Residence Palace - Brussels
Nonwovens for Society
EDANA is pleased to announce that the Sustainability & Policy Forum is expanding to include the policy dimension. An essential element in shaping effective sustainable solutions for the nonwovens industry of tomorrow.
Expect a rich programme, featuring sessions addressing stakeholders’ expectations, circular economy topics, green claims, sustainability reporting and corporate due diligence.
It also includes a dedicated advocacy workshop to help you understand what matters at the EU-level for the nonwovens industry. Capping it all off, we will have a visit to the European Commission, which will include an exchange of views about the relevant topics facing our industry today.
It is the opportunity to learn, share, and network on policy and sustainability, and aims to overcome challenges and collectively find opportunities to accelerate the industry’s net-positive impact.
Who are the speakers of the Forum?
The EDANA Sustainability & Policy Forum will host different stakeholders, such as companies across all nonwovens applications from across the value chain, European regulators, and legislators. They will provide their perspectives and research on how to make the nonwovens industry sustainable, as well as motivate participants by initiating conversations on the sustainability challenges and opportunities that our industry faces.
Who is attending?
Professionals working in the nonwovens or related industries, with a focus on or interest in sustainability. For example: General Managers / Chief Engineers / Research Leads / Senior Managers / Department Managers / Deputy Managers / Supervisors / Senior Engineers / Senior Specialists working in:
- Sustainability & environment
- Branding of nonwoven-based products
- R&D
- Packaging
- Retailers & distributors
- Health & environment related NGOs
- Corporate social responsibility
- Raw materials producing companies.
Location
Residence Palace - Brussels
The Sustainability and Policy Forum will take place in the Residence Palace, in Brussels, right in the heart of the European district.
The Residence Palace was built between 1922–1927 as a luxury Art Deco complex combining apartments and hotel-like amenities. Designed by Michel Polak, it was envisioned as a “small city within a city.” Requisitioned during WWII, it was later bought by the Belgian state in 1947 and repurposed for government offices. Major changes came in the 1960s with the rise of EU institutions, leading to renovations and new extensions. In 1988, parts of the building were demolished to make way for the EU’s Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union, and in 2000, the Belgian government established an International Press Center at the back of the building, welcoming today numerous press conferences and other events.
How to reach the venue
Metro: Schuman station (line 1 or 5), exit Rue de la Loi/Residence Palace
Bus : Schuman (lines 12, 21, 22, 36, 60, 79)
Train: Schuman station
Car: Parking Loi, 85 Rue de la Loi OR Parking Thon, 120 Rue de Trèves - 1040 Bruxelles
Fees
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Early bird |
Standard |
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EDANA Member |
1.250€ |
1.500€ |
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Non Member |
1.875€ |
2.250€ |
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Keynote Highlights
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For any questions please contactAnaëlle SchützTESTIMONIALS: In Their Own Words
“The Forum was really insightful and achieved great insights in the challenges and the possibilities we face when we talk about sustainability. I gained a lot of insights into how we should move forward and start collaborating. That’s one of the key points I take from today because we cannot do this alone, sustainability is an industry initiative”
Lasse Taidal, R&D Project Manager at Fibertex Personal Care.
“The sustainability topic is so important that it’s very good that EDANA is bringing us together and discussing it across the whole value chain.”
Jörg Schöner, Senior Manager Global Business Creation Textile Fibers at Kemira