Rethinking Europe's Clothing Sector

Europe stands at a critical juncture in its pursuit of sustainable clothing production and consumption. Despite growing awareness and policy commitments, the environmental and social challenges posed by the clothing industry remain profound. The EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles has identified that the environmental and climate pressures associated with clothing production and consumption continue to rise, rather than decline.

This seminar brings tother leading researchers to explore the pathways toward sustainable clothing systems in Europe. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue by a range of different  perspectives on one of the Europe’s most pressing sustainability challenges: the overproduction and excessive consumption of clothing.

Presenters:

• Emma Samsioe, PhD, Senior lecturer, Lund University, Sweden
• Mariangela Lavanga, PhD, Associate professor, Erasmus University, The Netherlands 
• Younghyun Kim, Postdoc, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
• Mariko Takedomi Karlsson, PhD, Postdoc, Lund University, Sweden
• Charlotte Lorentz Hjorth, Lund University Collaboration 
• Lars Mattiasson, Future by Lund  
• Ingrid Haugsrud, PhD candidate, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway 
• Réka Tölg, PhD, Postdoc, Lund University, Sweden
• Katherine Duffy, PhD, Senior lecturer, University of Glasgow, UK
• Maša Urbanija & Anna Schleinkofer, Co-Founders of The Closet; Lund University, MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation 
• Magdalena Petersson McIntyre, Associate professor, Lund University, Sweden & 
• Despina Christoforidou, Lecturer, Lund University, Sweden

View the program (pdf).

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The seminar is arranged with the support of Centre for the European Studies at Lund University in collaboration with three Horizon Europe-funded projects which share a focus on the fashion transition. The objective of this symposium is to create a space for dialogue, knowledge sharing and critical reflection on the future of sustainable fashion in Europe.