ZDHC Global Circularity Summit 2026

The ZDHC Global Circularity Summit 2026, themed “Decoding the Chemistry Behind Scalable Circularity”, brings together stakeholders from the textile, apparel, leather and footwear industries to explore how safer chemical management can enable credible and scalable circular systems.

The summit examines the relationship between chemical management and textile circularity, including feedstock quality, contaminants, recycling technologies, chemical compliance, material recovery and circular design. It also addresses the investment, policy, data transparency and cross-sector collaboration needed to move circularity from pilot projects to implementation across global value chain.

Programme
4 November – Chemistry as the Foundation for Circular Systems
– Welcome and ZDHC’s role in scaling safe circular systems
– Designing safe circularity
– Chemical management and textile recycling
– Feedstock quality and pre-processing
– Mechanical and chemical recycling pathways
– Circularity ecosystems and industry collaboration
– Data transparency, regulation and risk
– Solutions ready for adoption

5 November – Financing and Scaling Circularity
– From chemistry insight to investment action
– Chemical and operational risk in circularity
– Managing legacy chemical risks in textile recycling
– Making circularity investable
– Private capital and infrastructure
– Scaling circular chemistry through industry partnerships

The published agenda also includes breakfast networking, breaks, lunch and a drinks reception