• COUNTRY OF HQ
  • Switzerland
  • SELECTION OF SUBSIDIARIES
  • C&A
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS COTTON RANKING 2020

How is the company performing?

Score
69.5
Policy
17.5
Uptake
40.5
Traceability
11.5

Where is C&A on the journey to sustainable cotton?

Not yet started
Starting the journey
Well on the way C&A in 2016
Leading the way C&A in 2017, 2020
Company performance analysis
OVERALL

The C&A Group scores 69.5 out of 100 points in this ranking (up from 59 in 2017) making it the fourth best performer and leading the way towards cotton sustainability.

POLICY

The C&A Group’s goal for 2020 is for 100% sustainable cotton use. The company has a comprehensive strategy for sustainable cotton sourcing with targets, policies and partnerships designed to reduce the impacts of cotton cultivation. The company has a biodiversity policy in place and has started work towards a circular supply chain — contributing to the recycling of cotton-made products. The company is a member of various sector initiatives and organisations such as the Better Cotton Initiative, Cotton made in Africa, the Organic Cotton Accelerator and Textile Exchange. It is one of the companies that is making a big effort to create a more sustainable cotton sector.

UPTAKE

The C&A Group sources 71% of its cotton from sustainable sources, including 33% Better Cotton and 38% organic cotton. The company has improved its uptake of sustainable cotton compared to 2017.

TRACEABILITY

The C&A Group is a leader in disclosing information about traceability of its cotton. In 2018, The C&A Group sourced approximately 120,000 metric tonnes of cotton. It publishes country of origin for 90% of its Better Cotton. The company publishes information on all of its finished goods manufacturers and has started to disclose its fabric mills, spinning mills and dye houses.

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