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10.01.2024

GROW: Trends and tradition at the INNATEX

Growth, digitalisation and re-commerce – the forthcoming INNATEX (the international trade fair for sustainable textiles) is devoted to highly topical themes. From 20 to 22 January 2024 at the Messecenter Hofheim Rhein-Main near Frankfurt, over 200 exhibitors will be meeting up with retailers, experts and journalists. The motto for the winter trade fair is GROW, representing the call for sustainable, social and commercial growth that will not be possible without the green fashion movement.

Optimistic expectations despite the challenges
According to Alexander Hitzel, INNATEX Project Manager, and the organisers, MUVEO GmbH, various new trends are opening up that might, if exploited strategically, unlock new business areas. These range from ‘quiet luxury’, travel, internationalism and focused storytelling to services for specific target groups. On the Monday, members of the expert panel will be discussing re-commerce with the Hessen Retail Federation in the Community Lounge.

Growth, digitalisation and re-commerce – the forthcoming INNATEX (the international trade fair for sustainable textiles) is devoted to highly topical themes. From 20 to 22 January 2024 at the Messecenter Hofheim Rhein-Main near Frankfurt, over 200 exhibitors will be meeting up with retailers, experts and journalists. The motto for the winter trade fair is GROW, representing the call for sustainable, social and commercial growth that will not be possible without the green fashion movement.

Optimistic expectations despite the challenges
According to Alexander Hitzel, INNATEX Project Manager, and the organisers, MUVEO GmbH, various new trends are opening up that might, if exploited strategically, unlock new business areas. These range from ‘quiet luxury’, travel, internationalism and focused storytelling to services for specific target groups. On the Monday, members of the expert panel will be discussing re-commerce with the Hessen Retail Federation in the Community Lounge.

From storytelling to digital tools – the INNATEX themes
“Second-hand is in fashion,” says Julia Frings of IFH Köln. “Sales of used and recycled products have been on an upward trend for some years now and with the rising importance of sustainability, their relevance will continue to grow. There is great potential in this area for the trade to reach new target groups and expand the range on offer. To be successful, though, it is essential to have a concept tailored to the needs of consumers.”

Alongside Julia Frings of IFH Köln, other Federation panellists will include Steffen Riegel of Hessnatur. The first Lounge Talk at the start of INNATEX will deal with Strategies for Sensible Growth, borrowing from the motto for the fair. This topic will be followed by Fair Wages in the Global South, Storytelling as a Strategy, and Digital Trends.

Brand portfolio and partners of INNATEX
The collaboration with the Hessen Retail Federation, like that with Fashion Changers and Greenstyle Munich, has already proved its worth at previous fairs, as a way of adding variety to a well balanced fair programme. The new collaborative partners include AMD Academy of Fashion and Design (AMD) in Wiesbaden, the Fashion Campus 2030 Initiative and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN, a network promoting internationalisation among smaller and medium-sized businesses).

The brand portfolio includes fashion for all generations, tastes and occasions. Labels exhibiting for the first time include businesses such as Fuza Wool from Denmark with its high quality traditional knitwear, and the hemp-based accessories of 8000Kicks from Portugal. The DESIGN DISCOVERIES comprise Anfisa Roumelidi, C/OVER and Consci.

SUSTAIN 2020 in the Run-Up to the International Cotton Conference Photo: Weser-Kurier
SUSTAIN 2020 in the Run-Up to the International Cotton Conference
25.02.2020

SUSTAIN 2020 in the Run-Up to the International Cotton Conference

The conference on sustainability in production, trade and consumption will take a second round: On March 24, 2020, the Weser-Kurier’s conference SUSTAIN will take place in the run-up to the International Cotton Conference once more. The Bremen Cotton Exchange is again cooperating partner of this event. The theme “City and Change – the Future of the Textile Retail Trade” is on focus this year.

Shirt and trpousers or blouse and skirt – clothing is an instrument of expression, a social must and a major factor of consumption. Internet and debates on climate change have changed the indicators. On the one hand, textile online trade is booming, while local stores have come under pressure to an increasing degree and cities are on the search for new ideas. On the other hand, consumers increasingly ask for products considering aspects of fairness and ecology during production. Manufacturers and stores have to react. These subjects are on focus during the Sustain that takes place on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Bremen in the Glocke.

The conference on sustainability in production, trade and consumption will take a second round: On March 24, 2020, the Weser-Kurier’s conference SUSTAIN will take place in the run-up to the International Cotton Conference once more. The Bremen Cotton Exchange is again cooperating partner of this event. The theme “City and Change – the Future of the Textile Retail Trade” is on focus this year.

Shirt and trpousers or blouse and skirt – clothing is an instrument of expression, a social must and a major factor of consumption. Internet and debates on climate change have changed the indicators. On the one hand, textile online trade is booming, while local stores have come under pressure to an increasing degree and cities are on the search for new ideas. On the other hand, consumers increasingly ask for products considering aspects of fairness and ecology during production. Manufacturers and stores have to react. These subjects are on focus during the Sustain that takes place on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Bremen in the Glocke.

Exciting keynote speakers and panel guest from fashion, science and the textile industry
Sustain will feature outstanding speakers from the economy, politics and society discussing for instance the possibilities of new techniques in stationary retail trade, the compatibility of fair production with business interests of manufacturers as well as the question whether consumers are willing to pay the additional costs of sustainability. These are themes that influence the vitality of the cities just as the purchase decisions of the consumers.

Prof. Dr Niko Paech, Professor of Economics, Wolfgang Krogmann, Advisory Director Primark, Urs-Stefan Kinting, Managing Partner of the Zero Group, Model & TV Presenter Alena Gerber, Rolf Heimann, CEO Hessnatur Stiftung, Kai Falk, Managing Director Communication of the German retail association Handelsverband Deutschland and many others confirmed their participation.

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Bremer Baumwollbörse

Neonyt und hessnatur
Neonyt und hessnatur
09.01.2020

Neonyt und hessnatur treiben Wandel in der Modeindustrie voran

hessnatur ist exklusiver Partner der kommenden Neonyt und präsentiert sich umfangreich am ehemaligen Flughafen Tempelhof und auf der Neonyt Fashion Show im Rahmen der MBFW.

Zur A/W-Ausgabe 2020/21 arbeitet die Neonyt eng mit hessnatur, Europas führendem Anbieter für nachhaltige Textilien, als exklusivem Partner zusammen.

„Wir freuen uns, dass wir mit hessnatur einen der Vorreiter für nachhaltige Mode als exklusiven Partner an Bord haben. hessnatur verbindet jahrzehntelange Expertise im Bereich Sustainable Fashion mit modischem Anspruch und Innovationskraft und passt damit perfekt zum Konzept der Neonyt“, sagt Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles and Textile Technologies bei der Messe Frankfurt.

hessnatur ist exklusiver Partner der kommenden Neonyt und präsentiert sich umfangreich am ehemaligen Flughafen Tempelhof und auf der Neonyt Fashion Show im Rahmen der MBFW.

Zur A/W-Ausgabe 2020/21 arbeitet die Neonyt eng mit hessnatur, Europas führendem Anbieter für nachhaltige Textilien, als exklusivem Partner zusammen.

„Wir freuen uns, dass wir mit hessnatur einen der Vorreiter für nachhaltige Mode als exklusiven Partner an Bord haben. hessnatur verbindet jahrzehntelange Expertise im Bereich Sustainable Fashion mit modischem Anspruch und Innovationskraft und passt damit perfekt zum Konzept der Neonyt“, sagt Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles and Textile Technologies bei der Messe Frankfurt.

„In der Neonyt sehen wir eine starke Plattform, unsere Überzeugung auszudrücken. Im Mittelpunkt steht in dieser Saison neben Einblicken in unsere neue Markenkampagne vor allem unser Anspruch als Unternehmen, den Wandel in der Modeindustrie aktiv voranzutreiben. Auf der Neonyt finden wir eine Community, die genau diesen Anspruch vertritt und gemeinsam mit uns Neues möglich macht. Das schätzen wir sehr“, so Andrea Sibylle Ebinger, Geschäftsführerin hessnatur.

Auf der Neonyt setzt sich hessnatur unter anderem mit einer Videoaktion für die Kampagne #fairbylaw und die Einführung eines Lieferkettengesetzes ein. In einem Video-Booth im Forum haben Besucher, Aussteller und Partner der Neonyt die Möglichkeit, Statements abzugeben und eine Petition zur Verabschiedung eines Lieferkettengesetzes zu unterzeichnen. Influencer können im Prepeek-Areal Kollektionsteile von hessnatur anprobieren und stylen. Zudem ist hessnatur einer der Partner der Neonyt Fashion Show im Rahmen der MBFW am 14. Januar ab 18 Uhr im Kraftwerk Berlin.

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Neonyt hessnatur
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Messe Frankfurt