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NCTO urges isotopic testing of cotton goods
November 30th, 2023
National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas issued the following statement in support of Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging his agency to step up isotopic testing of imported products containing cotton sourced from forced labor in Xinjiang, China. The Congresswoman’s press […]
Better Cotton revolutionizes cotton sector with traceability solution
November 3rd, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has officially launched a first-of-its-kind traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. The solution has been developed over three years and will provide visibility of cotton’s journey through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on the Better Cotton Platform. The organization has worked closely with […]
Better Cotton, IDH Event explore regenerative agriculture scalability
October 17th, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and IDH hosted an event in New Delhi, India, to build consensus on the scope and merits of regenerative agriculture, as well as to identify opportunities for action across policy, business, finance, and research. The event – ‘AgriClimate Nexus: Food, Fibre and Regeneration for Sustainable Growth in […]
Cotton Egypt Association, Better Cotton inaugurate renewed strategic partnership
October 6th, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organisation responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, inaugurated the launch of their renewed strategic partnership at a multi-stakeholder event in Cairo on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Uniting key stakeholders from across the cotton sector in Egypt and beyond, the […]
FIBRE52 achieves ZDHC certification
October 4th, 2023
After months of rigorous testing, the Fibre52™ cotton Prepare for Dye (PFD) and dye biochemistries have been certified by ZDHC and are now on the ZDHC list of approved chemistries. Established in 2015, ZDHC — which stands for Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals — is dedicated to working with brands, suppliers, solution providers and chemical […]
Hybridworks secures $3.2 million investment to propel textile recycling innovation
September 27th, 2023
Hybridworks, a cutting-edge textile recycling technology company, announced a $3.2 million seed-series equity investment from a private Midwest-based investor. The new investment marks a significant milestone in its mission to revolutionize the textile industry with the most scalable and energy-efficient renewable textile technology in the industry. "This investment marks a pivotal moment for Hybridworks. It […]
Better Cotton calls for eradication of HHPs
September 25th, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and its partners in the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coalition have issued a position paper demanding a global phase-out of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) across agricultural supply chains. Ahead of the fifth session of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), set to take place in Bonn, […]
Better Cotton & Cotton Egypt Association forge strategic partnership
July 24th, 2023
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organization responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, have announced a new strategic partnership to expand the Better Cotton program in Egypt. The program was first launched in 2020 by the Egyptian Cotton Project, implemented by the United Nations Industrial […]
Data, legislation, climate crisis in focus at Better Cotton Conference
June 27th, 2023
Better Cotton has concluded its annual conference, which was held from 21-22 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The in-person and online event attracted more than 350 industry stakeholders from 38 countries around the world, and explored four key themes: Climate Action, Sustainable Livelihoods, Data & Traceability, and Regenerative Agriculture. On the opening day, following a […]
U.S. producers to plant 17% less cotton in 2023
March 8th, 2023
Photo: U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and photographer John Gibson US U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 11.4 million cotton acres this spring, down 17.0 percent from 2022, according to the National Cotton Council’s 42nd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Upland cotton intentions are 11.2 million acres, down 17.3 percent from 2022, while extra-long staple […]