The Action Cohort
For those ready to lead the transition
When you join the Action Cohort, you’re joining a powerful, supportive community of brands, retailers, and material producers advancing action for climate, nature, people, and animals. You’ll get practical support and expert guidance to confidently progress your sustainability journey—enhancing credibility, building supply chain resilience, and scaling preferred production systems.
About
Who can join the Action Cohort?
The Action Cohort is designed for organizations already taking steps to scale preferred production systems, including sourcing or producing through systems using verified best practices. It is purpose-built for:
- Brands and retailers.
- Suppliers and manufacturers that are directly involved in sourcing or producing materials.
- Tier 4 stakeholders that are directly involved in sourcing or producing materials.
- Those that meet the above criteria and want a clear direction to meet their targets.
Benefits
What you get
KEY ACTIONS
What’s required
Through a clear phased approach, members gain the tools, insights, and guidance needed to track progress, strengthen credibility, and drive meaningful change.
This structured framework guides members along the following steps:
- Step one: Report on progress to build clarity and momentum
- Step two: Verify best practice to strengthen credibility and outcomes
- Step three: Lead to deliver impact at scale
pricing
Pricing Guide
Textile Exchange’s redefined membership structure reflects the organization’s five-year strategy to 2030, which at its core aims to create an enabling environment for scaling preferred production systems and to address economic barriers where they are most acute, at the very start of the supply system.
As part of this, from 2027 Textile Exchange will be introducing an updated membership fee structure aligned to support the industry to collectively accelerate the scaling of preferred production systems.
| Annual Sales Revenue (USD) | Under 5M | 5M-25M | 25M and Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brands and retailers | $650 | $4,000 | $14,000 |
| Tier 4 producers | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Tier 1-3 suppliers and manufacturers | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| Strategic partners (NGOs) | $0 | - | - |
| Subsidiaries (if holding group is a member) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Holding companies | - | - | $18,000 |
Timeline
Transitioning our existing community
Existing members will have time and support to move into the new structure. As organizations renew their membership between April 2026 and March 2027, we will be in touch with a personalized transition plan to ensure they’re in the cohort that best fits their needs and their organizational status.
Our team will be there every step of the way to help ensure all organizations are on the right path while contributing to meaningful industry-wide change.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with our team at: membership@textileexchange.org
Get in Touch
Ready to join us?
From April 2026, we will be welcoming new organizations into our new membership.
In the meantime, please get in touch with our team if you have any questions or would like more information.