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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.
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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.
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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.
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Farmer Focus
"Because of the training provided by CottonConnect I have learnt to use the waste produced on my farm, reducing the costs of my inputs as well as the amount of fertilizer I use. The health of my crop is even improving slowly!"
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CottonConnect in China, creating a global offering of More Sustainable Cotton
Having been asked by our customers to move into China, we are now able to provide brands and retailers a global offering responding to challenges ahead.
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Bringing further business benefits with a unique Better Cotton partnership
This is the first time a group of brands and retailers have come together to work with an implementation partner outside of BCFTP, impacting over 10,000 cotton farmers and their families in Gujarat, India
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How to ensure future supply of cotton fibre
With the current scenario of the export ban review in India and a new cotton reserve plan in China, ensuring cotton fibre supply will be vital to securing a reliable supply of cotton.
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CottonConnect working towards better businesses with expansion of Better Cotton
CottonConnect has started working with a group of leading brands and funders to implement a large scale, 5 year Better Cotton programme in Maharastra, India.
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Ensuring future of organic cotton
C&A, working with CottonConnect, are co-investing with two large reputed organic farm groups, to develop a large scale three year organic cotton seed programme.
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CottonConnect Recognised for Thought Leadership
Sumit Garg, Value Chain Manager at CottonConnect, receiving the Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award.
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A new Business Platform on Eliminating Child Labour
In January 2011 CottonConnect joined a business platform working towards eliminating child labour in five key sectors; cocoa, cotton/seeds, garments, mining and tourism.
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Raising Environmental Awareness
Painting Competition on what the environment means, one of our many initiatives while working within the cotton supply chain, transforming the world's cotton for good.
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Cotton Prices Record High
The price of cotton in February 2011 was a record high of over USD $2 a pound, a rise by over 300% since Jan 2009. In the first couple of months of 2011 cotton prices have been changing every day.
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Celebrating success - One year on
December 2010, CottonConnect celebrated its first anniversary. Like every new business we have learned a great deal in our first year - but what have we achieved?
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Customer Award - C&A wins 2010 ‘German Sustainability Prize’
C&A won a '2010 German Sustainability Prize' award. CottonConnect were invited to the ceremony to collect the award alongside C&A, in recognition of our work with them on their cotton programmes.
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Building transparent supply chains with Organic Cotton
Organic integrity is essential to the success and growth of organic cotton. CottonConnect has been actively involved with building capacity amongst stakeholders and ensuring that organic guidelines are being followed.
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