Protocol Cotton News Today

US Cotton Trust Protocol reports that there are now 1.6m acres of cotton crop under its progamme in the US.

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol recently announced a 25% increase compared to 2022 in the total area of planted cotton acres enrolled in the program, reaching 1.6 million acres in 2023—its greatest expansion to date. This represents not only impressive growth in enrolled cotton acreage in a single year but also the fourth year of expansion that now represents 16% of all planted U.S. cotton acres in 2023.

Macy's, Inc. has joined Trust Protocol to bolster its efforts of sustainably sourcing over 50% of its private cotton by the end of 2023.

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol follows the UN Sustainable Development Goals to help improve environmental impacts of the cotton industry.

As conversations covering fashion sustainability focus on the origin and life cycle of goods, from farm to closet, how can a brand of any size or designer of any experience level take the first steps toward implementing traceability?

The Georgia Cotton Commission reminds producers that enrollment is open for the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol 2023 crop year.

Cotton tracking milestone for Trust Protocol