References & Downloads

Wake up before it is too late, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2013

Consolidated Annual Report of IFOAM Organics International, 2015:

Organic Basics, IFOAM Organics International

True Cost Accounting for Food, Farming & Finance, Eosta, Soil & More, EY, Triodos Bank and Hivos, 2017

An Indian state banned pesticides. Tourism and wildlife flourished – Washington Post, 31.05.2018

FiBL & IFOAM-International: The World of Organic Agriculture – Statistics & Emerging Trends 2018

Textile Exchange, aboutorganiccotton.org, What is Organic Cotton?

Textile Exchange, The Farm Hub, Benefits of Organic

Cool Cotton – how to reduce the climate change impact of the world’s dirtiest crop, Soil Association, September 2015

Organic Cotton – Fiber Classification Guide

Partnership for Sustainable Textiles – How to go organic

Thirsty for fashion? How organic cotton delivers in a water-stressed world, Soil Association, October 2019

Organic Agriculture and Healthy Soils, IFOAM Organics International

Soil Carbon Restoration: Can Biology do the Job?, Jack Kittredge, August 2015

Is Cotton Conquering its Chemical Addiction? – A Review of Pesticide use in Global Cotton Production, Pesticide Action Network UK, Octobver 2017

Failed Promises – the rise and fall of GM cotton in India, Soil Association, October 2017

Biodiversity Risks and Opportunities in the Apparel Sector, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), January 2016

Cotton industry looks to thinkstep, thinkstep, December 2014

Mind the Gap: Towards a more Sustainable Cotton Market; Solidaridad, PAN UK and WWF, April 2016

Apparel brand failing to deliver on more sustainable cotton, Michellle Russel, Just-Style, June 2016

Life Cycle Assessment of Organic Cotton, A global average, PE International/Textile Exchange, November 2014

Sustainable sourcing – How to set up a sustainable supply chain, Mandy Kovacs, just-style, July 2016

Sustainable sourcing – Are shorter supply chains key to sustainability?, Mandy Kovacs, just-style, July 2016

Sustainable sourcing – Is fast fashion at odds with sustainability?, Mandy Kovacs, just-style, July 2016

Sustainable sourcing – Financing the ethical supply chain, Mark Rowe, just-style, July 2016

Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2017, Pesticede Action Network UK, Solidaridad and WWF

Pulse of the fashion industry, Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Global Consulting Group, 2017

A new textile economy: Redesigning fashion’s future, Ellen MacArtur Foundation, 2017

Ellen MacArthur Foundation – A new Textile Economy: Redesigning Fashions Future, 2017

How Sustainable is Your Wardrobe?, Beeco.green, 2020

Circle Economy – Textile Programme

Forum for the Future – Net Positive

This link is very useful for finding a producer for organic cotton products, be it fibre, yarn, material or readymade products. By entering the country and the desired product the system gives you a direct answer.

Production of Organic Cotton in Latin America and Comparison with World Production, A. Grisar, October 2017

2017 Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report, Textile Exchange

Cotton Crunch – Seed giant Monsanto meets its match as Hindu nationalists assert power in Modi’s India

Organic Cotton – Potential for Latin America, A. Grisar, Dezember 2016

Future of Organic Cotton in Latin America, A. Grisar, October 2017

FiBL & IFOAM-International: The World of Organic Agriculture – Statistics & Emerging Trends 2018