For World Cotton Day 2026, Women in Cotton Europe & Middle East (WiC EUME), a regional chapter of WiC Global, an initiative of the International Cotton Association (ICA), asked its members one simple question:
Why is cotton good?
In a short video, 13 women from Egypt, Switzerland, France, Greece, Germany, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom answer in their own words, from wherever they stand in the cotton value chain: the field, the gin, the research lab, the trading desk, the port and the newsroom. Each closes with a single word for cotton, from Community and Soil to Quality, Trust, Livelihoods and Stories.
Together, they show that cotton is good because of the people behind it, and that more and more of those people are women.
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Women in Cotton Europe & Middle East: Cotton For Good – 13 Women, 8 Countries, One Fibre
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ICA, ICAC Podcast: Cotton Is Not a Thirsty Crop!
How did cotton become associated with some of the world’s most persistent sustainability myths? And what happens when misleading statistics are repeated so often they become accepted as fact?
In this episode of The Thing About Cotton, we sit down with Dr. Keshav Kranthi, Chief Scientist at the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC), to separate fact from fiction.
In this edition, you’ll discover:
• 💧 The real story behind cotton’s water use
• 🌿 How cotton compares with other crops for chemical inputs
• 🚜 How innovation, technology and better farming practices are transforming cotton production
• 📈 Why the industry’s sustainability story deserves a closer lookListen at: https://ica-ltd.org/about-ica/our-podcast/ (Please note: The podcast will not be available until October 7.)
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Cotton Outlook’s Special World Cotton Day Issue
For the seventh consecutive year, Cotton Outlook (www.cotlook.com) will be releasing a special issue to commemorate World Cotton Day! This year’s editorial lineup will include contributions from:
- ICAC Executive Director Eric Trachtenberg
- Analysts Terry Townsend and Veronica Bates Kassatly
- Jesse Daystar, CSO, Cotton Incorporated
- Cotton made in Africa
- MeiLin Wan, CEO, Genutrace
- Cotton Outlook’s own Ruby McGrath.
The special issue will be released on October 7, so be sure to check out Cotlook’s website and social media platforms on World Cotton Day.
Want to see what these special issues look like? Take a look!