MEMPHIS, TENN (October 17, 2023) – The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (“Trust Protocol”) is pleased to announce public stakeholder consultation on the revision of the Principles and Criteria and Grower Enrollment Questionnaire is open through October 30th. Completion of the documents’ draft Version 2.0 is a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to evolve the program and stakeholder input is important to ensuring the quality and effectiveness of this standard.
The Version 1.0 of Principles and Criteria and Grower Enrollment Questionnaire was developed over 3 years by a dedicated team of experts in collaboration with industry leaders. The new Version 2.0 aims to bring more clarity on the overall structure of the grower questionnaire and aims to address some of the on-going areas of interest. It focuses specifically on field practices for optimization of farm inputs, chemical management, and the program believes it will have a positive impact on achieving the sustainability goals for all the key environmental metrics from Soil Health to GHG emissions.
To participate in the process and provide feedback that will help refine and enhance the documents before finalization, please visit: https://trustuscotton.org/Trust-Protocol-Standard/
To learn more about The Trust Protocol, visit TrustUSCotton.org.
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ABOUT THE U.S. COTTON TRUST PROTOCOL
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is a voluntary, farm level science-based sustainability program that is setting a new standard for delivering value to all stakeholders across the entire supply chain from farms to finished products. It is the only system that provides quantifiable, verifiable goals and measurement and drives continuous improvement in six key sustainability metrics – land use, soil carbon, water management, soil loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy efficiency. It is also the world’s first sustainable cotton fiber program to offer article-level supply chain transparency to all members.
The Trust Protocol is overseen by a multi-stakeholder Board of Directors comprised of representatives from brands and retailers, civil society, and independent sustainability experts as well as the cotton-growing industry, including growers, ginners, merchants, wholesalers and cooperatives, mills, and cottonseed handlers.
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