System Change

by Esther Smit

Join us for an inspiring session with Esther Smit, founder of Oxious Talent Factory. Esther has transformed textile waste streams into opportunities, creating a regenerative textile industry in Rotterdam Zuid. Recently honored as Rotterdam’s Businesswoman of the Year 2024, Esther’s innovative approach addresses environmental and social challenges head-on.

This session is about Oxious Talent Factory, launched in April 2023, who tackles the annual 300 million kilo textile waste mountain, anticipates new textile legislation, and enhances transparency and social conditions in the industry. This initiative brings together craftsmanship, cultures, generations, corporates, education, and government in a circular model. With clients like Zeeman, Jeans Center/Garcia, and KPN, Oxious Talent Factory is setting a new standard for corporate textile waste solutions.

This session is crucial for corporates, SMEs, policymakers, educators, and investors looking to tackle contemporary challenges like climate change, migration, and failing systems. It challenges you to think outside the box and be part of a sustainable future.