LONDON - Members of the Cotton 2040 initiative to align global sustainability standards have signed a memorum of understanding on a new way to measure the industry's environmental impact.
The Delta Indicator Framework is intended to be a credible system to guide impact measurement and reporting of key social, economic, and environmental issues relevant to the cotton sector.
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Cotton Australia, Cotton Made in Africa, the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, Fairtrade, Textile Exchange, Cotton Connect and the Organic Cotton Accelerator have all signed up to the project.