The fashion divisions under Earth Day and the United Nations are partnering in a new digital day of learning. Established in 1970, Earth Day has become synonymous with environmental advocacy, evolving into the world’s largest recruiter to the eco-movement with more than 1 billion people participating worldwide in some capacity each year.

In the first presentation, “Fabulous Fabrics for the Future,” U.N. Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network founder Kerry Bannigan will sit down with three global industry leaders including Alissa Baier-Lentz, cofounder and chief operating officer of Kintra Fibers; Tricia Carey, chief commercial officer at Swedish start-up Renewcell and formerly of Lenzing, and Tessa Callaghan, cofounder at algae-based biotech firm Keel Labs to discuss the newest innovations in textile fibers.

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