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Partner Engagements

The Cotton LEADS℠ Program continues to increase awareness of responsible cotton production by keeping partners informed through a series of Partner Meetings. A Partner Meeting was held on April 23 in Lima, Peru, the second event in Latin America this year.

The Cotton LEADS℠ Program hosted a Partner Meeting on April 21 in Mexico City, focused on responsible cotton production and continuous improvement efforts. Ten representatives from 8 Cotton LEADS℠ partner companies and 7 companies interested in joining the program attended the event.

Nine Cotton LEADS℠ partners from Bangladesh attended the first Global Cotton Summit Bangladesh in Dhaka on March 20-21. At the conference, the challenges for responsible cotton sourcing were discussed in a presentation by Mark Messura from Cotton Incorporated.

Cotton LEADS℠ partners in the Western Hemisphere are invited to attend the upcoming partner meetings to increase their awareness of responsible cotton production and engage with founding organizations and cotton growers. Partners will have the opportunity to learn about the program’s commitments for 2015 and hear first-hand how cotton growers in Australia and the U.S. are growing cotton responsibly.

The Cotton LEADS℠ Program hosted a Partner Information Session on January 19th in Shanghai. Thirty-five representatives from 15 Cotton LEADS℠ partner companies and 8 prospective partner companies attended the event.

Following the event in Shanghai, The Cotton LEADS℠ Program hosted a similar Partner Information Session on January 20th in Hong Kong. Partners and prospective partners were invited to attend.