During the Berlin Fashion Week, World Wide Fund Germany and Welthungerhilfe invited leading textile companies to Berlin, to provide information about the use of sustainable cotton fundamental for a responsible clothing industry and to discuss possibilities to increase transparency in the textile supply chain. More than 30 guests attended the event to have the opportunity to learn about the views of major non-governmental organisations on socially and environmentally sustainable cotton production and about potential alternative courses of action for companies.
The event saw various discussions organized by WWF, Welthungerhilfe and Bremen Cotton Exhange on a wide range of issues including land use, genetically modified seeds to world market priced for African Cotton. Also, the cotton made in Africa initiative introduced itself as an alternative for textile companies. This first joint event organized by WWF and Welthungerhilfe on sustainable cotton was well received. “In the medium term we are planning on establishing a forum for dialogue on sustainable cotton. Our goal is to discuss with a number of stakeholders these key issues in sustainability of raw materials for the textile sector and to develop alternatives together,” said Martina Fleckenstein, Director Agriculture & Sustainable Biomass at WWF Germany.
