Seshadri Ramkumar, Professor, Texas Tech University, USA
Textiles are moving into the next phase of being sustainable to save humans, the environment, and the planet. On November 26, 2024, I delivered an invited keynote lecture on “Sustainable Life Saving Textiles,” at the 7th International Conference on Sustainable Textiles, at UET Lahore. The talk focused on how textiles can contribute to “One Health Initiatives,” serving people, environment, and planet.
This conference comes at a time when threats and war situations linger in some parts of the world, which necessitates functional textiles. There is a need to reduce plastic pollution while being sustainable. The recent United Nations Climate Conference COP29 stressed the importance of protecting the planet and livelihoods of millions in developing world. This emphasizes the contributions from agriculture, textiles, and sustainable manufacturing.
Textiles provide livelihood to many millions stretching from farming crops like cotton to developing high performance materials that go into space. The textile sector needs to explore opportunities to develop economically and materially sustainable products that can contribute to One Health Initiatives. The presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KwnnafM3Qo
