AATCC Presents at Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference 2024
21 May 2024: IMI President Al Keene says, “We are pleased to announce AATCC as an Industry Partner and speaker at Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference 2024 on June 10-11, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.”
AATCC is thrilled to be presenting at the Digital Textile Manufacturing Technologies Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA this year! As a leader in global textile community, AATCC regularly attends premier industry events to exchange ideas and highlight innovations that are shaping the future.
Garry Atkinson will deliver a key presentation entitled “Driving Sustainability in Textiles Through Standardization” on Monday, June 10. With a vast technical background supporting multiple industry partners across the textile supply chain, he will outline the integral role that textile standards play in supporting the sustainability priorities of the industry. Garry’s presentation promises to demonstrate how collaboration on testing protocols, quality guidelines, and regulatory alignment enables the textile industry to make meaningful progress on critical environmental and social imperatives.
This conference will inform and educate brand owners on the importance of innovative technologies within the dyeing, finishing and printing sectors that can support them to meet their ESG targets and transform the textile industry’s sustainability. It will address disruptive digital textile manufacturing technologies which are key incentives and drivers for meeting brand owners’ goals, reducing environmental impacts, enabling more profitable production and fostering domstic economic growth and development by:
– Reducing cost & yielding short-time ROIs
– Dramatically reducing environmental impacts & energy costs
– Enabling Reshoring & regional on-demand production
– Growing demand for more sustainable production
– Enabling economical shorter runs & less inventory
– Providing attractive textile production expansion opportunities
Traditional ESG Impacts of the Textile IndustryCurrently, the textile industry accounts for 10% of global emissions – greater than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Textile dyeing and finishing processes are some of the most polluting manufacturing processes on the planet, responsible for over 3% of global CO2 emissions and over 20% of global industrial waste water pollution. If business as usual persists, by 2050 the textile industry is projected to represent 25% of the global carbon footprint.
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