Creating positive impact for people, planet and progress
Together with our partners, we’re working to develop sustainable business models, create positive on-the-ground impact and improve sector governance in key materials-producing countries.
Fashioning a better world through regenerative agriculture and responsibly-sourced materials
Textile value chains are long and complex, spanning many types of companies, each with its own social and environmental sustainability challenges.
From cotton to responsibly sourced alternatives for virgin material, our program fosters climate-resilient and regenerative value chains.
Through partnerships with leading brands, retailers and producing country governments, we focus on creating impact in the areas of wages, working conditions, gender, sustainable sourcing and smallholder inclusion. Addressing issues at a systemic level through landscape approaches and initiatives from materials to markets.
“To deliver systems-level change in fashion industry, we need initiatives that create long-term value. No one single actor can transform markets or the industry alone. We are delighted to partner with IDH, whose expertise in bringing stakeholders across the value chain together has been invaluable.”
Head of Fashion Programme, Laudes Foundation
Our initiatives in the cotton sector
Working for community resilience, thriving ecosystems and enhanced natural resources.
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Find out moreClimate-Smart Cotton Landscapes
Supporting sustainable trade and climate-resilient practices for cotton farmers, de-risking them from climate impacts in global value chains.
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Find out moreOur Journey with Better Cotton
Working with Better Cotton to enhance climate resilience and smallholder livelihoods, leveraging our expertise in landscape and impact finance.
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Find out moreAlternate Material Accelerator Program (AMAP)
AMAP aims to accelerate the adoption of recycled cotton and polyester by 2025 and man-made cellulosic fibers (MMCFs) by 2030.
