Sustainability Insights

The Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) has now enrolled over 100,000 farmers in its global programme. From expanding regenerative training to launching in Türkiye and boosting digital payments, OCA’s latest season reflects a growing commitment to scale organic cotton farming while improving farmer livelihoods and environmental outcomes.

Reju and Circle-8 are joining forces to drive large-scale fibre-to-fibre textile recycling in the UK. Their collaboration will streamline the collection, sorting, and regeneration of post-consumer textile waste into sustainable polyester, paving the way for a closed-loop system.

With a CleanBC grant in hand, Debrand is set to tackle plastic textile waste by advancing circular systems in British Columbia. The company will research and sort non-reusable plastic apparel to better understand how to keep these materials in circulation, and out of landfills.

The European Union has delayed new sustainability reporting rules for large companies by two years, easing regulatory pressure as it reworks its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. The move aims to reduce data requirements and shift compliance timelines while the directive undergoes major revision.

Nescafé has surpassed its 2025 goal early, sourcing 32% of its coffee through regenerative agriculture practices in the past year. The achievement reflects progress under the Nescafé Plan 2030, which supports farmers in adopting sustainable methods that cut emissions and boost resilience across coffee-growing regions.