The second World Textile Summit(WTS) will explore sustainability strategies that create business value in the textile manufacturing value chain．In Iine with the key themes of

ITMA 2015，WTS 2015 will seek to answer sustainability questions that matter to the Industry's strategic decision-makers：

. What return should I expect from

capital investment in resource-efficient

technologies?

. How do I establish and monitor a

sustainable supply chain?

. What are the market opportunities

that arise from a strategy based on clean

production and sustainable materials?

. How do I manage the risks to corporate

reputation?

Scheduled for 13 November 2015, andco-located with ITMA 2015 in Milan．WTS2015 will be a unique one-day event thatbrings together the world’s most influentialtextile leaders to debate iss

Charles Beauduin，President of CEMATEX．said：“ITMA 20 1 5 will be an opportunity for manufacturers to view and compare the latest in resource-efficient textile technologies．World Textile Summit 2015 will help to place sustainability in its context as a key component of value creation in any business．”

Mark Jarvis，Managing Director of WTij, said：“WTS 2015 will be different from other conferences examining sustainable methods in textile manufacturing．Instead of delving into the detail of technical solutions．delegates will hear from international experts on the business value created through a strong sustainability strategy．”Programme development will be assisted by an advisory panel t

Eileen Ng，Project Director of ITMA 2015．said：“With almost 18 months still to go，WTS 2015 is already attracting strong support from the broader textile community．We are very pleased to have the Textile Institute and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition on board as our supporting partners．”

Leading textile machinery companies SPGPrints，MS Italy and Oerlikon have also confirmed their sponsorship of the event，joined this week by sustainable-manufacturing specialist bluesign technologies．For more information，please visitwww