPR compliance and risk management. RLG experts walked attendees through the essential steps to review data for accuracy in order to improve precision in future EPR reports.

With improvements in packaging data accuracy, businesses may see decreased EPR fees and a stronger foundation for cost-savings through business intelligence. Don’t be reliant on poor-quality data for future reporting and decision-making.


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How Carhartt Uses Forensic Science for Cotton Traceability
Traceability starts long before the factory floor – it begins with knowing where your cotton comes from, how it is grown, and who is involved along the way.

As expectations grow around material-level data and sourcing integrity, brands are rethinking how they verify the raw materials that go into their products. In this webinar, hosted by AAFA and Oritain, attendees learned why traceability needs to begin at the material level (not just tiers), what the three key pillars of risk mitigation look like in practice, and how leading workwear brand Carhartt is using forensic science as a cornerstone of its traceability strategy to ensure a clean cotton supply chain.


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Navigating Tariff Risks: Cost Control and Resilience
As trade policies continue to shift, businesses must proactively manage tariff risks to protect margins and maintain supply chain resilience. In this webinar, attendees learned how enhanced visibility, supplier onboarding support, and process automation can enable supplier network diversification. Discover how forward-thinking businesses are adapting their operations to minimize financial impact and stay competitive in a volatile global market.

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Isotopic Origin Verification: Strengthen Your Supply Chain
Proving the true origin of raw materials is one of the toughest challenges importers face today. Isotopic origin verification is a proven and reliable method for evaluating origin claims independently of traditional supply chain mapping tools, as well as ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Recently, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued guidance recognizing isotopic testing as a powerful tool for supply chain traceability and confirms the agency’s increased use of this technology to identify imports linked to forced labor.

This webinar by Oritain, in collaboration with AAFA, explained what isotopic testing and origin fingerprinting is, why it’s a trusted method for origin verification, and what it can reveal that other tools cannot. Whether you want to better understand your supply chain, demonstrate due diligence, or prove the source of raw materials in your final products, this webinar is for you.


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Beyond Compliance: How Brands Are Redefining Sustainability
Supply chain transparency has evolved beyond regulatory requirements—it's now a cornerstone of building trust, fostering partnerships, and exceeding consumer expectations. In this webinar, the CSR and sustainability teams at Faherty and Cobalt shared how they're transforming their supply chain strategies to drive meaningful impact.

This webinar provided attendees with real-world advice for navigating regulatory pressure and staying ahead of new requirements.

If you're ready to learn from brands leading the charge in sustainable supply chains, this conversation is for you.


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EPR in Fashion & Footwear: Compliance & Sustainability
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations are rapidly emerging in the United States and globally. Apparel and footwear producers who manage packaging and product end-of-life responsibilities are being regulated to be accountable for end use product stewardship. As more EPR laws are implemented, producers must adapt by improving data collection efforts and circular economy strategies to avoid penalties and ensure smooth operations. This webinar broke down the fundamentals of EPR, highlighted key legislative updates impacting the industry, and provided actionable steps for producers to navigate compliance and simultaneously find innovative ways to reduce product packing throughout their supply chain.

Attendees gained insight into how EPR policies affect packaging and how to prepare their supply chain with strategies for integrating sustainability. Whether you're new to EPR reporting or want to refine your approach, this session equips you with the knowledge to stay ahead of regulatory changes and align with best practices for responsible material management.


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Supply Chain Visibility: Beyond the UFLPA
After roughly three years of anti-forced labor enforcement regulation in the U.S. and Europe, visibility into the textile and apparel supply chains has become a standard for import control visibility. As methods for compliance with forced labor regulations evolve and advance, this standard for visibility is increasingly expected of importers in other contexts as well, including environmental risks and tariff-related scenarios. In this webinar, Sayari demonstrated how the success of trade and corporate data in enhancing forced labor risk assessments can be applied to other considerations of import control compliance.

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Remain Resilient - What To Expect For Supply Chain Risk
Supply chain risk is changing more rapidly than ever before, with new regulatory challenges, geopolitical and domestic political issues, and changing sourcing demands having a major impact on companies of all sizes. In this webinar, BSI reviewed emerging risks and threats to supply chain resilience, evaluate the responses that companies can take to mitigate and take advantage of these risks, and use case studies to illustrate successful responses.

The webinar showed attendees the importance of building an overall management system for supply chain risk management that includes relevant stakeholders across the organization, from procurement and purchasing to legal and trade compliance. To ensure continued success of these efforts, BSI discussed how to successfully integrate technology into supply chain risk management and demonstrate return on investment.


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Identifying Hidden Forced Labor Risk in Supply Chains
Sayari presented an informative webinar on strategies for identifying hidden forced labor risk and potential Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) exposure in your supply chain. In this session, attendees learned how publicly available information such as corporate records and trade data can be leveraged to uncover indicators of potential forced labor risk in direct and upstream suppliers.

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Stop Hidden Supply Chain Losses Before Contract Season
Ocean carrier contracts aren't just about rates—they're about strategy. This year, smart importers and BCOs are turning to automation and freight audits to uncover hidden costs, understand their freight under management, and leverage these insights during negotiations.

This webinar by BlueCargo, in collaboration with AAFA, guideed participants on how to automate supply chain cost tracking—giving them full visibility over containerized fees like D&D, drayage, and ocean. With disruptions becoming the new normal, companies that can streamline their data will gain an edge when locking in favorable terms with ocean carriers.

Whether you're in supply chain leadership, logistics, finance, or procurement, this webinar will equip you with the tools to eliminate overpayments, monitor freight spend in real-time, and go into contract season ready to negotiate smarter deals and save some big dollars.


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2025 Compliance Trends for Fashion Brands and Retailers
The fashion and apparel industry is coming off a year marked by global trade disruptions, increased regulatory pressures, and a strategic pivot in sourcing and manufacturing. Looking to 2025, brands and retailers face pressing questions about what’s coming down the pipeline and how to prepare for upcoming challenges.

Does moving manufacturing closer to end markets eliminate risks? Will shifting toward synthetic materials offset regulatory scrutiny? According to Ana Hinojosa, Oritain Advisor and Former CBP Executive Director, even a small percentage of forced labor-tainted cotton fibers in a garment can expose companies to bigger risks.


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Risk Management and Compliance Through Smart Testing
The evolving landscape of regulations and industry requirements—due diligence, traceability, and various testing methods—can overwhelm brands and budgets. Compliance can come at a high cost, but missteps—such as the wrong approach or lack of action—can lead to reputation harm or even litigation. Over-testing, meanwhile, can drain budgets and strain supplier relationships.

With the right partner, customized Smart Testing plans can streamline compliance while targeting higher risk products, supply chains, and markets. This webinar compared three common risk mitigation approaches and learn what considerations lead to effective strategies for protecting people and the planet.


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Tracing Threads: Verification Through Testing
In today’s complex global value chains, every thread tells a story—of opportunities, challenges, and hidden risks. How do you untangle this intricate web to illuminate your value chain and make informed, confident decisions? Attendees joined AAFA for a webinar introducing a strategic, science-backed approach to responsible sourcing. By combining origin verification testing with collaborative partnerships, we’ll explore how to build trust, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce the risk of forced labor violations.

Attendees learned how testing can engage suppliers, strengthen transparency, and act as both verification and deterrent. Through real-world case studies, legal insights, and lab demonstrations, Eurofins answered key questions on sourcing metrics, recycled materials, and supply chain accountability. Attendees discovered how to move beyond risk mitigation toward positive, data-driven sourcing decisions.


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Optimize Customer Engagement and Sustainability
The foundation to a great customer experience is the quality of the product. The most basic expectation of every consumer is that the product Works. A recent (informal) survey of 24 “C-level” executives (Chief - Merchandising, Marketing, Digital, Transformation- Officers), asked participants to rank the following attributes in terms of importance to customer acquisition, retention and satisfaction – Quality, Price, Sustainability, Brand Image and Customer Service. Quality was rated #1 by 22 of the executives.

In this webinar, attendees learned how C-level executives in various roles (Merchandising, Marketing, Digital, Transformation) view the relative importance of product quality compared to other factors like price, sustainability, brand image, and customer service.


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Fashion Forward: Tech Trends Shaping 2025
Infor gave an insightful webinar exploring the top technology trends set to shape the fashion and retail landscape in 2025. Attendees discovered how AI innovations are transforming the industry, enhancing customer experiences, and streamlining operations. Attendees also learned from real-world use cases and expert predictions to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving market. This session equips attendees with the knowledge and strategies needed to lead their fashion business into the future.

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Developing Carbon Reduction Plans To Tackle Net Zero Targets
Many companies set Net Zero targets, but struggle to develop and implement the necessary GHG reduction plans effectively and efficiently at scale. In this webinar, BSI’s experts discussed a structured, effective approach to large-scale, cross-functional Carbon Reduction Management Plans. Areas of focus included identifying GHG reduction strategies; engaging and educating functional leads and suppliers; creating an environment of purpose, accountability, and ownership; and financial budgeting and reduction forecasts.

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Data-Driven Strategies for Cyber Week 2024: What 2023 Taught
Centric Software dove into the latest data on this year's discounts and promotions, giving you valuable insights into where consumer demand is still strong. We explored key trends and consumer behaviors from Cyber Week 2023, showing how these insights can help you refine your strategy for Cyber Week 2024. Attendees learned what worked, what didn't, and how to stay competitive in the year ahead!

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Unlock the Hidden Value in your Packaging Data
With the right tools, raw packaging data can be turned into actionable business intelligence that can save money on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees as well as reduce waste. In this session, RLG introduced core concepts of ecomodulation policies for packaging and demonstrated how the benefits of ecomodulation can be maximized through smart data management and analysis. Attendees learned actionable techniques by reviewing real examples of packaging reductions/adjustment through data.

Reduced packaging = reduced waste = reduced fees = win-win-win for your company, consumers, and the planet.


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Upcoming Webinars

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July 23, 2025 02:00 PM

Webinar: Global Supply Chain Shift: Planning for Tomorrow’s Tariffs

Discover how global trade disruptions and escalating tariff tensions are reshaping the core strategies of fashion and retail supply chains worldwide.

TOPICS: Supply Chain, Trade

TYPE: Webinar

LOCATION: Online

7/23/2025 2:00:00 PM

July 30, 2025 02:00 PM

Webinar: Beyond the Fabric: Packaging with Purpose

Discover how sustainability certifications are shaping circularity, packaging innovation, and full supply chain transparency.

TOPICS: Supply Chain

TYPE: Webinar

LOCATION: Online

7/30/2025 2:00:00 PM

July 31, 2025 02:30 PM

Webinar: AAFA Member-Only Call on America’s Semi-Quincentennial

Join AAFA and the U.S. Semi-Quincentennial Commission to learn how AAFA members can participate in America's 250th anniversary celebrations.

Members Only

TOPICS: Supply Chain, Brand Protection, Trade

TYPE: Webinar

LOCATION: Online

7/31/2025 2:30:00 PM

Oct. 9, 2025 02:00 PM

Webinar: Digitizing Supply Chain Data for Global Compliance

Prepare for global regulations and certification demands through structured, shareable supply chain data.

TOPICS: Supply Chain

TYPE: Webinar

LOCATION: Online

10/9/2025 2:00:00 PM