CottonConnect

The just-released CottonConnect Impact Report 2024 analyses the outcomes of sustainable agricultural practices and urges the textiles industry to collectively work toward increasing responsible production of raw materials and supporting smallholder farmers to attain a resilient future.

There’s a new cotton LCA methodology for the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) promising “unprecedented accuracy and consistency” in assessing the environmental impacts of cotton fibre.

Exploiting advances in earth observation and climate data science, a CottonConnect C5 pilot project is exploring how climate advice could help farmer decision-making at key stages in the cotton production cycle.

Digital traceability players Haelixa and CottonConnect have joined hands to prove that traceability of cotton fibres will create transparency in the value chain, support circularity, and validate any sustainability claims.