Textile Exchange

For most of us, reading a standard or a regulation, or the small print of a transaction certificate, is nowhere near as exciting as browsing the raves and rants on tripadvisor. Why not? [read more]

My wife recently convinced me to buy a push mower. After looking at the price tag, my first reaction was that even with the gasoline savings; it would take years to break even. I still purchased the mower intent on saving the world from fossil fuel emissions, but after a few uses it has become apparent there were hidden savings unaccounted for in my calculations. First, it takes much less time to pull out a push mower and go versus preparing a conventional mower with gasoline, oil, and getting it started.

My colleague Silvere Tovignan and I attended the 2^nd African Organic Conference in Lusaka, Zambia. The theme for the conference was: “Mainstreaming organic agriculture in the African development agenda”, with the overall objective being to promote the integration of organic agriculture into African policies and development agendas.

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.