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Consumers today are confronted with a growing array of certification labels – from organic and Fairtade to Rainforest Alliance and Starbucks’ CAFÉ Practices. The market for certification is growing: in general sales are increasing and new products are entering the certified market and some certification schemes are also entering the mainstream. [Read more]

Given the special focus this month on the Industry Integrity work at Textile Exchange, here is a brief update on our recent work with standards, education, and outreach. [Read more]

Written by: Anne Gillespie - Director of Industry Integrity, Textile Exchange

MOVING UP TO THE GOLD STANDARD OF ORGANIC

Perhaps more than you think!

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) defines organic agriculture as:

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Organic cotton is an elegantly simple yet doggedly complex concept.

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This year is International Year of Co-operatives

One of the best ways for the world to manage textile waste is to work on society’s ‘attitude’ to clothes and clothes consumption. Imagine if textile companies could not only manage waste more effectively but radically change the way we value and treat our clothes.

Imagine if we, particularly in the West, could go from: