| FROM FASHION TO SUSTAINABILITY |
| Written by Kim Poldner | |
| Wednesday, 06 May 2009 | |
M'BRAZE SWEATSHIRT
On the occasion of the UN Year of Natural Fibers 2009, Helvetas organizes the World Organic Cotton Congress this September 21-25 in Interlaken, Switzerland. The congress provides a unique platform to practitioners of the whole textile value chain to discuss and learn about innovations, challenges, successful business models and to establish new partnerships in the field of organic and fair trade cotton. Partners in the congress are Organic Exchange, the Institute for Market Ecology IMO, International Trade Centre ITC, Max Havelaar and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO. Main agenda points of the Congress will be:
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