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Chair of TE Europe comments on TE's new Farm & Fiber Report

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on April 22, 2012 at 10:36 PM

MOVING UP TO THE GOLD STANDARD OF ORGANIC

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Question A Day: What does it really mean to be ‘organic’?

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on April 19, 2012 at 07:11 PM

Perhaps more than you think!

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

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A Question A Day: Organic Cotton past, present, and future?

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on April 16, 2012 at 01:08 PM

Organic cotton is an elegantly simple yet doggedly complex concept.

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Organic Cotton Co-operatives Building A Better World

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on April 04, 2012 at 06:27 AM

This year is International Year of Co-operatives

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Less Is More

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on March 30, 2012 at 02:26 AM

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:

What’s organic cotton got to do with feeding the world?

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on March 15, 2012 at 07:20 PM

Probably more than you thought! Arguably, more than genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). And probably a more constructive conversation than dwelling on the misguided belief that we need to produce more food.

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5 Ambitions for Organic Cotton in 2012

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on January 19, 2012 at 11:30 PM

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...

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Farm Engagement - The Year in Review

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on December 30, 2011 at 06:11 PM

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).

 

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Child Labor in Burkina Faso – Response to the Bloomberg report

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on December 19, 2011 at 05:14 AM

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

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Organic Cotton Harvests Water As Well As Cotton

Posted by Liesl_Truscott on December 08, 2011 at 04:49 PM

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.

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