
URBN Joins the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol to Advance Responsible Sourcing Goals
URBN, the parent company of fashion brands such as Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie, has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a voluntary sustainability program and traceability platform.
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Transparency in Action: The U.S Cotton Trust Protocol Annual Report 2023/24
October 2024. An update on the Trust Protocol over the past 12 months. The report covers grower participation and progress across key sustainability metrics, from resource efficiency to soil health
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Celebrates Environmental Progress and Record Growth
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (Trust Protocol), a voluntary program for responsibly grown cotton, reached new heights in 2023-2024, with record grower participation and significant strides in environmental stewardship.
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Increases Acreage, Reduces Environmental Impact
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a voluntary, farm-level sustainability program, has tripled its membership in just three years while delivering continuous sustainability improvements. According to its third annual report, growers […]
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Project Wins Collaboration of the Year
Takes Top Honors in Field to Market Sustainability Leadership Awards The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Cotton Incorporated have received top honors in Field to Market’s 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards. […]
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USSA Podcast: From Cotton to Crawfish in Louisiana
Louisiana is famous for many things – its Creole cuisine, bayous, alligators, and jazz scene are legendary. But, unbeknown to many, it is also an agricultural powerhouse, the premier gateway […]
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Healthy Soil, Healthy Crops: Two Cotton Farmers Share Their Practices
Soil is the basis of farmers’ livelihoods, which is why U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol growers are committed to protecting it through regenerative practices from cover cropping to no-till cultivation.
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Cotton Council International
Under the banner of COTTON USA, Cotton Council International (CCI) promotes U.S. cotton fiber and manufactured cotton products to more than 50 countries through 20 offices around the world. CCI’s COTTON USA programs generate market opportunity not otherwise feasible for the numerous individual, family and small business entities that comprise the U.S. cotton industry.
COTTON USA growers believe that responsibly grown cotton: uses resources responsibly; optimizes efficiencies; minimizes water, energy, chemical-use, waste and environmental impacts; provides safe and dignified working conditions; and provides social and economic benefits to local communities.
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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Increases Acreage and Improves Environmental Performance
Achievements range from a 13% increase in land use efficiency to a 14% increase in water use efficiency.
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Data Driven. Traceable by Design. A Smarter Cotton Future.
10 November 2022: Through data and case studies, the report covers the sustainability improvements recorded by grower members across six key metrics, the evolution of the Protocol’s membership across the value chain, and proof of its growing acceptance as an international standard in sustainable cotton.
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