Abrapa launches Responsible Brazilian Cotton Program (ABR) for UBA

The Responsible Brazilian Cotton Program (ABR), an initiative of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa) and its state affiliates for certification of sustainable feather, which was previously limited to fiber producing farms, now reaches the Cotton Processing Units (UBA) ). The “cotton plants”, the first of the industrial stages through which the raw material passes until reaching the final consumer, were the only link in this long productive chain in Brazil that still lacked certification. Based on the concept of sustainability, in its environmental, social and economic pillars, ABR-UBA establishes parameters to be met, which will be audited for certification. With the implementation of ABR-UBA, the trajectory of a cotton garment will potentially be traceable from end to end. “But this does not depend only on our efforts, since it involves the engagement of all other segments of the production chain. But what we at Abrapa can already assume is that, from farming ...