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Global coalition to make sustainable cotton the mainstream choice
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initiatives have come together to form Cotton 2040.
eading international brands and retailers, cotton standards and existing industry
Convened by Forum for the Future, with support from the C&A Foundation, this initiative is aiming to make sustainable cotton a mainstream commodity. The initiative includes leading retailers M&S and Target; industry standards Better Cotton Initiative and Cotton Made in Africa (CMiA), organic standards (represented by Textile Exchange), the Fairtrade Foundation, industry initiatives Cotton Connect, IDH, Cotton Australia, Value Added in Africa and Organic Cotton Accelerator as well as the London College of Fashion.
Through research and close consultation with cotton stakeholders across the
industry over 2015-2016, the following
priority areas for action were identified: ● Building demand for more sustainable cotton: enabling an increased demand for sustainable cotton within the fashion and
apparel industry. ● Closing the loop on cotton: scaling up
cotton recycling and circularity. ● Traceability: building greater visibility and transparency throughout the cotton
value chain and across standards. ● Upskilling for resilience: creating a cross-industry forum to build resilience among smallholder cotton farmers in a changing world.
Over the next two to three years, working groups will be developing best practice in workstreams across these areas to share with the wider industry. The first, ʻBuilding demand for sustainable cottonʼ, was launched in
November 2016 with the aim of increasing uptake of sustainable cotton from the industry to drive production from 13% to beyond 30% from 2020. The work is highlighting the benefits of choosing sustainable cotton and provide resources
and guidance on sourcing it, and includes: ●A sustainable cotton sourcing guide, which will serve as a standard-neutral decision-making tool for companies wanting to start or increase sustainable
cotton sourcing. ●A clear business case for sourcing
more sustainable cotton. ● Lessons and insights from those who have taken a pioneering role in sustainable cotton sourcing so that those starting out can go further, faster. These tools will be launched and shared with the wider textile industry in October 2017.
Result refreshes warehouse with new photography O
uterwear supplier Result has refreshed its distribution centre in Beccles with vibrant new photography, which showcases key products from its extensive range. Result has recycled its trade show graphics and displayed them around the centre. The addition of the photography creates a brighter and more interesting aspect to the warehouse and better demonstrates to any visiting customers the range of products available. MD, David Sanders-Smith, said: “We have such great photography itʼs a shame to let it go to waste. While we refresh exhibition graphics every year, the old ones are still very eye- catching and tell a good story, so we now showcase these in our vast distribution centre; they inject a burst of colour and provide character in a sizeable space.”
The distribution centre provides Result with over 228,000sq ft of space and houses all of the companyʼs Result outerwear, headwear and SPIRO Activewear products.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk The Beccles distribution centre June 2017 | 5 |
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