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5th OCRT in Hamburg sees some impressive speakers

A record 230 thought leaders, farmers, textile and fashion industry executives gathered for the Fifth Annual Organic Cotton Round Table (OCRT) in Hamburg, Germany on October 6 and emerged with clear initiatives focused on Seeds and Soils, Business Models, and Consumer Engagement as material ways to move the organic sector forward.

“As the pressures we face get bigger and bigger, businesses from all over the world have to rethink their supply chain, changing towards transparency, fair distribution, fair prices and fair treatment. Otherwise, they will not be able to remain competitive in future,” said Helmy Abouleish, CEO of SEKEM (founded in 1977 by the Egyptian pharmacologist and social entrepreneur Dr Ibrahim Abouleish in order to bring about cultural renewal in Egypt on a sustainable basis).

Liesl Truscott, Director of Fiber & Materials Strategy at Textile Exchange, organizers of the OCRT observed that organic agriculture with its principles of health, ecology, fairness and care not only remind us of what really matters but also shines a light on how to get there. Leo Johnson, Partner in PwC’s Sustainability & Climate Change team, introduced the concept of ‘massive small’ - mobilising people’s latent creativity, harnessing the collective power of many small ideas and actions. In his keynote, Leo explored progressive economics in an age of climate change and the links between progressive economics and the principles underpinning organic agriculture.

US-based Patagonia, is always ready to push the boundaries of storytelling. Rachel Cantu, the company’s VP Global Supply Chain, spoke of organic regenerative agriculture which for a clothing brand is very cool. He informed members that conventional agriculture deprives soil of nutrients, requires more water and generates a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Organic regenerative farming makes for healthy soil, a healthy planet and healthy people.

 
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