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Circularity’s Silver Bullet Is Made of Cotton, SMART Says
Industry experts urge renewed use of cotton in fashion for its durability, recyclability and role in a…
Organic Cotton Accelerator Launches Training Program in Turkey
Just a year after formally setting up shop in Turkey, the group is rolling out its Organic Cotton Training…
Varvara ‘Bobby’ Diakonenkova Wins Supima’s 2025 Design Competition
Diakonenkova received a $10,000 cash prize for her 2025 SDC collection, "Scarred by Wires."
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The firm is working toward tailoring seeds to region and climate.
Pakistan’s Catastrophic Flooding Could Provoke ‘Dangerous Downward Spiral’ for Cotton Farmers
The September disaster has laid waste to 2.2 million hectares of cropland, devastating 60 percent of central…
Unreliable Data Exposes the Complexity of Fashion’s Fiber Composition
The 2025 Cotton Ranking is a comprehensive ranking of cotton consumption across 100 brands.
India Extends Tariff Waiver for Imported Cotton, Stoking Tension Between Farmers and Exporters
The extension has sharpened the divide between India's powerful textile industry and its agricultural…
The U.S.-China Cotton Supply Chain Continues to ‘Decouple’
Shipments of U.S. cotton to China plummeted by 90 percent in the first half of the year, data shows.
Why Natural Fibers Fit the Season’s Cozy Sleep/Loungewear Trends
Many brands and stores are appeasing consumer preference for cotton products to carry them through the fall…
India Suspends Duties on Raw Cotton Imports, Benefitting US Exporters
The move is expected to grant some measure of relief to domestic textile and apparel manufacturers grappling…
Bangladeshi Cotton Wants to be the Sustainable Choice
A cooperative framework with CottonConnect that focuses on building a traceable, regenerative and…
Eurofins Sustainability Services Launches Cotton Traceability Tool
Inspection certification firm Eurofins Sustainability Services has added a new tool for verifying cotton…
Interloop’s Regenerative Cotton Program Earns Regenagri Certification
Interloop Regen Kapas has partnered with 1,000 farmers.
Survey: Global Consumers Turn to Jeans for Comfort
Cotton Incorporated's 2024 Global Denim Survey sheds light on consumers' denim preferences.
Fashion for Good Urges Brands to Rethink Denim Materials and Processes
The organization debunks common cotton myths.