From fibre to finance: Unlocking circular textile clusters

18 Sep 2026 at 10:30–12:30 (UTC+5:30)
Sagarmatha room, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) ISID Campus, 4, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area New Delhi – 110070, India, New Delhi, India
Session type: In person only (elsewhere)
Focus: Finance, Governance, Industry, System change, Waste, Asia
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India’s pre-consumer textile waste presents significant potential for circular manufacturing, but gaps in finance, technology, markets and policy constrain widespread adoption. This session brings together key stakeholders to explore practical pathways for financing and scaling textile recovery and recycling.