Caring about people
Our projects close to cotton farmer communities
Through various initiatives, we support communities in areas where we source our organic cotton, striving to improve quality of life, enhance sustainability, and provide support in times of need.
Contributing to emergency earthquake relief
Enabling access to safe drinking water in Odisha
We also remain mindful of supporting communities in times of unforeseen circumstances. For example, at the start of February 2023, to help victims of the earthquake in Turkey's southern Gaziantep province – an area where we source some of our organic cotton – we donated 3,382 items of clothing and EUR 20,000 to the Belgian Red Cross who forwarded it to the Turkish Red Crescent and the Syrian Red Crescent.
Clean water is not only key to maintaining people’s health and dignity, it also plays an essential role in many livelihoods, such as small food-related industries. In July 2022, together with Pratima Agro & Paper Pvt Ltd and the Pratima Organic Grower Group, we installed a solar-powered submersible pump to provide reliable, year-round access to safe drinking water to one of the farming communities we source organic cotton from. The installation continues to enhance the quality of life for the whole community of around 70 families.
Supporting renewable energy development in Gujarat
wind turbines total capacity (MW) 300
In 2024, through a partnership with Removall, we invested in a project providing green electricity in Gujarat, a province in India where we source organic cotton and yarn. Through this initiative, wind turbines with a total capacity of 300 MW have been installed, directly feeding the local grid and resulting in a reduction of around 0.8 million tonnes of CO 2 emissions annually. While this investment gives us 2,000 tonnes of carbon credits, equivalent to slightly more than our office emissions, our primary objective is to foster the development of renewable energy in India rather than just offset our carbon footprint.
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