Textile Exchange

We are delighted to welcome our first ‘guest blogger’ Graham Burden to the Farm Blog. Graham gives a Cotton Specialists perspective on the triggers behind the cotton market and how the whole value chain needs to better understand what’s required to support organic cotton production [read more]

Written by: Prabha Nagarajan - Regional Director for India, Textile Exchange

Indian Organic Cotton… Integrity Guaranteed

Written by Ashley Gill - Program Administrator, Textile Exchange

Written by Guest Blogger: Nicole Bassett, Sustainability and Supply Chain Consultant

In the spring of 2008, almost three years ago, 1,300 people across the country ate salsa and became sick from salmonella poisoning... From this lesson, the FDA learned the value of traceability... So what are the lessons for us in the apparel industry? Traceability isn’t going away. As consumers become accustomed to knowing more about what they’re buying, they’ll start asking questions...

By: Liesl Truscott - Farm Engagement Director, Textile Exchange

What do we want to be able to look back on this time next year and feel a sense of satisfaction... of purpose... of really making a difference?  We saw 2010 begin to send ripples of uncertainty down many people’s spine... Come 2011, some might say our bubble had burst.. What now for 2012? ...Read More...

By Liesl Truscott, Director Farm Engagement, Textile Exchange

It’s a sad situation when ‘doing the right thing’places an organization at risk. Yet, we saw just recently how true this can be when the company Victoria’s Secret, and the NGOs Fairtrade International and Helvetas, were accused by Bloomberg Press of not ‘getting it right’ in Burkina Faso.

As 2011 comes to a close and we look forward to 2012 for its new opportunities, new challenges, and new achievements, it’s a good time to go back over some of the year’s headlines.

Also click on the image below for a visual account of 2011 (click will take you to the TE Farm Hub homepage where album is located).

By: Liesl Truscott; Director of Farm Engagement, Textile Exchange

Water is high on the agenda for Textile Exchange. Earlier we talked about how population and consumption levels around the world continue to grow, and how access to sufficient clean water is declining—especially for the poorest among us. We all know that the poorest among us include farmers in developing countries. To continue the water theme, let’s take a closer look at water footprinting, and how small scale organic cotton production can help address large scale water issues.