• Good Practices

    Editorial Team

    There are three cases of Good Practices regarding CSR in Africa: Cotton Made in Africa, the World Cocoa Foundation and Sustainable Energy Africa.  more[...]

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  • Pre Organic Cotton Program: A Shift To Organic Farming

    Itochu

    In September 2012, more than 150 delegates from corporations, international organizations, governments, and NGOs around the world gathered at Business, The MDGs and Beyond – a forum run as a side event to the UN General Assembly in New York. ITOCHU Corporation represented the Japanese corporations that are members of the UNDP-led Business Call to Action (BCtA) and spearheaded a panel at the first session, “Innovative Business Models for Sustainable Development.” At the forum, ITOCHU presented the Pre-Organic Cotton Program, an initiative of its Textile Company, which contributes to overall development in the cotton farming communities in India through poverty reduction and improvements in farmers’ health and the farming environment.  more[...]

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  • Cotton Initiatives Form a New Partnership to Bring Greater Sustainability to Smallholder Farmers

    The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and its Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), have signed an interim partnership agreement that should see increased effectiveness and efficiency in promoting greater sustainability to African smallholder farmers as well as delivering sustainable solutions for the textile and fashion industry in Europe and North America.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Coop Naturaline – Fashion & Fairness

    Emma Arvidsson, Coop
    Simona Matt, Coop
    Coop

    In close partnership with Remei AG, Coop ensures organic cotton production, ecological processing and fair working conditions along the entire textile supply chain. This is guaranteed by strict independent controls.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Coop Naturaline – Fashion & Fairness

    Emma Arvidsson, Coop
    Simona Matt, Coop
    Coop

    Coop launched its Naturaline brand in 1993. Today, the company is one of the world’s largest retailers of Fairtrade organic cotton. Coop has worked with REMEI AG since 1994. Together, they have developed a set of social and ecological requirements for fashionwear.  more[...]

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