Adidas has moved forward in the ranking and has become the world leader in the supply of green cotton. Ikea and H&M Group took second and third places respectively.

Progress in the sustainable use of cotton has been demonstrated by companies such as Bestseller (Jack & Jones, Vera Moda, Only) and Decathlon, which in 2017 were rated “travel beginners” but now “leading” due to their sharp increase in sustainable cotton consumption.

Others in the top 10 were C&A (4), Otto Group (5), Marks and Spencer Group (6), Levi Strauss & Co. (7), Tchibo GmbH (8), Nike (9) and Decathlon Group (10).

In ancient China, cotton was valued much higher than silk, since it was extremely rare, and silk, on the contrary, was in abundance.

Cotton Rating 2020 is published by three non-governmental organizations - the Pesticide Control Network (UK), Solidaridad and WWF, based on studies conducted and compiled by Aidenvironment, an independent consultancy. 77 cotton-consuming companies using an estimated more than 10,000 tons of cotton per year are evaluated according to the following criteria: government policy and obligations, the amount of cotton actually used from sustainable sources and how open they are to their supply chain. Overall, the rating is “Cotton rating 2020 ”Demonstrates the significant progress of major brands towards more sustainable cotton. However, he also points to the widening gap between companies that take their responsibilities seriously and many lagging companies that do not.

Did you know?

• In the winter and spring of last year, cotton futures prices exceeded 75 cents, and even approached 80 cents for a long time, through which some manufacturers took advantage and made a forecast for the expected sale of cotton in 2019.
• In the Yavatmal district of Vidarbha, in the state of Maharashtra, India, infection with a pink cotton worm was discovered, through which sprinkling of fields without the use of personal protective equipment resulted in the deaths of 21 farmers and workers.
• According to forecasts by the US Department of Agriculture, Côte d'Ivoire, the fourth in the list of African cotton producers, exports record volumes of cotton in the 2019-2020 season.