Launched in 2020, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is a farm level, science-based program that is setting a new standard in sustainably grown cotton. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol underpins and verifies U. S. cotton’s sustainability progress through sophisticated data collection and independent third-party verification, providing the critical assurances needed to source U.S. cotton.
A focus on innovation and technology has enabled the use of practices such as precision agriculture, conservation tillage and cover crops to reduce environmental impact. That is why Carolina Cotton Works, Inc., founded in 1995, has continued to reinvest in itself through changing times by diversifying its capabilities through technology, experience, and innovation. They are committed to working with organic/sustainable fibers and blends. They have provided top-of-the-line quality and service in the textile industry for almost three decades.
CCW provides products and services in three basic formats depending on the customer’s specific needs. Each format requires different levels of customer involvement, investment, and technical interest. Overall, they specialize in dyeing, tubular finishing, open width finishing, and fabric package sales.
CCW has invested in one of the finest dye houses in the U. S., which allows them to use a lower liquor ratio and less water, clean-burning natural gas for drying and steam generation, a wastewater heat recovery system to raise the incoming freshwater temperature to help save energy. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol brings quantifiable, verifiable goals and measurement to sustainable cotton production and drives continuous improvement in six key sustainability metrics – land use, soil carbon, water management, soil loss, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy efficiency.
By 2025, the commitment is to: reduce water use by 18%, energy by 15%, greenhouse gases by 39%, and, soil loss by 50%. All while increasing land use by 13% and soil carbon by 30%..
The goal of Carolina Cotton Works, Inc is that today’s needs do not harm tomorrow’s environment. For more information, please visit cottonusasourcing.com/carolina-cotton-works/