Textiles & Non-Food 2011

1st Day

14:30 – 15:30
Seminar Room 2
Organic cotton and fair trade
Lecturer: Mr. Keiji Ikeuchi – Ikeuch Towel
Organic cotton and fair trade, as seen from the viewpoint of a towel maker are explained by a cotton product maker and designer


15:50 – 16:50
Seminar Room 1
[SME Panel Discussion] The future of Japanese ethical products
Lecturer: Mr. Yamamoto – SME
“Ethical” concept / consumption action attracts the market’s attention now. Professionals of each field talk about the future of Japanese ethical products


2nd Day

14:30 – 15:30
Seminar Room 2
The present conditions and future of JOCA and GOTS
Part 1 - Ms. Yoshiko Ikoma – representative of GOTS Japan
Report on the GOTS meeting held in Nuremberg, activities of local representatives and the expansion of GOTS
Part 2 – Mr. Kazuhiko Mori – JOCA adviser, GOTS technical committee
JOCA members label with traceability certification based on organic guidelines and future activities, GOTS standards and the certification


3rd Day

10:30 – 11:30
Seminar Room 1
Potential of organic textile materials
Fashion Journalist Ms. Ikoma talks with Ms. Minagawa, Director of Issei MIYAKE, about the development of HaaT brand and organic materials, traditional and modern techniques.


11:50 – 12:50
Seminar Room 1
Using wood: Its meaning and new directions for using wood
Lecturer: Hitoshi Kinoshita – MAFF, Forestry Agency
A staff member of the Forestry Agency explains the significance of wood utilization and new movements after the enforcement of the Act of Promoting Wood Utilization for Public Buildings.


14:30 – 15:30
Seminar Room 1
Living – urban forest
Lecturer: Mr. Mikio Koshihara – Tokyo University
By the revision of the Building Standards Action 2000, wooden building was made possible anywhere and for various kinds of buildings. New wooden buildings with attractive and efficient use of space can create an urban forest.

Note: Most presentations are in Japanese without interpretation
* in English




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