Author: Jennifer Morton
Post type: Blog

Companies today are looked to more than ever to drive the sustainability agenda, at a time when such challenges are increasing in complexity and scale. This leaves organizations which seek to lead in sustainability facing the balancing act of having to set ambitious goals while […]

Author: After Rana Plaza: OCA at Tchibo’s Innovation Lab to collaborate for change in the fashion industry
Post type: Blog

After the Rana Plaza disaster, the world of fashion seemed to change forever. The industry realized they could not wait for another such catastrophe before taking sustainability to the next level. This was the verdict of the sector experts invited to the Tchibo Sustainability Innovation Lab […]

Author: In-depth insights into organic cotton production
Post type: Blog

25 April, 2016 Last month, Bart Vollaard and Laure Heilbron visited India for the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA). Bart, OCA’s interim Director of Supply, and Laure, OCA’s interim Executive Director, participated in different stakeholder meetings and field visits to present OCA. During their […]

Author: Eva Schouten
Post type: News Update

The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA)—with founding partners C&A, H&M, Kering, EILEEN FISHER, Textile Exchange, C&A Foundation, and Inditex—was founded in 2014, and aims to build a fair, robust organic cotton market with appropriate integrity at every relevant level, whilst growing supply and demand. The […]

Author: The case for organic cotton: studying the organic cotton farmer’s business case in India
Post type: News Update

October 2nd, 2015 The global cotton market faces significant production challenges, owing to its ever growing and untenable footprint. Recognising that organic cotton has the lowest ecological footprint for any type of cotton production1, and social benefits are strongly embedded in organic practices,  […]