US Cotton Trust Protocol news and archive

AEO joins US Cotton Trust Protocol as new member

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has announced fashion retail group American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has joined as a new member. Through support from the organisation, the conglomerate, which owns the likes of American Eagles, Aerie and Todd Snyder, said it would strive to provide better transparency, communication and standardised reporting of its...

Business

US Cotton Trust Protocol approved as standard for sustainable cotton

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has announced it has been approved as a standard for sustainable cotton by an initiative of the German Federal Government, Siegelklarheit. The approval means that members of the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (PST) can use Trust Protocol as a standard to calculate their share of sustainable cotton....

Business

US Cotton Trust Protocol doubles participation in one year

The US Cotton Trust Protocol has announced a new milestone for the 2021/22 crop, doubling the programme’s participation since its pilot last year. The initiative is focused on setting a new standard for sustainable cotton production which pushes for transparency and reducing environmental footprints. “During our second year we doubled the number...

Podcast

Podcast: Alice Hartley of Gap Inc and Dr Gary Adams of US Cotton Trust Protocol discuss Gap Inc’s sustainability goals

In this episode, Fashion is your Business interviews the director of product sustainability at Gap Inc Alice Hartley and the president of the US Cotton Trust Protocol Dr Gary Adams to discuss Gap Inc’s sustainability goal of having 100 percent sustainably sourced cotton across all its products by 2025. Listen to the podcast below. Source:...

Retail

60 percent of the fashion and textile industry are eager to go green

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, new research reveals sustainability is still ranked as the second most important strategic objective for businesses (60 percent) in the retail sector. The number one priority in the list was improving customers’ experience (64 percent), while one in six listed ‘rewarding shareholders’ as the top objective. That’s...