Stories: Down the Chain

Cotton sourcing

These manufacturers, brands and retailers are helping shape the future of their industries by promoting sustainable cotton sourcing – with guidance, research and resources from the Cotton LEADSSM program.

  • Walmart de México y Centroamérica
    Mexico City

    México y Centroamérica set a goal to become a regenerative company by 2040. As part of this journey they have turned to sustainable cotton to create quality garments that have positive environmental impacts woven in.

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  • Pareto
    USA

    Landzberg and Bordson founded Pareto — a sustainable clothing brand based on a timeless capsule wardrobe — to challenge the retail industry’s emphasis on more.

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  • Perú Textiles
    Peru

    Perú Textiles has preserved more than 5,000 years of ancestral knowledge through its cotton products and processes. Those stories are the heart of its vision for a sustainable future for its partners and region.

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  • SHASA
    Mexico

    As a natural, renewable fiber, cotton is an integral part of SHASA’s sustainability commitments. Read our Q&A with SHASA to learn more about their company and how they’re using cotton’s sustainability story to support and amplify their own.

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  • Global Denim
    Mexico

    Global Denim’s commitment to sustainability includes recycling dyes, using less water and minimizing waste.

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  • Delta Apparel
    USA

    Delta Apparel is contributing to a more sustainable textile industry. Cotton LEADSSM is the perfect partner to help make Delta Apparel’s environmental responsibility initiatives a success.

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  • Walmart
    USA

    With a goal to reduce emissions in their supply chain by 1 gigaton by 2030, Walmart felt it was a natural fit to partner with the Cotton LEADS program.

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  • Fung Fat Knitting
    Hong Kong

    Cotton LEADS℠ Partner Fung Fat Knitting has partnered with the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) to develop an award-winning therapeutic knee pad for people with knee injuries or chronic knee conditions.

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  • Textiles La Libertad
    Mexico

    It’s important to Textiles La Libertad to leave the world a better place, which is why they are proud members of the Cotton LEADS program.

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  • Zagis
    Mexico

    Zagis is a 60 year old family run business in Mexico, recognized as the youngest Latin American leader in spinning and knitting, who counts on cotton as its main raw material.

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  • Tavex
    Mexico

    Tavex is a leading cotton denim and garment manufacturer providing high quality products to jeanswear brands throughout the Western Hemisphere and is dedicated to and invested in the sustainability of those products.

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  • Ropa Sport
    Mexico

    Since inception, Ropa Sport has been dedicated to cotton and joining the Cotton LEADS℠ program inspired them to create a vision for sustainability – and to make changes to properly use natural resources and ensure they are available to future generations.

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