{"id":1137,"date":"2022-09-19T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T23:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/in-conversion-transitional-cotton-at-a-glance\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T19:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:14:09","slug":"in-conversion-transitional-cotton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/in-conversion-transitional-cotton\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Conversion\/&#8203;Transitional Cotton At-a-Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image has-sand-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTransitional Cotton At-a-Glance\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cIn-conversion\u201d cotton is produced by farmers moving towards organic practices.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Demand for organic cotton has increased dramatically in recent years. Without a plan to turn more conventional land into organic land, brands may not be able to ensure a future supply. When farmers make the switch to more organic practices, there\u2019s a period when the cotton they produce isn\u2019t certified. This is what we call \u201cin-conversion\u201d or \u201ctransitional\u201d cotton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6335b3936e2de\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_6335b3956e2e3\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-columns\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 col-md-10 col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-columns__column col-12 col-lg- col-md- col-sm- offset-md- offset-lg-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>CHALLENGES<\/h6>\n<h2>Farmers need clear signals that there\u2019s a market for in-conversion.<\/h2>\n<p>Cotton production can be chemically intensive, and pesticides used on cotton can contaminate the soil and surrounding water. That&#8217;s why organic matters. But for farmers to make the change, they need to know there\u2019s a market for the in-conversion cotton they produce in the intervening period. Farmers therefore need clear signals from the industry that making the switch is commercially viable.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>SOLUTIONS<\/h6>\n<h2>We\u2019re urging brands to show farmers that the move to organic is worth their while.<\/h2>\n<p>By helping to educate the fashion and textile industry about in- conversion cotton, we\u2019re showing cotton farmers that a market exists for their product. The more that brands can demonstrate their intent to source in-conversion, the more confidence farmers will have producing it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6335b3936e2df\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image page-block--dark has-midnight-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>OCS<br \/>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --><\/h6>\n<h2>Our industry standard for organic content<\/h2>\n<p>The Organic Cotton Standard (OCS) is our international voluntary standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of organic input and chain of custody. In January 2021, we released guidance that permits in- conversion material to be verified under the OCS, as long as the standard isn\u2019t referenced in public-facing claims.<\/p>\n<div class='c-btn-group'>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/organic-content-standard-ocs\/' class='c-btn c-btn-primary c-btn-color-alt' target='_self'><span>Understanding the OCS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='c-btn-wrapper text-left'><a href='http:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/OCS-105-V0.1-OCS-In-Conversion-Public-Exemption.pdf' class='c-btn c-btn-secondary c-btn-color-normal' target='_self'><span>In-conversion in the OCS<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"Aerial view of hemp machine.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-1360x1024.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-638x480.jpg 638w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aerial-view-hemp-machine-in-conversion-900x677.jpg 900w, 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href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/organic-cotton-market-report-2021\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrganic Cotton Market Report 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eight29-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/organic-cotton-market-report-2021\/\">View Details<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6335b3936e2e1\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-icons page-block--dark has-grove-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 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target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign-up for our Cotton Round Tables\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lead the conversation on cotton\u2019s climate impact with other stakeholders along the supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"link-with-\u0441ircle link-with-\u0441ircle-alt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Join a Cotton Round Table<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-large-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-large\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/2025-sustainable-cotton-challenge\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-responsible-materials\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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