CEMATEX, the owner of ITMA, the world’s largest textile and garment technology exhibition, is committed to advancing circularity and sustainability as a key theme for ITMA 2027. In the lead-up to the event, CEMATEX will publish and promote blogs on best practices through social media as part of the ‘ReSet the Trend #ReFashionNow’ campaign. During the exhibition, it will organise and co-locate conferences on sustainable and circular textiles. After the conference, it will publish online recordings of all presentations on circularity and sustainability to extend their impact. CEMATEX commits to host at least 12 presentations on circularity and sustainability during the event and in the lead-up to the event publish and promote at least 12 blogs on best practices through social media.

Progress reported in October 2026: 
Under the commitment to position circularity and sustainability as key themes of ITMA 2027, 4 blogs have been published in 2026, with 1 webinar delivered. The remaining 8 blogs will be published over the next 11 months prior to the exhibition. 
Next Steps:

• Planning of the conference, ITMA Sustainability Forum, held during ITMA 2027 is underway. 
• To publish a sustainability leaflet to promote green participation for exhibitors, and including a sustainability message on our communiques to visiting participants.
• To minimise the number of print collaterals with digital distribution being the dominant mode of delivery.