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On the way. Sustainable cotton: Certified – and then all is well?

Cotton is the most important natural fibre for clothing production. Many millions of people worldwide grow cotton – pesticides are widely used and the majority of farmers earn only a low income from cotton cultivation. For several years now, there has been so-called ‘sustainable’ cotton cultivation, including Cotton made in Africa, the Better Cotton Initiative and Fairtrade. The SÜDWIND newspaper supplement shows that sustainability standards need to do more to make cotton cultivation both socially and ecologically more sustainable.

Scope: 4 pages

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