Brands and Traders Have a Task on Their Hands

Brands and Traders Have a Task on Their Hands
Women at Work Nigna Latifa and Dadjan Wassinatou carrying harvested cotton to be deseeded. Bukina Faso, Africa. CIFOR / Flickr 2.0

Traceability all the way to the cotton farm remains a challenge. Yet, cotton is a critical raw material for the garment and footwear sector and its cultivation may involve negative human rights impacts. In this context, how should brands implement due diligence when it comes to cotton? Can sustainability standards play a role? The second in a series.