Cascale, the global industry collaboration organization formerly known as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, has confirmed it will attend Preview in Seoul 2026, South Korea's apparel manufacturing trade show.

The attendance signals Cascale's continued engagement with Asian manufacturing hubs, where much of its membership base — spanning brands, retailers, manufacturers and supply chain partners — concentrates production and sourcing activity.

Why does Preview in Seoul matter for sourcing teams?

Preview in Seoul serves as a gateway to Korean apparel manufacturing capacity, connecting international buyers with domestic suppliers. Korea's factory base competes on technical capability, fast-turn production and increasingly on sustainability credentials — a fit with Cascale's core mission of standardized environmental and social assessment across the supply chain.

For sourcing professionals, the presence of Cascale at the show points to several practical angles:

• Direct access to the organization behind the Higg Index suite of assessment tools used widely in vendor onboarding and compliance programs
• Visibility into how Korean manufacturers are positioning themselves on data disclosure and certification expectations from Western buyers
• Networking with both brands and factories under one roof, shortening the due-diligence loop

What is Cascale's role in the supply chain ecosystem?

Cascale counts more than 250 members across the apparel, footwear and textile value chain, including major brands and manufacturers. Its core work — developing and governing industry assessment tools — directly shapes how suppliers are evaluated on environmental and social performance, which in turn affects buyer decisions on vendor selection, order allocation and audit costs.

An on-the-ground presence at a manufacturing trade show allows the organization to engage directly with suppliers in a market that has historically been export-oriented and technologically advanced in performance fabrics and functional apparel.

What should buyers and suppliers watch?

Cascale has not disclosed specifics of its program at Preview in Seoul 2026 — such as sessions, workshops or member meetings — in the announcement. Suppliers preparing for the show should anticipate conversations centered on assessment data, decarbonization expectations and compliance documentation that increasingly gate access to brand order books.

The event also gives Korean manufacturers a venue to demonstrate readiness on these fronts at a time when buyers are consolidating vendor bases and demanding verifiable sustainability data rather than marketing claims.

Preview in Seoul 2026 will take place in Seoul, South Korea. Cascale's confirmed attendance suggests the organization intends to deepen its footprint across East Asian manufacturing markets through 2026.