# Cotton Companion: Have Environmentalists Damaged Cotton Demand?

Author: thatch
Published: 2025-06-16
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 Has cotton demand been unintentionally damaged by the environmental movement? Textile and Apparel Strategist Bob Antoshak thinks so, and he joins the podcast to explain why.

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