{"id":24241,"date":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/take-part-in-round-tables\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:10:17","slug":"take-part-round-tables","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/take-part-round-tables\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Part in Round Tables"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRound Tables\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBringing together stakeholders is a powerful way to inspire change.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most effective ways to bring about change is for stakeholders to come together and discuss ways to make progress. Our round tables help the sector to develop a shared understanding of its core sustainability issues, create alignment on goals and actions, boost commitment from major players, and measure progress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_97e54fa84df470410b4c77921663ff65\" class=\"acf-block block-cards-carousel has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row row_center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8 block-cards-carousel__top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe host round tables for a growing number of fibers and materials.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__slider slider_center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/preferred-cotton-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-organic-cotton\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tCotton Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe Cotton Round Table brings together representatives from the field to the finished product, all working to drive beneficial climate and nature outcomes within the cotton production segment of the fashion, textile, and apparel industry. \t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/recycled-polyester-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-polyester-recycled\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tRecycled Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe Recycled Round Table is a multi-stakeholder network working to advance the adoption of recycled fibers by empowering the recycled community and fostering collaboration across the value chain.  \t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/biosynthetics-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-biosynthetics\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tBiosynthetics Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe Biosynthetics Round Table focuses on synthetic materials made wholly or partly from natural, renewable feedstocks.\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/preferred-mmcf-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-manmade-cellulosics\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tManmade Cellulosics Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe MMCF Round Table exists to advance more sustainable manmade cellulosic fibers such as those made from recycled or regenerative sources.\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/preferred-animal-fibers-materials-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-animal-fibers\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tAnimal Fibers Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe Animal Fibers Round Table brings together industry members working across wool, mohair, alpaca, cashmere, and yak.\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-cards-carousel__card block-cards-carousel__big-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/responsible-leather-round-table\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<i class=\"block-cards-carousel__icon icon-responsible-leather\"><\/i>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<h4 class=\"block-cards-carousel__card-title\">\n\t\t\tLeather Round Table\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<p class=\"is-style-regular\">\n\t\t\tThe Leather Round Table is helping to build a leather industry that protects and restores the environment, reduces its climate impact, and improves lives.\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_4c2dbd935cef9c0cbc2d8675c92975db\" class=\"acf-block block-call-to-action block-call-to-action--centered has-spring-background-color\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    mx-auto\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-call-to-action__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTextile Exchange Round Table Working Groups\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-call-to-action__description\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">In 2022 Textile Exchange introduced a new round table governance strategy that put an emphasis on pivoting the round tables towards being more action oriented to help us deliver on our ambitious Climate+ strategy. Recognizing the role that our community plays in developing a shared understanding of the industry\u2019s sustainability issues, barriers, and opportunities, our working groups aim to bring together key stakeholders to tackle a specific set of challenges under an agreed agenda by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Leveraging industry expertise by bringing together key stakeholders to gather data, work on research, and develop resources that enable continuous improvement or scale solutions to maximize impact.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Creating alignment on definitions and goals to encourage key industry players to work towards finding common ways to drive and measure progress.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Developing innovative projects that drive action towards the achievement of our Climate+ goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-group\"><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_3c13e742b3f8634bc7cfc733d8acaa1d\" class=\"acf-block block-accordion-carousel has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"page-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 offset-lg-7 block-accordion-carousel__bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW IT WORKS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-accordion-carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreating conversations that span the supply chain\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style body-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPre-competitive communities\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\" style=\"display:block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our round tables build collaborative, pre-competitive communities made up of voices and perspectives from source to store.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 bellow__image igm-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"woman using sewing machine on red material.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style body-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustry alignment\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We create alignment on goals and encourage key industry players to work towards them, finding common ways to measure progress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 bellow__image igm-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"woman using sewing machine on red material.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style body-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCollaborative initiatives\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We leverage industry expertise by bringing stakeholders from different sectors together to work on research, resource development, and pilot projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 bellow__image igm-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"woman using sewing machine on red material.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400@2x.jpg 600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style body-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal and regional\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our round tables operate at both global and regional levels, including quarterly meetings and working groups.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 bellow__image igm-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"woman using sewing machine on red material.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-630x838@2x.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sewing-red-fabric-360x480@2x.jpg 720w, 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We encourage our members to adopt it as a direction of travel over the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-group\"><div class=\"c-btn-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/climate-dashboard\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" target=\"_self\"><span>Discover Climate+<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_5a079cf56186ad6d43a6cda4b2ad1bd6\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-icons has-cloud-background-color block-grid-icons--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-xl-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet Involved\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur communities stay connected year round.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row 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