ZDHC Circularity Summit 2026
Date & Time
04 Nov 2026, 9:00 am,
Europe/Lisbon
Location
Lisbon
“Decoding the chemistry behind scalable circularity” - A ZDHC Global Circularity Summit
Join us in Lisbon on 4–5 November 2026 for the ZDHC Circularity Summit 2026 — a first-of-its-kind gathering focused on the role of chemistry in making textile circularity safe, credible and scalable.
Bringing together a global, cross-sector community, the summit will explore what it really takes to move circularity from ambition to implementation across the textile, apparel, leather and footwear sectors.
👉 Registration is now open!
About the event
While many circularity events stay broad, the ZDHC Circularity Summit will tackle the real barriers to implementation: feedstock quality, contaminants, dyeing and finishing impacts, chemical compliance in recycled outputs, and the practical realities of scaling solutions across the value chain. Bringing together brands, suppliers, chemical formulators, recyclers, innovators, policymakers, finance actors and industry experts, the summit will move the conversation beyond compliance, towards circular systems.
The programme will combine strategic plenaries, expert panels, practical case studies and interactive discussions to unpack the chemistry behind scalable circularity.
Save the date: 4–5 November 2026
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Venue: To be confirmed
Participants can expect:
- Clear insight into why chemistry is critical to safe and credible textile circularity
- Practical discussion on what circularity requires beyond compliance
- Cross-sector perspectives from industry, policy, finance, innovation and implementation
- Dialogue on the risks, opportunities and consequences of inaction
- Actionable takeaways for making circularity work across the value chain
More information here.
Call for Proposals
We invite organisations, experts and innovators from across the value chain to contribute to the Circularity Summit 2026 through our Call for Proposals.
This is an opportunity to share your expertise, case studies, research, practical solutions or strategic perspectives with an audience committed to advancing safe and scalable circularity. Whether you work on chemical management, recycling, material innovation, data transparency, finance, policy, implementation or system change, we welcome proposals that bring fresh insight and practical relevance to the Summit programme.
Selected contributors may be invited to participate as keynote speakers, panellists, session contributors or intervention speakers, depending on the topic and programme fit.
Submit your proposal here.
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