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Many clothing brands and large retailers have set goals of obtaining 100% of their raw materials from suppliers who can document that they produce those fibers using environmentally sustainable practices. That should give cotton producers a leg up because they are providing a naturally grown fiber rather than one created in a manufacturing facility with petroleum products. But growers have to be able to back up their claims. “The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is brand new,” said Nathan Reed, a cotton producer who farms in Lee and St. Francis Counties in Arkansas. “It was a program created ...

April 13, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April 7, 2021 — The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announces membership in the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a global, industry-wide nonprofit of over 250 members working to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain. The Trust Protocol joins leading apparel, footwear, and textile brands, retailers, manufacturers, sourcing agents, service providers, trade associations, nonprofits/NGOs, and academic institutions in a shared vision of an industry that gives more than it takes — to the planet and its people. �...

US COTTON TRUST ENROLLMENT OPEN Monday Apr 5th, 2021 News Reporter With your Southeast Regional Ag Report, I'm Trevor Williams. Southern cotton growers might be interested in the new enrollment that is open as part of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for the 2021 cotton crop. Existing members will also need to re-enroll their operations. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol sets a new standard for more sustainably grown cotton amid greater demand for transparency. Ted Schneider, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Board Member and a Louisiana cotton farmer, says enrollment is simple and easy. “A...

Survey finds sustainability high on the agenda Pandemic has had a positive impact on proactive investment. 1st April 2021 The US Cotton Trust Protocol recently surveyed sustainability decision-makers at 1,000 brands and retailers in the USA and UK to determine the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the importance of sustainability initiatives. As brands and retailers look to the future, there is a sense of optimism for increased consumer spending and investment in environmentally friendly practices – with 28% of the brands and retailers surveyed committed to setting new industry standa...

March 16, 2021 MEMPHIS, TENN — March 16, 2021 — The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol welcomes one of China’s top three denim manufacturers, Advance Denim, as a member of the system that provides mills and manufacturers the critical assurances they need to prove to their customers that they are an approved supply chain partner for brands and retailers who are sourcing more sustainably grown cotton. Advance Denim’s membership marks a significant step in its ambitious sustainability program that employs advanced technology and innovation to minimize the manufacturer’s environmental impact. I...