Japan Textile Salon
Partner: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Location: New York, USA
JAPAN TEXTILE SALON
The Japan Textile Salon is an innovative event that showcases the latest eco-friendly textiles, fabric mixes, and cutting-edge production capabilities from visionary companies who are among the best weavers, printing producers, design studios, and manufacturers from Japan. The Salon is organized by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) which is a government-related organization that promotes mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world. Established in 1958 to promote Japanese exports abroad, JETRO’s core focus is helping small to medium size Japanese firms maximize their global export potential and assist global companies in setting up business opportunities in Japan.
“Partnering with the Conscious Fashion Campaign is a logical choice as they are leading the path for events to work with the Sustainable Development Goals framework and provide a wealth of expertise, knowledge and experience. They have been instrumental in expanding our knowledge on such an important topic for our industry.”
COMMITMENT TO ACTION
Japan Textile Salon announced the event would integrate the Sustainable Development Goals as a leading focus to strengthen knowledge and engagement from the fashion and textile sectors to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
PARTNERSHIP
Japan Textile Salon, in collaboration with the Conscious Fashion Campaign, curated knowledge share activations to educate vendors and industry stakeholder attendees on the important environmental and social role of the sector. Led by the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the conversations showcased leading business examples of the Sustainable Development Goals framework at the intersection of fashion and textiles.
INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT
Companies represented include ASUWA COMPANY, BANDO SHOTEN Co.,Ltd., Design House KAZE Corporation, DOKOH SHOJI Co., Ltd., Eileen Fisher, FUJISAKI TEXTILE Co., Ltd., HATAKOKA Co., Ltd. HOKKOH Co., Ltd., IWAI LACE Co., Ltd., JAPAN BLUE Co., Ltd., KAGEYAMA Co., Ltd., Lenzing, Mara Hoffman, Nagoya spinning Co., Ltd., Panoco Trading Co., Ltd., SHOWA CO., Ltd., Toban Textile Co., Ltd., TOHKAI THERMO Co., Ltd., Uni Textile Co., Ltd., United Nations Office for Partnerships, and Yoshida Senko Co., Ltd.