Sustainability Resources
Australia

The Australian Cotton Water Story brings together research and development outcomes around water use in Australian cotton over the decade from 2002 to 2012. This publication brings together a snapshot of the breadth of cotton water related discipline research and development done on cotton plants, fields, farms, catchments and communities – with a focus on measuring the industry’s water use productivity and delivering outcomes of research to the end users, cotton growers, to put into practice.

A cradle-to-grave examination of cotton’s environmental impacts directs our efforts and helps our partners better understand their environmental footprint.

From fiber sourcing to end product, stakeholders and consumers alike are demanding methods of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of textile products. Tools such as Life Cycle Inventories and Life Cycle Assessments can aid in environmental decision-making by identifying key impact areas and benchmarking success over time.