"Cotton Sustainability" News Archive

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has partnered with Averum to enhance its expanding membership of ecologically grown US cotton and intends to collaborate with Control Union Certifications to enhance third-party verifications.

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol triples its grower membership in three years, with 975 growers on 1.7 million acres, highlighting its dedication to sustainability in the industry.

With the goal to reduce landfill waste, Tentree launched a new initiative by collaborating with circular solution providers Treet and SuperCircle.

The highly revered label for organic cotton has recently revealed a new policy update that makes it more difficult for players in the supply chain to make applications with falsely submitted information.

To achieve complete traceability of the product from its origin, Fairtrade International has gone in on a substantial investment in order to digitize its entire supply chain, so consumers can know precisely how their choices transform people's lives.

To further promote the environmental and social benefits of sustainable agricultural practices, BCI has announced this past January the launch of a new program in Uzbekistan.

The New Jersey-based bedding company is the leading buyer of fair trade certified organic cotton and works closely with Fair Trade USA to ensure compliance, and issue regular quarterly reports.

Cotton Australia is leading a pioneering effort to recycle used cotton textiles by incorporating them into the soil, offering a sustainable solution to the fashion industry's waste challenge.

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation and the Soil Health Institute announced a grant to launch the U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund to remove one million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from the atmosphere by 2026.

Primark announced the expansion of its Sustainable Cotton Program to train more than 160,000 independent cotton growers in sustainable farming methods in three of its key supply countries.