# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2025 AFIRM Supplier Seminar
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The AFIRM Supplier Seminar returns! Join us in Istanbul for the latest compliance insights & collaboration opportunities with leading brandsAbout this EventThe 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 AMWelcome Remarks?: 09:20 AM - 09:50 AMSession 1: AFIRM Group's Role and ImpactInfo: 
●	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 AMSession 2: Testing for PollutantsInfo: 
●	The importance and role of testing in ensuring compliance with future regulations
●	Investigating RSL failures and failure resolution ?: 10:35 AM - 11:00 PMNetworking Break (refreshments provided)?: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PMSession 3: Avoiding Chemical PollutionInfo: 
●	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 PMLunch Break (lunch provided)?: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PMSession 4: Focus on Pollutants - Bisphenols and PFASInfo: ●	PFAS phaseout case study and incremental approach
●	Bisphenol issues in nylon and leather
●	Avoiding regrettable substitutions?: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PMSession 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 PMNetworking Break (refreshments provided)?: 04:20 PM - 05:00 PMSession 5 (continued): Challenges and Solutions Q&A?: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PMClosing RemarksInfo: *Please note that this agenda may be subject to minor changes as event details are finalized.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/istanbul/2025-afirm-supplier-seminar/100001368417988039
- **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 80, max: 99, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Istanbul
- **state**: IB
- **country**: Turkey
- **location**: Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus
- **lat**: 41.0444737
- **long**: 28.9892098
- **full address**: Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, No:50 Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Elena Slagle (https://allevents.in/org/elena-slagle/25879677)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, No:50 Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 80 up to 99 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Elena Slagle
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2025 AFIRM Supplier Seminar ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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