2025 Breakout Session: Threads of Change Sustainable Solutions in Apparel and Textiles

Recording from the 2025 ClimateCAP Summit hosted by UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

This panel will focus on the apparel industry, featuring experts in textile production, business strategy and innovation, and supply chain. Panelists from across nonprofit and private sectors will explore how what we wear impacts the environment, how fashion can be a force for positive change, and practical strategies for creating more sustainable business models.

Speakers:

Rebecca Burgess, Fibershed , Founder & Director

Lewis Perkins, Apparel Impact Institute, President

Leticia Corona, UC Berkeley

Sarah Kelley, Fibers Fund, Managing Director

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