Textile Waste Opportunities for Circular Textiles, Garments & Footwear in Cambodia
Global Fashion Agenda and GIZ are organising an event on May 16th in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to explore opportunities of valorising textile waste and creating circular business models in fashion & footwear manufacturing that bring value to the region. The event concludes with a social gathering.
VP of Impact Programmes & Sustainability
Holly Syrett is the VP of Impact Programmes & Sustainability at Global Fashion Agenda. Her responsibilities include contributing to the strategic mission and shaping the sustainability agenda, driving GFA’s impact programmes and publications, and ensuring strategic engagement with key stakeholders and partners. Syrett joined Global Fashion Agenda in May 2020 with the aim to help mobilise and facilitate the fashion industry in achieving measurable socio-environmental impact improvements on its journey towards becoming Net Positive. Syrett brings 14 years of experience working on sustainability and transparency programmes in the fashion industry for both public and professional audiences. Syrett is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper Alumni, Climate Reality Leader and she holds a BA in Fashion and Branding from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute. As part of the Global Shapers’ Community, she co-founded the Shaping Fashion movement that is active in 50+ cities worldwide.
Impact Programme Manager
Shamiul Hoque is Impact Programme Manager at Global Fashion Agenda (GFA). His responsibilities include driving the impact programs and deliverables in the focused regions. He is also responsible for managing relationships with and supporting our program partners. Shamiul joined GFA in April 2023 and has 13+ years of background in managing sustainability programs with renowned brands, retailers, and sustainability service providers. He is knowledgeable in sustainable materials management, material integrity, sustainable and circular product design, supply chain transparency & traceability.
As a participant, you will hear from leading local stakeholders, have the possibility to review best practices from other countries and share your organisations’ circularity ambitions and priorities. Topics of discussion will include textile waste segregation, business incentives and recycling technology requirements.
The event will take place in-person and is intended to be interactive and interdisciplinary, welcoming moreover an audience of manufacturers, brands, recyclers and recycling technologies, textile waste handlers, government representatives and associations.
Please RSVP by May 9th 2023, your application will be reviewed by our team and further correspondence will follow per e-mail.
The event will be in English and translations to Khmer and Mandarin will be available.
A full schedule with speakers and more information will be provided in advance. Whereas online participation is not possible, a report of findings will be provided after the event.
