The first domestic sustainable cotton production certification certificates were officially issued

On March 28, in the business forum area of the 2023 China International Clothing and Accessories Expo (CHIC Spring Exhibition) at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai), a sustainable cotton event organized by the China Cotton Association attracted people from The attention of many enterprises upstream and downstream of the industrial chain.

This launch event with the theme of “Sustainable Cotton – A Commitment that Starts in the Cotton Fields” is the first brand promotion event carried out by the China Cotton Sustainable Development Project (CCSD) this year. The event opened with the short film “Promise Started in the Cotton Fields”. From the rows of vast cotton fields to the world’s leading smart looms, from the smiling faces of workers to the energetic figures on the T-stage, the panoramic view showed China’s cotton production and development. The modern style of textile manufacturing vividly interprets the sustainable cotton concept of “environmentally friendly, high quality, respecting labor, and full traceability”.

Gao Fang, President of China Cotton Association, gave a brief speech on the theme of “Responsibility, Cooperation, and Future”. She said that looking back on the past, we are committed to providing high-quality and affordable textiles and clothing to global consumers; looking to the future, we will be more and better involved in highquality, sustainable The production and sales of cotton products will lead to changes in cotton production, circulation and consumption patterns, and we will do our part to protect our planet.

Wang Jianhong, deputy director of the Agricultural Materials and Cotton and Linen Bureau of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives and executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Cotton Association, introduced the status of China’s cotton sustainable development projects. In order to promote the high-quality and sustainable development of the domestic cotton textile industry, the China Cotton Association joined forces with the China Textile ImportExportChamber of Commerce, ChinaCotton TextileIndustry Association, China Home Textile Industry Association and China Garment Association jointly launched the country’s first sustainable cotton project and are committed to creating China’s first sustainable cotton standards, certification and evaluation system to “sustainable production Cotton, promote sustainable cotton” as the goal, and establish the brand image of China’s sustainable cotton with the concept of “environmentally friendly, high quality, respect for labor, and full traceability”. More than a year since its launch, the project has made breakthrough progress and received support and recognition from relevant government departments, industry enterprises and society.

At the event, Duan Xiaoping, vice president of the China Textile Industry Federation, gave a speech in which he positively affirmed the importance and progress of the project. Li Jianquan, the founder of Cotton Times, and Li Dehua, general manager of Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd., respectively spoke as representatives of CCSD committee members and representatives of the first batch of enterprises to obtain sustainable cotton production certification certificates, expressing their continued support for the sustainable development of Chinese cotton. project to jointly build China’s own sustainable cotton brand.

At the release event, the first domestic sustainable cotton production certification certificates were officially issued to China Cotton Group Xinjiang Cotton Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd., Hubei Yinfeng Cotton Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Guoxin Zhong Industry Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Cathay Cotton Industry Co., Ltd. and Xinjiang Jiashenghua Cotton Industry Co., Ltd. In 2022, CCSD entrusted Beijing Zhongjinnuo Certification Center and SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co., Ltd. to complete online and offline production audit certification of more than 1.2 million acres of cotton fields based on the “China Cotton” Sustainable Production group standard issued by the China Cotton Association. The review mainly covers four aspects: sustainable production, resource and environmental protection, quality and traceability, occupational health, safety and welfare, and social responsibility. A total of about 170,000 tons of sustainable cotton were generated.

The China Cotton Sustainable Development Project Management Committee (CCSD Committee) was officially announced at the event to gather the joint efforts of all parties and jointly manage the project. The 15 members of the CCSD committee come from cotton and textile industry associations, scientific research institutes, sustainable organizations and representative enterprises across the entire industry chain, including China Cotton Association, China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles, China Cotton Textile Industry Association, and China Home Textile Industry Association, China Garment Association; Cotton Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Responsible World (Beijing) Management Consulting Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang Lihua (Group) Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Guoxin Seed Industry Co., Ltd., China Cotton Group Co., Ltd., Chinatex Cotton Import and Export Co., Ltd., Wuxi Yimian Textile Group Co., Ltd., Huafu Fashion Co., Ltd., Esquel Group, Shenzhen Cotton Times Technology Co., Ltd.

At the end of the event, the visual image of CCSD was officially released. The graphic part is a green vertical seal printed with black and white cotton peach ink drawings; the text part is composed of “Sustainable Cotton” in Chinese handwritten official script and “CCSDCOTTON” in English. The overall shape represents the Chinese cotton industry’s continuation of its long history of cotton planting, adhering to the concept of sustainable development, and showing its vitality and vitality.

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