It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Ben Eaves

Cotton Markets / Liverpool Cotton Brokers

28 March 2024

7 minutes

For a long time, the retail sector was under the impression that organic cotton would be their answer to sustainable sourcing but there are many reasons why organic will never reach scale and still only 1% of world cotton production is organic.

There Is an Information Block Between the Retail and Agricultural Ends of the Supply Chain

All things cotton and the global market scenario from regenerative to organic, the urgent imperative to go sustainable and more is what Ben Eaves, Director of Liverpool Cotton Brokers Ltd, discusses in this freewheeling tete-a-tete with texfash.com.

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Subir Ghosh

Interview

Cotton Markets / Liverpool Cotton Brokers

27 March 2024

9 minutes

After the COVID-19 spending bonanza and rise of inflation, consumer pockets slowly began to tighten for the global majority, as disposable incomes shrank, savings pots were drawn down and credit card debt rose. This sort of indicators was bound to create caution for retailers.

Short Lead Time Orders from Retailers Putting Additional Pressure on Cotton Supply Chains

A volatile commodity, the global trading of cotton has seen more than its share of turbulence. Ben Eaves, Director of Liverpool Cotton Brokers Ltd, elaborates on the situation and how it is impacting the world of textiles.

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