7. March 2022 The Bremen Cotton Exchange has become the latest organisation to join Make the Label Count (MTLC) which is lobbying the European Commission to revise and improve its Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology for textiles.... To the article
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol: Annual Report
2. March 2022 In alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol provides quantifiable and verifiable targets and measurements for a more sustainable cotton production. The Trust Protocol is overseen by a multi-stakeholder... To the article
ICA Bremen’s Training Course ‘Cotton Classing and Testing‘
21. February 2022 ICA Bremen’s Cotton Classing and Testing Training Course will be held from 10 – 17 May 2022 in Bremen, Germany. The Cotton Classing and Testing Training provides an in-depth learning experience that is tailored... To the article
ICA Bremen: Exclusive expert training for Brazilians
15. February 2022 At the end of January, ICA Bremen conducted an online workshop tailored for the Brazilian cotton association Abrapa aiming for the improvement of cotton testing procedures. According to Edson Mizoguchi, manager of Abrapa’s Standard... To the article
DNFI: Natural Fibres to Recover
7. February 2022 The Discover Natural Fibres Initiative Meeting was conducted on January 13th. Dr Maryam Naebe, Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University, Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Australia, was recognized as the winner of the 2021 DNFI... To the article
DNFI: Hortmeyer Re-elected Chair
21. January 2022 During the annual meeting of the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative (DNFI) on January 13, current chair Elke Hortmeyer, director of communications and international relations at the Bremen Cotton Exchange, was re-elected chair. Hortmeyer will... To the article