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We Are Family!
The first Cotton made in Africa Compaci Stakeholder Workshop was held in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso
Self Actualization for All
The first “Cotton made in Africa Salon Matinée” in Berlin
In dialogue – Africa
The diplomat and Africa connoisseur Volker Seitz on western aid to Africa, the greatest obstacles to development, and the role of Cotton made in Africa
Poised to Expand
Cotton Made in Africa opens its first showroom in New York
15 Percent of All Textiles
We spoke with Torsten Stau, Director of Strategic Purchasing at the REWE Group in Cologne, Germany
Steps in the Right Direction
An Interview about ethical consumerism with Dirk Bathen of Trendbüro
Continuous Improvement
Finding a verification system that encourages sustainability
“Buying a little piece of Africa.”
A conversation with South African designer Craig Native
South African Native
The new fashion collection “Native for Cotton made in Africa”
Timely and Trendsetting
Cotton made in Africa conducts Stakeholder Workshop in Berlin
Sustainability is a central value
Interview with Hamid Dastmalchian, Director Consumer Goods, Tchibo
Made in Africa
Demand alliance partner Tchibo initiates all-African textile production
In dialogue - Africa
African economists demand the abolition of development aid. Marc Engelhardt reporting from Nairobi.
In dialogue - Africa
Lagos is home to some of the most prolific movie studios in the world. A sensational book of photographs by Pieter Hugo
Dreaming of spirals
The jeweler ANPA in Cape Town produces exclusively for APART
Video interview
With Bernd Houillon, CEO, APART International
Defying the competition
The Global Sourcing program has established a worldwide network of cotton spinning mills
Buy African cotton!
An interview with Christian Barthel, Global Sourcing Manager, Cotton made in Africa
Extended family
A group tour at the height of Benin’s cotton harvest shows the importance of communication between African farmers and European businesses
Open eyes and hearts
Select statements by participants in the Benin tour, December, 2008
US $49 million for African small farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, DEG, Aid by Trade Foundation, BMZ und private donors are forging a major support network for Africa
Opinion poll:
Africa beyond clichés, conflicts, crises, and catastrophes: Illusion or reality? Why do promising ideas and projects receive so little attention in German media?
Afrika without Borders
The incomparable images of the American photographer George Steinmetz
Opinion poll:
Africa beyond clichés, conflicts, crises, and catastrophes: Illusion or reality? Why do promising ideas and projects receive so little attention in German media?
In dialogue - Africa
"That is the Africa by corrupt politicians and starving children. We see a different Africa. And we want to talk about its strengths." Reiner Gronemeyer
Avery Dennison Becomes a Worldwide Partner
Labels&Tags for CMIA Apparel
Africa's growth continues
The new OECD report African Economic Outlook 2008 examines the continent's economic development
New Research on Cotton Made in Africa
Sustainability Turns Trendy
In dialogue - Africa
"The rising price of oil will lead to a rise in the price of cotton." Roger Peltzer (DEG)
Video Interview
With Jean-Claude Talon, cotton dealer in Benin
School for the Future
Video-Interview with Mercellin Akpo, teacher in Benin
Video Interview
Interview with Younoussa Immourou, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ / German Society for Technical Cooperation)
Business Presentation in Berlin
Presentations, Endorsements, Photos
White gold, poor country
A trip to the cotton fields of Benin
Fair Trade and Competition
Video-Interview with Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Raising expectations - environmental and financial
Video-Interview with Massion Akambi, Ministry of Agriculture of Benin
Video Interview
Video Interview with Seke Saré, cotton farmer
Cotton – the hope of the third world
Africa is still at a disadvantage in global trade
Win-win
Video Interview with Johannes Merck, Executive Director of the Aid by Trade Foundation
Cotton Rides High on Rising Oil Prices
Nearly 200 million people depend on the cultivation of cotton for their livelihood - in developing countries as well as in the industrialized world.
In dialogue - consumption
"The market players are active, aware human beings." Nico Stehr, sociologist
In dialogue - CSR
"Social entrepreneurship is growing worldwide, and that includes Germany." An interview with David Bornstein.
In dialogue - Africa
"For half of his history, Homo sapiens has only lived in Africa." Lutz van Dijk, author
In dialogue - sustainability
"Leave the world in a better condition than you found it! " Michael Gleich, journalist
In dialogue - sustainability
"The goal is reached: An awareness for fair cotton trade is evolving". Érik Orsenna, author