Functional Fabric Fair Summer

Join Hohenstein at Functional Fabric Fair in New York City. Meet our team at Booth 402A for insights on the latest in textile testing and performance, from comfort and compression to odor management and ecological impact.

Presentations
Wed | July 8 | What Sustainable Actually Means: Brand and Science Perspectives
Sustainability means something different depending on where you sit. For a brand, it shapes decisions across the product lifecycle: from sourcing and material selection to compliance to what you can honestly claim about a product and how you earn consumer trust. For a scientist, it starts with what can be measured, tested and verified. For both, any decision comes with tradeoffs.

Thur | July 9 | Digital Product Passports: What They Are, What They Require and What to Do Now
You're making sustainability claims about your products. Soon, you'll be required to prove them in a standardized, digitally accessible format tied to the product itself.

Digital Product Passports will require brands to attach verified data to every product: what it's made of, where the materials came from, what chemicals were used and whether it can be recycled. The EU mandates this for products sold into European markets, with the first textile requirements taking effect in 2027.
For brands making sustainability claims, and their suppliers, preparation starts now: with sourcing decisions, supplier relationships and product documentation.

We’ll explain what DPPs require technically and legally — and what that means for how you source, test and document your materials. Whether you sell into EU markets now or expect to, the data infrastructure this regulation requires is what makes any sustainability claim defensible.