21.02.2012Julia Starp counts on Cotton made in Africa

Young Hamburg designer in an interview about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable fashion

19.01.2012Update: CmiA criteria revised

To further improve the positive impact of its Cotton made in Africa Initiative (CmiA), the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) together with its stakeholders has revised the CmiA verification criteria.

09.01.2012Deichtorhallen Hamburg announces Albert Watson exhibition

Cotton made in Africa presents "Faces of Africa"

06.01.2012Cotton made in Africa wins C&A's Social Media Christmas Campaign

Facebook users have decided - we won! Thank you to all our supporters!

02.12.2011CmiA is part of C&A’s Social Media Christmas Campaign "The €500,000 Happiness Giveaway"

Facebook users decide how to distribute the sum of 500,000 € to three social organizations

11.11.2011Cotton made in Africa presents its new Environmental Action Plan

Key Performace Indicators (KPI's) increase CmiA's level of transparency and deliver deeper insight it its work in Africa

17.10.2011 5. Cotton made in Africa and COMPACI Stakeholder Conference in Livingstone, Zambia

The cotton family grows even closer

23.09.2011BCI and CmiA sign MoU

The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) have today, 23 September 2011, signed a MoU. This MoU sets out the intention of both organisations to develop a partnership, under which Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) can be sold as Better Cotton, and activities of both organisations are coordinated and harmonised. The aspiration is to sign a ‘Partnership Agreement’ by the end...