CottonConnect is a pioneering company with a social purpose, delivering business benefits to retailers and brands by creating more sustainable cotton supply chains
More sustainable garments
We aim to aid the supply chain in the production of approximately 500 million garments made from more sustainably grown cotton by 2015
Social and environmental footprint
We aim to positively affect the lives and livelihoods of more than 500,000 farmers and farmers’ families by 2015
Cultivation practices
We aim to increase the land under more sustainable cotton cultivation practices by 1 million acres by 2015
Security of supply
Engaging with the whole supply chain ensures that there is a reliable source of fibre when scarcities arise
Linking consumer to farmer
We work sustainability into the cotton supply chains by linking all the stakeholders from farm to consumer
For businesses of all types and sizes
Our approach is scalable and practical for businesses of all types and sizes
What we do: the five steps
Step 1
Develop and build
cotton strategies
Step 2
Map your cotton
supply chain
Step 3
Build capacity and
connect the whole
supply chain
Latest news
Providing solutions to becoming more sustainable
Sustainable cotton is 2% of the world cotton market*. An increasing number of Brands and Retailers have a vision that by 2020 all of their cotton will be sustainable. However, one of the largest sustainable cotton standard, organic, has declined in the last year. Read more.
CottonConnect shortlisted for Ethical Corporation Award
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for Ethical Corporation’s 2012 Award for Most Innovative Company, along with McDonalds Europe, Arcelor Mittal and UPM. Read more.
Kicking off farmer training in China
CottonConnect now has a team based in Xinjiang, China, and together with our team in Shanghai we are offering strategy development, supply chain mapping, farmer training, procurement support and tracing of fibre into brands' supply chains. Read more.
Philip Chamberlain
Head of Sustainable Business Development at C&A