The world is getting very excited about organics. Organic farmers look after soil fertility and biological diversity, and they avoid the use of pesticides, antibiotics, fertilis...
By Hardeep Desai, Senior Director Farm Innovations, CottonConnect South Asia
Improving the lives of women in agriculture has long been a focus for CottonConnect, so I am delight...
As the UK’s largest operator of hotels and restaurants, including Premier Inn, Whitbread has continued to change and evolve over the years.
But one thing that hasn’t changed sin...
Around 3 billion people live in rural communities in the developing world. Two-thirds of these people are part of smallholder farmer communities, working on small pockets of lan...
More brands than ever before are able to confidently name their suppliers. They have worked hard to map their products and services to at least the first tier in their supply ch...
So, you want to build a sustainable supply chain for your business? Of course, you do; silly question, really.
As the 2018 Edelman Earned Brand study shows, almost two-thirds of...
In order to meet its goal to use 100% organic cotton by 2025, global Luxury group Kering recognized that full awareness of each stage of the supply chain and a whole new way of ...
CottonConnect intentionally focuses on women in cotton farming. The report ‘Planting the Seed: A journey to gender equality in the cotton sector’ gave an insight into the gender...
On World Water Day, we shine a spotlight on responsible usage of a finite resource in the cotton industry and celebrate initiatives that contribute to SDG #12 – Responsible Con...
At CottonConnect we understand that by improving cotton farmer education and business practices, significant impacts can be made in improving community livelihoods. Enhancing th...
Cotton accounts for almost 40% of global textile production and the industry supports an estimated 250 million livelihoods. Yet this sector continues to face significant agronom...
At CottonConnect, we support cotton farmers in the switch from conventional farming to support the production of organic fibre. Using 91% less water and 62% less energy than con...
World Soil Day celebrates the importance of soil as a critical component of the natural system and as a vital contributor to human wellbeing. Held on 5th December 2017, the them...
Women play a key role in cotton growing communities. With a strong involvement in both the planting and harvesting, their position helps to determine the quantity, quality, and ...
In collaboration with natural capital valuation experts Trucost, CottonConnect has quantified how financial investments in the REEL Cotton Programme are benefitting society and ...
World Water Week, from 27 August – 1 September, is the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues, bringing together professionals from a range of sectors and countries to ...
Leading international brands and retailers, cotton standards and other stakeholders across the supply chain have come together to form Cotton 2040 – an initiative aiming to maxi...
Thirteen of the world’s most renowned clothing and textile companies have signed up to a sustainable cotton communiqué, through which they have pledged to use 100% sustainable c...
