US Cotton Trust Protocol gains 300 members in six months
More than 300 companies - brands, retailers, mills and manufacturers - have signed up to the US Cotton Trust Protocol in six months.
The protocol is a voluntary farm-level sustainability programme designed to document best management practices being used by American cotton producers.
The prototcol has committed to six areas of sustainability in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and uses data collection and independent third-party verification to track cotton entering the supply chain. Members also have access to data on water use, greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, soil carbon and land use efficiency.
Dr Gary Adams, president of the US Cotton Trust Protocol, said: “Consumers expect and are calling for reduction in companies’ environmental footprint and the Trust Protocol will provide the data that enables them to tell their sustainability story.
“By joining, these more than 300 members will have the critical assurances needed to verify that the cotton fibre element of their supply chain is more sustainably grown.”
