{"id":27262,"date":"2022-09-28T13:35:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?page_id=27262"},"modified":"2022-12-16T13:56:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T19:56:49","slug":"sustainable-cotton-round-table","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/sustainable-cotton-round-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Cotton Round Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image has-cloud-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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Sustainable Cotton Round Table works to increase the uptake of climate-friendly cotton.\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hero-section__image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-sun-side-1290x724.jpg\" class=\"attachment-slider-image-hard size-slider-image-hard wp-post-image\" alt=\"cotton field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-sun-side-1290x724.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-sun-side-190x106.jpg 190w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-sun-side-240x135.jpg 240w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_6337590852245\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-sand-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Sustainable Cotton Round Table works to increase the uptake of cotton grown using agricultural practices with improved environmental and social sustainability outcomes. This includes organic, recycled, and regenerative cotton, among other forms considered more climate-friendly than their conventional counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"page-block-block_639ccca98232b\" class=\"block-buttons c-btn-wrapper text-center\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"c-btn c-btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/round-table-sign-up-form\/\" >Sign Up<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_638f9fa500554\" class=\"block-video-gallery acf-block block-bullets-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 bullets-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoals\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re committed to improving the way cotton is grown.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"is-style-check-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Adoption<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Support the adoption of more sustainable cotton production practices, addressing barriers to growth<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Verification<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Increase the verification and transparency behind companies\u2019 commitments to more sustainable cotton through certification<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Communication<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Give a voice to stakeholders across the supply chain and build an understanding of their needs and expectations<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Collective Action<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Catalyze collective action and cross-sector and regional partnerships, particularly with organizations working on the ground<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bullets-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-1x1 ratio-lg-3x4 block-bullets-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"838\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-630x838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vertical-image-xl size-vertical-image-xl\" alt=\"cotton plant.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-630x838.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-360x480.jpg 360w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-356x474.jpg 356w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-189x252.jpg 189w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cotton-tall-300x400.jpg 300w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_638fb8f200559\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-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 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>SCOPE<\/h6>\n<h2>Our focus ranges from farm to finished product<\/h2>\n<p>We cover the organic cotton supply chain from farm to finished product, with an emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and improving soil health, water management, and biodiversity by driving the adoption of more sustainable farming practices.<\/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 image-left order-lg-first\">\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\/12\/wide-field-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"overhead view of a cotton field.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_638fb9420055a\" class=\"acf-block block-call-to-action block-call-to-action--centered page-block--dark has-grove-background-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"acf-block__bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cotton-plant-hero-1680x945.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large 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