Fashion and the Climate Crisis: Policy and Innovation for a Cleaner Industry

​Fashion has a pollution problem — and we're talking about it!

​Join Loop Labs and Women for Women’s Wear for a lively event during DC Climate Week 2026 exploring how innovation, entrepreneurship, and emerging policy solutions can shape the future of fashion.

​Why Attend?

​Whether you’re a designer, startup founder, policymaker, or simply passionate about a sustainable future for fashion — this is your front-row seat to the future of fashion innovation, technology and policy in the nation’s capital.

​What's Happening?

• ​A Policy Panel on the legislative and policy issues shaping the fashion industry (textiles, apparel and footwear), from sustainability standards and supply chain transparency, innovation incentives and green manufacturing.

  • ​Featured panelists:

    • ​Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Co-founder, Congressional Recommerce Caucus and founding member, Slow Fashion Caucus

    • ​Nancy Rhodes, Founder and CEO, of fashion tech startup Alternew

    • ​Lidia Guzmán Fernández, Fashion and Nature Policy Specialist

• ​A Sustainable Fashion Showcase spotlighting innovative circular designs and collections of DC and regional designers and makers leading the movement toward more responsible fashion.

  • ​Featured fashion designers

    • ​Kristin Adair, LoveStories Vintage

    • ​Troy Anthony, Troy Anthony

• ​Networking with Leaders across government, industry, and creative sectors who are redefining what it means to build a more circular fashion economy.

​**Due to limited space, registration is subject to approval.

​***This is an off-the record event. It will not be recorded. Please do not video the event. Photos may be taken. Chatham house rules apply: participants are free to use the information received but neither the identity nor the affiliation of participants may be revealed.  

​Sponsored By

​Lutron, the global leader in human centered lighting and controls.

​Hosted By

​Loop Labs, empowering fashion and textile startups at the intersection of fashion, technology, and sustainability by providing access to industry resources, mentorship, and networks. https://www.wearelooplabs.com

​Women for Women’s Wear, the community that helps women in the US find and buy ethical and sustainable fashion designed and made by women more easily. We curate brands, map cities and run fun events. Join us on Instagram or Facebook.

​In collaboration with

​Retail Women in Tech (RWIT), the cross-sector, multi-generational movement to strengthen mobility and secure parity in retail tech by 2030. It's where women and allies connect and accelerate their careers and the workforce together.

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DC Climate Week is not responsible for this event. It is organized by the organizing group, and being listed on the DCCW calendar is not an endorsement of content or partners