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Header Text: Sources
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with suppliers at:</p> <p><b>Better Cotton</b><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="http://bettercotton.org/">http://bettercotton.org/</a> </p> <p><b>Cotton Made In Africa</b><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="http://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/">http://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/</a> </p>
Level: 71
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with suppliers at:</p> <p><b>Better Cotton</b><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="http://bettercotton.org/">http://bettercotton.org/</a> </p> <p><b>Cotton Made In Africa</b><br> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> <a href="http://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/">http://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/</a> </p>
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Level: 72
Header Text: Better Cotton Initiative
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Body Text: <p><a href="http://bettercotton.org/about-bci/"> The Better Cotton Initiative</a> (BCI) exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector's future.</p> <p>BCI works with a diverse range of stakeholders to promote measureable and continuing improvements for the environment, farming communities and the economies of cotton-producing areas.</p> <p>BCI aims to transform cotton production worldwide by developing better cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.</p>
Level: 72
Header Text: Better Cotton Initiative
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Body Text: <p><a href="http://bettercotton.org/about-bci/"> The Better Cotton Initiative</a> (BCI) exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector's future.</p> <p>BCI works with a diverse range of stakeholders to promote measureable and continuing improvements for the environment, farming communities and the economies of cotton-producing areas.</p> <p>BCI aims to transform cotton production worldwide by developing better cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.</p>
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Level: 73
Header Text: Cotton made in Africa
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Body Text: <p><a href="https://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/ ">Cotton made in Africa</a> (CmiA) is a Aid by Trade Foundation Initiative, that helps people to help themselves through trade. The Cotton made in Africa initiative works for the improvement of conditions of the lives African farmers. </p> <p>In addition to improving livelihoods for small scale cotton producers in Sub-Saharan Africa, CmiA has demonstrated a better use of resources to conventional cotton as can be seen <a href="/clothingKnowledgeHub/detail/74">here</a>.</p>
Level: 73
Header Text: Cotton made in Africa
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Body Text: <p><a href="https://www.cottonmadeinafrica.org/en/ ">Cotton made in Africa</a> (CmiA) is a Aid by Trade Foundation Initiative, that helps people to help themselves through trade. The Cotton made in Africa initiative works for the improvement of conditions of the lives African farmers. </p> <p>In addition to improving livelihoods for small scale cotton producers in Sub-Saharan Africa, CmiA has demonstrated a better use of resources to conventional cotton as can be seen <a href="/clothingKnowledgeHub/detail/74">here</a>.</p>
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Level: 74
Header Text: Metrics
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Body Text: <p>The term “lower impact cotton” refers to a range of options, including those from the Better Cotton Initiative and Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). There is currently no publically available, peer-reviewed data that compares all the options alongside the various sources of conventional cotton.</p> <p>A public life cycle assessment of CmiA cotton found that its production has a 59% lower carbon footprint than global average conventional cotton [1]. The total water footprint of CmiA cotton was found to be 8% higher, but this is 99% rain-fed or “green” water [1,2]. CmiA production uses no “blue“ water resource – surface or ground water – because it does not rely on irrigation. In contrast, 60% of the water footprint of average conventional cotton is “blue” water.</p>
Level: 74
Header Text: Metrics
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Body Text: <p>The term “lower impact cotton” refers to a range of options, including those from the Better Cotton Initiative and Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). There is currently no publically available, peer-reviewed data that compares all the options alongside the various sources of conventional cotton.</p> <p>A public life cycle assessment of CmiA cotton found that its production has a 59% lower carbon footprint than global average conventional cotton [1]. The total water footprint of CmiA cotton was found to be 8% higher, but this is 99% rain-fed or “green” water [1,2]. CmiA production uses no “blue“ water resource – surface or ground water – because it does not rely on irrigation. In contrast, 60% of the water footprint of average conventional cotton is “blue” water.</p>
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Level: 75
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Body Text: <p>For further information please use the resources below:</b></p> <p>The <b><a href="http://www.global-standard.org/">Global Organic Textile Standard</a></b> provides a <a href="http://www.global-standard.org/public-database/search.html">public database</a> of GOTS certified entities, their headquarters, certified products and fields of operation.</p> <p>The <b><a href="http://textileexchange.org/">Textile Exchange</a></b> provides a <a href="https://textileexchange.org/integrity/">database</a> of the organisation’s member suppliers who are certified to OE 100, OE Blended Standards and the new Organic Content Standard.</p>
Level: 75
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Body Text: <p>For further information please use the resources below:</b></p> <p>The <b><a href="http://www.global-standard.org/">Global Organic Textile Standard</a></b> provides a <a href="http://www.global-standard.org/public-database/search.html">public database</a> of GOTS certified entities, their headquarters, certified products and fields of operation.</p> <p>The <b><a href="http://textileexchange.org/">Textile Exchange</a></b> provides a <a href="https://textileexchange.org/integrity/">database</a> of the organisation’s member suppliers who are certified to OE 100, OE Blended Standards and the new Organic Content Standard.</p>
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Level: 76
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Body Text: <p> The key principles of organic farming are to reduce the resource intensity and environmental impact of cotton production by using natural products and processes to protect crops and build soil fertility. The use of genetically modified (GM) seeds is also banned under organic agricultural principles and organic farming has been shown to help farmers support their families and communities. <p>For more information on the benefits of organic cotton visit the <a href="https://www.soilassociation.org/organic-living/fashion-textiles/"> Soil Association</a> or Cottoned On. </p>
Level: 76
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Body Text: <p> The key principles of organic farming are to reduce the resource intensity and environmental impact of cotton production by using natural products and processes to protect crops and build soil fertility. The use of genetically modified (GM) seeds is also banned under organic agricultural principles and organic farming has been shown to help farmers support their families and communities. <p>For more information on the benefits of organic cotton visit the <a href="https://www.soilassociation.org/organic-living/fashion-textiles/"> Soil Association</a> or Cottoned On. </p>
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Level: 77
Header Text: Certification
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Body Text: <p>To ensure the organic product you are marketing to your customers meets your claims, it is important that certification processes are followed. Depending on the claims you are making and the % organic, there are a variety of certifications available:</p> <p><b>Organic Content Standard (OCS) <a href="http://textileexchange.org/integrity/">http://textileexchange.org/integrity/</a>:</b><br> A voluntary chain of custody standard operated by the Textile Exchange, that provides a third party verification that product contains accurate amounts of the intended organic fibre. Certification comes as either 100% organic or blended for products that contain a minimum 5% organic content.</p> <p><b>Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) <a href="http://www.global-standard.org/the-standard.html">http://www.global-standard.org/the-standard.html</a>:</b><br> A product certification covering the whole textile supply chain which includes strict environmental and social criteria. The Standard requires a minimum 70% organic content and has requirements covering the remaining non-organic percentage, including accessories.</p>
Level: 77
Header Text: Certification
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Body Text: <p>To ensure the organic product you are marketing to your customers meets your claims, it is important that certification processes are followed. Depending on the claims you are making and the % organic, there are a variety of certifications available:</p> <p><b>Organic Content Standard (OCS) <a href="http://textileexchange.org/integrity/">http://textileexchange.org/integrity/</a>:</b><br> A voluntary chain of custody standard operated by the Textile Exchange, that provides a third party verification that product contains accurate amounts of the intended organic fibre. Certification comes as either 100% organic or blended for products that contain a minimum 5% organic content.</p> <p><b>Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) <a href="http://www.global-standard.org/the-standard.html">http://www.global-standard.org/the-standard.html</a>:</b><br> A product certification covering the whole textile supply chain which includes strict environmental and social criteria. The Standard requires a minimum 70% organic content and has requirements covering the remaining non-organic percentage, including accessories.</p>
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Level: 78
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with the supplier at:</p> <p><a href="http://www.sorona.dupont.com">www.sorona.dupont.com</a></p> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> (Please include DuPont TM Sorona® in the e-mail subject line.)<br><br> <p>For fabric mills and suppliers, please contact DuPont directly for a supplier resource lists.</p>
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Body Text: <p>For further information please connect directly with the supplier at:</p> <p><a href="http://www.sorona.dupont.com">www.sorona.dupont.com</a></p> <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br> (Please include DuPont TM Sorona® in the e-mail subject line.)<br><br> <p>For fabric mills and suppliers, please contact DuPont directly for a supplier resource lists.</p>
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Level: 79
Header Text: Technology & Process
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Body Text: <p>To reduce dependency on finite resources such as petroleum, new raw materials and fibres are being developed that are plant based and annually renewable.</p> <p><a href="http://sorona.com/">DuPont™ Sorona®</a>; renewably sourced polymer is one of these and is a partially bio based polymer derived from plant sugar and oil based TPA.</p> <p>Other currently commercial bio based synthetics used within the apparel industry include, 100% bio based PLA (Polylactic Acid), 100% bio based PA11 (Polyamide 11) and partially bio based PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). </p>
Level: 79
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Body Text: <p>To reduce dependency on finite resources such as petroleum, new raw materials and fibres are being developed that are plant based and annually renewable.</p> <p><a href="http://sorona.com/">DuPont™ Sorona®</a>; renewably sourced polymer is one of these and is a partially bio based polymer derived from plant sugar and oil based TPA.</p> <p>Other currently commercial bio based synthetics used within the apparel industry include, 100% bio based PLA (Polylactic Acid), 100% bio based PA11 (Polyamide 11) and partially bio based PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). </p>
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Level: 80
Header Text: Customer Facing Information
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Body Text: <p>For products made of DuPont Sorona®, marketing hangtags are available for use on products that have fulfilled the conditions of use.</p>
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Body Text: <p>For products made of DuPont Sorona®, marketing hangtags are available for use on products that have fulfilled the conditions of use.</p>