Cotton

slogan t-shirts: what do you think?

February 25, 2009
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slogan t-shirts: what do you think?

  I have been obsessed with U.K. designer Katharine Hamnett for a long time. In fact, it was her slogan t-shirts that first showed me that there was opportunity to transform this industry; she is the quintessential example of a pissed off designer who refuses to stand for the high human cost of fashion. She is dedicated to the promotion of organic cotton, and runs a strong campaign against the conventional ‘white gold’: “Conventional cotton represents 10% of world agriculture and uses 25% of the world’s pesticides. 100 million conventional cotton farmers, from Russia to South Africa, are living...

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Global Surplus in Organic Cotton Production

January 27, 2009
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  According to this article by Eco-Textile News, although 2008 saw an increase in demand for organic cotton by 33%, global production was left with an 8% surplus. The article cites information released by non-profit Organic Exchange, who also claim that demand for organic cotton will likely result in a 24% increase in 2009 an worry that inventory will remain too high.   The Organic Cotton Market Report will be available in Feb 2009 for review.

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