The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), known for cotton standards such as Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and Cotton made in Africa Organic, has once again published its annual aggregated report on the verification and implementation of CmiA. This summarises the results of independent verifications of CmiA standards and thus offers the public...
Sep 3, 2024
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), known for the cotton standards Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and Cotton made in Africa Organic, as well as the Good Cashmere Standard and the Regenerative Cotton Standard (RCS), recently published its 2023 annual report. According to the report, the Foundation was once again able to successfully strengthen the...
Aug 7, 2024
At the annual conference of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) from 11th to 13th March in Mumbai, India, around 100 experts, researchers and specialists from all over the world came together to discuss current challenges and solutions in the field of sustainable cotton and textile production. This year's event focussed on innovative and digital...
Mar 25, 2024
Just in time for today's International Women's Day, Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) explains how the initiative promotes the rights and independence of women. For example, gender equality is firmly anchored in the CmiA standard of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF), requiring that women and men receive equal pay for equal work as well as equal...
Mar 8, 2024
International demand for Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) cotton continues to grow. German fashion brand Brax, Jolo Fashion Group from the Netherlands and fashion and lifestyle brand Shinsegae International from South Korea have recently joined the CmiA initiative to promote sustainable cotton cultivation, protect the environment and improve the...
Oct 28, 2021
CmiA Founder Prof. Dr. Michael Otto: “It is the courage and strength of our partners in Africa and around the world that spurs us on.” Rising Demand for Cotton made in Africa: More than 100 million textiles carry the label Hamburg, June 20, 2019. A total of 580,000 tons of cotton were certified according to the Cotton made in Africa (CmiA)...
Jun 20, 2019
For the first time since its inception in 2005, the sustainable cotton initiative Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) cooperates with more than one million cotton farmers, 17 percent of whom are women. In 2017, a record sum of 90 million textiles bore the CmiA quality label. This was announced by the initiative in a press release on Thursday. “Africa...
Apr 16, 2018
Laura Chaplin, granddaughter of world-famous actor Charlie Chaplin, is the new ambassador of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). The young fashion designer wants to support the initiative for sustainable cotton farming through her label 'Smile by Laura Chaplin'. “I really wanted to be ambassador for Cotton made in Africa, because we share the same...
Jul 14, 2017
The German Hakro GmbH, supplier of clothing for corporate fashion, work, leisure and sport, has recently signed a partnership agreement with Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) and will be buying CmiA-certified cotton in the future. About 30 retailers and brands are currently part of the Demand Alliance. The sourced cotton is produced in accordance...
May 18, 2017
FashionUnited is always on the lookout for interesting companies, initiatives and people in fashion and related areas. Recently, we talked with Tina Stridde, CEO, Aid by Trade Foundation and Cotton made in Africa. At the interface of fashion and the exciting field of development cooperation, she works in an area that is gaining steadily in...
Oct 26, 2016
After Cameroon, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Uganda is the ninth country to support sustainable cotton farming through Cotton made in Africa (CmiA), an initiative by the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF). Around Ugandan 5,400 smallholder farmers, verified by the Western Uganda Cotton Company (WUCC), are...
Feb 10, 2015
More than 150 experts across the textile value chain from nearly 20 countries participated last week in the 8th CmiA and Compaci Stakeholder Conference, which took place from 24th to 26th September in Cologne. The main goals of the two initiatives is to make African cotton competitive and to provide a sustainable basis for people and nature. In...
Sep 30, 2014