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Related Keywords: apparel, Cotton Australia, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated, Cotton LEADS program, JCPenny, sustainable cotton production, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association, the Cotton Foundation, the National Cotton Council of America

Cotton LEADS was founded by an alliance of Australian and U.S. industry organizations – Cotton Australia, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association, the Cotton Foundation, the National Cotton Council of America, Cotton Council International and Cotton Incorporated.

Related Keywords: considerable length of time, Cotton Australia, Cotton growers in Queensland, facing continuous energy price increase, guarantee lower energy costs for farmers, more needs to be done, step in the right direction, USD ten million regional business support package, welcoming Queensland government's announcement

Cotton growers in Queensland, who have been facing continuous energy price increase over a considerable length of time welcoming the Queensland government's announcement of a $10 million regional business support package is a step in the right direction as part of its response to the Queensland Productivity Commission's Pricing Inquiry final report, but more needs to be done.

Related Keywords: BCI banner., BCI program, Cotton Australia, cotton industry, global market, myBMP certification

Cotton Australia, already a member of the BCI program has entered into an agreement with the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). With the signing of new agreement Australian cotton produced under its myBMP certification, which is Australia’s best management practice certification system for the cotton industry can now be sold into the global market as BCI cotton. This agreement will recognize Australia’s leading role in the production and promotion of responsibly grown cotton.

Related Keywords: Cotton Australia, cotton industry, Cotton International

A new program is put together by the cotton industry on the core principle that cotton growing is consistent with sustainability, the use of best practice and traceability in the supply chain, was put across by Adam Kay CEO of Cotton Australia and Mark Messura from Cotton International.

They want to convince cotton users that they should be confident that the raw material is responsibly produced and identified.

Unlike the bad old days, cotton growing now uses 40 per cent less water, 90 per cent less insecticide and 30 per cent less land is required to grow the same amount of cotton.