About Tricia Carey
Throughout her career, Tricia believes in ‘progress over perfection’. As an advocate for innovation and circularity in the textile and apparel industry, she recently joined Renewcell to accelerate the commercial development of CIRCULOSE®, making fashion circular. With a vast global network, as well as experience in brand building, storytelling, and business development, she is an invaluable partner to close the loop and optimize the benefits of CIRCULOSE®.
For more than twenty years, Tricia held various commercial management positions at Lenzing Fibers to establish the TENCEL™ brand, build mill partners, and set retailer specifications. Her roles comprised marketing, Americas business development, and global denim segment expansion, including the creation of the Carved in Blue platform and numerous collaborative collections with mills and brands.
Tricia holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising from The Fashion Institute of Technology, as well as certificates in Digital Marketing and Strategy from Cornell University and MIT.
Tricia serves on the board of Accelerating Circularity, as well as the Transformers Foundation and the Fashion Impact Fund. She was Vice Chair at Textile Exchange from 2014-2018. In 2020 she was nominated as B2B Content Marketer of the Year by Content Marketing Institute, as well as top 100 Denim Legends by WeAr Magazine. In 2019 Tricia was awarded the RIVET 50 for influential denim industry leaders. She has been a speaker at various industry events, including the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network at the United Nations, Transformers, Kingpins Show, Southern Textile Association, Texworld, Premiere Vision, Wear Conference, and more.
Tracia lives in New York City and can be seen dashing on the Peloton leaderboard. The best way to connect with Tricia is through LinkedIn.
The interview was moderated by Emilie Delaye, UD’s entrepreneurship major and fashion management minor. Emilie has been involved in several research projects on the textile and apparel trade, sourcing, and sustainability issues, including authoring a paper on US fashion companies’ evolving sourcing strateiges published in Just-Style. Emilie is also the recipient of the 2024 Warner and Taylor Awards for Outstanding Seniors, the highest recognition for UD’s graduating seniors.
FASH455 Global Apparel & Textile Trade and Sourcing 
Tricia Carey’s work at Renewcell is a powerful example of how innovation can transform the fashion industry. Making textile waste into Circulose is not only impressive but also crucial in tackling the specific environmental challenges we face. Watching the Interview added much more info especially her emphasis on collaboration with brands to scale this technology. It’s clear that achieving circular supply chains requires more than just technological advancements. It demands a collective and collaborative effort from policymakers, brands, and consumers. The focus on policy incentives like the extended producer responsibility is a huge step in the right direction. Renewcell’s efforts as a whole showcases how sustainability and innovation can coexist which also sets a transformative step in the right direction for the fashion industry’s future.