U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Welcomes First Latin America Members

By Cotton Grower Staff|January 18, 2021

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has welcomed its first 28 Latin America-based members, enabling these mills and manufacturers to prove that the cotton fiber element in their textiles is more sustainably grown.

Signing on for the Trust Protocol are:

Central America Spinning Works El Salvador
Cone Mills
Colhilados
Fabricato
Gama Textil
Global Textiles
Grupo Industrial Miro
Grupo Vivatex
Hilanderia de Algodon Peruano
Honduras Spinning Mills
Industrias Cannon de Colombia
Industrias Merlet
Industria Textil del Pacifico
Junior de Mexico (OGGI Jeans)
Manufacturas Kaltex
MT Textiles
OA
Playeras Mark
Premium Knits
Quality Knits
Ropa Siete Leguas
SJ Jersey Ecuatoriano
Tavex
Textufil
Textiles Marie Lou
Textil del Valle
WT Sourcing
Zagis

“We are pleased that these companies have joined the Trust Protocol as the textile industry works to improve the transparency in their supply chain that brands and retailers are asking for,” said Dr. Gary Adams, president of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. “The Trust Protocol is providing verified, reliable data about cotton growers’ responsible growing practices in six key areas – water use, greenhouse gas emissions, energy use, soil carbon, soil loss and land use efficiency – and shows how sustainability is constantly improving through the entire supply chain.”

Mills and manufacturers who become members have access to the Trust Protocol credit system to validate consumption of cotton and associated credits. The combination of a unique credit accounting system and the Permanent Bale Identification (PBI) system enables brands to have transparency throughout the supply chain to finished product.

In December 2020, the Trust Protocol also announced the membership of Gap Inc. as part of their integrated sustainability strategy and to help achieve their commitment to use only 100% sustainably-sourced cotton by 2025. December also saw the announcement of the first 10 mills to join the Trust Protocol: Buhler Quality Yarns, Cap Yarns, CCW, Contempora Fabrics, Cotswold Industries Inc., Frontier Yarns, Hamrick Mills, Inman Mills, Parkdale Inc. and Swisstex Direct.