Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture

On behalf of Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture (ACRE), we are honoured to welcome Dr.Suresh Motwani at the 11th edition of the India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference as Speaker. Stay tuned about the forthcoming co-hosted session by ACRE, which will form part of this year’s edition of ‘India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference. This session is scheduled between 14:30 and 16:00 hrs on 15 November 2024. ℹ To know about the Annual Flagship event of Centre for Responsible Business, please click here: https://lnkd.in/gFkY6fju 🔔 Registration is strongly recommended and please do so here: https://lnkd.in/gxzww2dq Please be advised that details of the ACRE co-hosted session are forthcoming and stay tuned for the same. #CRBISS2024 #ISS2024

The H&M Foundation launched the Global Change Award – called The Nobel Prize of Fashion – as the first innovation challenge of its kind in 2015. Since then, 46 innovations have received support and a combined grant of 8 million euros from the Global Change Award. And the grant is just one perk of winning the Global Change Award. More details here https://lnkd.in/g4cye3uy India has been the recipient of the Global Change Award thrice in the Production category. To access more about the Winners in the past years, please access here: https://lnkd.in/g23gzen7 On behalf of Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture (ACRE), we will stay tuned in this space given that the fashion industry is increasingly looking at decarbonisation, among other parameters. Consider this article (https://lnkd.in/gCPgHgrK), which highlights the challenges that are being faced in the path towards decarbonisation in the fashion industry, which are as follows: ➡Incentive misalignment, particularly order imbalances and their impact on supplier performance scores ➡Structural power and the resulting governance structures in the fashion industry Stay tuned about the forthcoming co-hosted session by ACRE, which will form part of this year’s edition of ‘India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference. This session is scheduled between 14:30 and 16:00 hrs on 15 November 2024. ℹ To know about the Annual Flagship event of Centre for Responsible Business, please click here: https://lnkd.in/gFkY6fju 🔔 Registration is strongly recommended and please do so here: https://lnkd.in/gAVTFCak Stay up-to-date on the ACRE platform by filling up this on-line form: https://Inkd.in/gXTd4V33 #decarbonisation #fashion #sourcing #supplychain #cotton #production Representative Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels

On behalf of Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture (ACRE), we are honoured to welcome Ranjeeb Sarma at the 11th edition of the India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference. Please be advised that details of the ACRE co-hosted session are forthcoming and stay tuned for the same. #CRBISS2024 #ISS2024

Stay tuned as we share more details about the forthcoming co-hosted session by ACRE, which will form part of this year’s edition of ‘India and Sustainability Standards: International Dialogues and Conference. This session is scheduled between 14:30 and 16:00 hrs on 15 November 2024. 🔔 Registration is strongly recommended and please do so here: https://lnkd.in/gAVTFCak ℹ To know about the Annual Flagship event of Centre for Responsible Business, please click here: https://lnkd.in/gFkY6fju The Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture or ACRE focuses on mainstreaming the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in the cotton value chain. The Centre for Responsible Business, Solidaridad Asia and regenagri have joined hands to create a platform to promote regenerative agricultural practices in hashtag#Cotton and to educate and engage with diverse stakeholders. Stay up-to-date on the ACRE platform by filling up this on-line form: https://Inkd.in/gXTd4V33 #ISS2024 #CRBISS2024

Please find insights from the Symposium held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on October 7, 2024 below ⬇ Stay up-to-date on the ACRE platform by filling up this on-line form: https://Inkd.in/gXTd4V33 Please stay tuned for forthcoming details on the Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture co-hosted session at Centre for Responsible Business' annual flagship Conference being held in New Delhi, India from 13 to 15 November, 2024. To know more about the Conference, please visit here: https://lnkd.in/g-P2YtSE

Empowering a Regenerative Cotton Future on World Cotton Day On World Cotton Day, Solidaridad Network, ACRE, and Centre for Responsible Business hosted a landmark symposium in Indore, focusing on the “Opportunities & Challenges in Promoting Regenerative Agriculture Cotton Value Chain in India.” With over 200,000 farmers already engaged by Solidaridad, the symposium highlighted regenerative agriculture’s role in sustainability and economic security. Member of Parliament, Shri Shankar Lalwani, announced the setting up of a 10,000 crore cotton and textile hub in Madhya Pradesh, emphasising regenerative practices for transforming cotton production. Mr. Arvind Rewal of IKEA, also mentioned in the industry outlook session that “ACRE Platform is doing a great job in creating awareness about regenerative agriculture in the cotton value supply chain, and we are in complete support in the longer run.” Through regenagri certification, we are empowering farmers, promoting inclusivity, and positioning India as a global leader in sustainable cotton. https://lnkd.in/gwsNBfvq #RegenerativeCotton #SustainableAgriculture #WorldCottonDay #FarmerEmpowerment

Devyani Hari, Director, Centre for Responsible Business, moderated a Panel titled "Opportunities and Challenges in Regenerative cotton value chain: Perspectives from Value Chain Actors", as part of the Symposium held on World Cotton Day, organized by Solidaridad Asia and Centre for Responsible Business and Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture. The panel featured experts including; Gangadhar Sriramappa, Arvind Rewal, Pranjal Jyoti Goswami, B.K. Maheshwari Louis Dreyfus Company, IKEA ,Gokaldas Exports Limited, #Ratlam Key takeaways from the Panel Discussion include the following: 💠 Supply chains are increasingly complex and global and hence there is a need to work in mission mode. 💠There is a need to actively explore ways of mainstreaming regenerative agriculture including via narratives. 💠One challenge with regard to the adoption of regenerative agriculture is the question of authenticity and acceptability 💠There is a directly proportional relationship between the amount of premium earned by farmers and the volume of cotton produced.  💠There is a need to create awareness among customers/ buyers about cotton grown using regenerative agriculture. 💠The role of technology must be explored in relation to the approach of regenerative agriculture #WorldCottonDay #regenerativeagriculture #cotton #textiles #supplychain #livelihoods #climatechange

Today in honor of  #WorldCottonDay, which is celebrated annually on October 7, 2024, Solidaridad Asia, Centre for Responsible Business and Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture, are co-hosting a day-long Symposium titled 'Opportunities & Challenges in Promoting Regenerative Cotton Value Chain in India' in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Symposium will feature the following speakers: 🔹 Shri Shankar Lalwani, Honourable Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (Indore, Madhya Pradesh) 🔹 Dr.Suresh Motwani, General Manager, Solidaridad Network 🔹 Ranjeeb Sarma, Senior Advisor, Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture 🔹 Rijit Sengupta, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Responsible Business 🔹 Balram Rathod, Chief Executive Officer, Adivasi Mahila Producer Company, Bajna Women Agro Producers Company Limited 🔹Rameshwar Jha, Sustainability Manager, Maral Overseas Ltd.  🔹Devyani Hari, Director, Centre for Responsible Business 🔹#VKSingh, Senior Scientist, Department of Agriculture, Jhabua 🔹#VinodBafna, Cotton Association, Chairperson 🔹Gangadhar Sriramappa, Head of Agri Research– Cotton (India), Grains & Oilseeds (India), Louis Dreyfus Company, 🔹Arvind Rewal, Global Raw Material Leader Agriculture, IKEA  🔹Pranjal Jyoti Goswami, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gokaldas Exports Limited 🔹#B.K.Maheshwari, Ginner, Ratlam 🔹#GopalKalamkar, Head Purchase, Maral Overseas Ltd. 🔹#TrilokchandChhawna, Assistant Director, Department of Agriculture, Indore  🔹#ManojAgarwal, Ginner, Petlawad, Jhabua   🔹#NagulalCharel, Farmer, Sailana, Ratlam   🔹#DineshGerewal, Farmer, Kiloli, Dhar 🔹#FatehSinghCharel, Soil health expert ,IISS, Ratlam The Speakers will be taking part in agenda items including a Keynote Address, Context Setting on the Need for ACRE, ACRE Vision and Way Forward, as well as two Panel Discussions on ‘Opportunities and Challenges in Regenerative cotton value chain: Perspectives from Value Chain Actors’ and ‘Bridging the Gap: Farmer Empowerment and Industry Outlook for a Sustainable Cotton Future’, respectively, as part of the Symposium. Stay tuned for updates from the Symposium during the day. #WorldCottonDay #regenerativeagriculture #cotton #textiles #supplychain

Please find an Update ⬇ from Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture Partner, Solidaridad Asia whereby farmer groups showcased inputs generated through #regenerativeagriculture and other sustainably implemented programmes.

This article highlights some of the insights that have been gained form the survey conducted by Kynetec, on behalf of Bayer known as the the 2024 Farmer Voice Survey as mentioned in the article here: https://lnkd.in/eFWxPrXy. To access the Survey, please click here: https://lnkd.in/e5n3ZTJA This includes insights on the application of regenerative agricultural practices, which include the following: 💡 Farmers associate regenerative agriculture mainly with soil health and sustainability 💡Farmers expect regenerative agriculture to enhance productivity and livelihoods 💡Crop rotation, maintaining soil fertility, soil health monitoring, and reduced tillage are the regenerative practices most frequently used Stay tuned for further insights that reiterate the benefits of regenerative agriculture given its nature-first approach. The Alliance of Cotton & Textile Stakeholders on Regenerative Agriculture or ACRE focuses on mainstreaming the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in the cotton value chain. The Centre for Responsible Business, Solidaridad Asia and regenagri have joined hands to create a platform to promote regenerative agricultural practices in #Cotton and to educate and engage with diverse stakeholders. Learn more about the platform here: https://Inkd.in/g89awQ7R Stay up-to-date on the ACRE platform by filling up this on-line form: https://Inkd.in/gXTd4V33 #regenerativeagriculture #collaboration #privatesector #SDGs #ESG #research #capacitybuilding #soilhealth #croprotation #production Representative Photo by Canan Yasar on Pexels