Redesigning Fashion: Sustainable Product Development in Practice
Integrating Circular Design, Responsible Materials, and Data-Driven Decision Making Across the Fashion Product Lifecycle
Description
This session focuses on integrating sustainability into every stage of the fashion product development lifecycle. Attendees will gain insight into circular design principles, responsible material selection, life cycle assessment tools, and strategies for designing products with durability and end-of-life solutions in mind. The discussion will emphasize cross-functional collaboration between design, sourcing, and compliance teams to drive measurable environmental impact reduction.
Background
The fashion industry is undergoing a significant transformation as sustainability becomes a central priority across the product development lifecycle. Traditionally, apparel production has relied on resource-intensive materials, complex chemical processes, and linear supply chains that contribute to environmental degradation and waste. In response to increasing regulatory scrutiny, stakeholder exp…
Date: 2026-03-25
Time (ET): 2:00 PM EDT, Mar 25, 2026
Time (Local): 6:00 PM UTC, Mar 25, 2026
Location: online
Speakers
Tricia Carey
Chief Commercial Officer, Avalo
John C. Warner
CEO and CTO, Technology Greenhouse, LLC
Julia K. Hughes
President, United States Fashion Industry Association
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis
Senior Director, Sustainable Product & Packaging and Chemical Management, Lululemon
Marcial Vargas-Gonzalez
Global Lead, Science & Innovation, Quantis
Kristen Allison
Product Sales & Marketing Director, LanzaTech
Guided Questions
Tricia Carey
Given your role in bridging raw material innovation with brand and retail implementation, how can product development teams more effectively collaborate with fiber innovators and agricultural technology companies to integrate climate-resilient materials, such as next-generation cotton, into their design and sourcing strategies?
John C. Warner
Given your experience translating green chemistry from academic research into real-world industry applications, what opportunities do you see for deeper collaboration between chemists, material innovators, and fashion product developers to accelerate safer and more sustainable materials in the apparel industry?
Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis
Drawing on your experience integrating traceability, circularity, and chemical management at an enterprise level, what practical strategies can product development teams adopt to balance performance, compliance, and sustainability while scaling more responsible materials and packaging solutions?
Kristen Allison
Drawing on your experience building value chain partnerships, what practical approaches can brands take to collaborate with upstream innovators and manufacturers to accelerate the adoption of recycled carbon materials within existing product development and sourcing frameworks?
Marcial Vargas-Gonzalez
Given your expertise in translating environmental science into actionable business strategy, how can product development teams better leverage life cycle assessment and planetary boundary frameworks to inform real-time design and material decisions without slowing down innovation cycles?