2025 AFIRM Supplier Seminar

Schedule

Thu Nov 20 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:30 pm

UTC+03:00

Location

Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus | Istanbul, IB

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About this Event

The AFIRM Supplier Seminar is back for the first time since 2018, bringing together suppliers from across the apparel and footwear industry for a full day of in-person learning, collaboration, and networking. Hosted by the AFIRM Group, this event offers practical training on current AFIRM tools, insights into evolving compliance strategies, and direct engagement with both AFIRM member brands and event sponsors. In alignment with AFIRM’s mission to reduce the use and impact of harmful substances in the apparel and footwear supply chain, the seminar supports continuous improvement and shared responsibility across the value chain—reinforcing our collective commitment to product safety, regulatory alignment, and strong industry partnerships.

Early registration tickets available for $80 through 31 July! After the Early Registration ends, General Admission ticket prices are $99.

**This event will be conducted in English.


Seminar Agenda

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Welcome Remarks
🕑: 09:20 AM - 09:50 AM
Session 1: AFIRM Group's Role and Impact

Info:
● Demonstrating AFIRM's tools and their benefits for suppliers
● Benefits of a harmonised AFIRM RSL and pragmatic updates
● How to improve RSL alignment and chemical management success stories
● Pending chemical legislation and policies


🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:35 AM
Session 2: Testing for Pollutants

Info:
● The importance and role of testing in ensuring compliance with future regulations
● Investigating RSL failures and failure resolution


🕑: 10:35 AM - 11:00 PM
Networking Break (refreshments provided)
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 3: Avoiding Chemical Pollution

Info:
● Why Chemical Management Matters: With special focus on the impact to workers’ health & safety and the environment
● Selecting Chemical Formulations: Resource-saving strategies
● Transparency on Formulation Ingredients


🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch Break (lunch provided)
🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 4: Focus on Pollutants - Bisphenols and PFAS

Info: ● PFAS phaseout case study and incremental approach
● Bisphenol issues in nylon and leather
● Avoiding regrettable substitutions


🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Session 5: Challenges and Solutions (Q&A)

Info: ● Recycled content: New regulations and strategies for compliance
● Impact of changing (sub)suppliers on RSL performance
● Strategies for addressing challenges with smaller / non-vetted suppliers / those not typically producing apparel & footwear products


🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:20 PM
Networking Break (refreshments provided)
🕑: 04:20 PM - 05:00 PM
Session 5 (continued): Challenges and Solutions Q&A
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Closing Remarks

Info: *Please note that this agenda may be subject to minor changes as event details are finalized.


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Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, No:50 Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey

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Tickets

USD 80.00 to USD 99.00

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