Analysis

Progress in the forests for APP

In October 2014, when Scott Poynton of TFT, Simon Lord of New Britain Palm Oil and I got together...

Organic growth in sustainable fibre

How long has Lindex been working with sustainable cotton?Lindex started looking at how to work wi...

Positive cotton supply chain change

What trends are you seeing in terms of human rights and abuses and environmental impacts from cot...

Talking to farmers about cotton sustainability

Alison Ward outlines her views on how to manage cotton sustainability with farmers, consumers and...

Sustainability and cotton in China

In this podcast episode, Innovation Forum founder Toby Webb talks to the CEO of CottonConnect, Al...

The business case for sustainable cotton

Alison Ward discusses how CottonConnect, with its mission as a social enterprise, is engaging all...

Cotton’s supply and demand economics

Many cotton buying brands and retailers recognise the need to reduce the environmental and social...

Human rights data digest

Banks’ compliance judged poorThe banking sector is proving slow to implement the UN Guiding Princ...

Big brands and forest pledges

There have been some significant wins in recent months in the battle against deforestation.In Jan...

Cotton data digest

Global supply glutCotton stockpiles are expected to continue swelling in 2015 as global productio...

The Social License – thoughtful and informative analysis

Looking for a good “bluffer’s guide” to human rights written by a recognised expert? This book is...

Make the positive case for the corporate social licence

TW: What is social licence for business? Is it just good corporate responsibility by another name...

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