Adidas, Ikea Lead 2020 Sustainable Cotton Ranking

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Adidas, Ikea Lead 2020 Sustainable Cotton Ranking

Adidas has surged ahead to become a global leader in sourcing sustainable cotton. From sixth place in the last ranking, the apparel company now sources 100% of its cotton from sustainable sources and leads the Cotton Ranking 2020 with the most established brand for sustainable cotton. Ikea and H&M Group came in second and third place respectively. 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). The Cotton Ranking 2020 is published by three NGOs - Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK, Solidaridad and WWF - based on research conducted and compiled by independent consultancy Aidenvironment. Seventy-seven cotton-using companies estimated to use more than 10,000 metric tonnes of cotton annually are assessed on their public policies and commitments, how much of the cotton they use is actually from sustainable sources, and on how open they are with their supply chain traceability. Overall the Cotton Ranking 2020 reveals significant progress by big brands toward more sustainable cotton, but also that the divide is growing between companies that take their responsibilities seriously and the many laggard companies that do not.