One platform. Four verified standards for sustainable raw materials. 
The Aid By Trade Fundation is the standard owner of:

🧵 Cotton made in Africa (CmiA): Sustainable cotton from 11 African countries
🧶 Cotton made in Africa Organic (CmiA Organic): Organic cotton from Africa – based on EU organic farming regulations and fully compliant with CmiA’s social and environmental criteria.

🐐 The Good Cashmere Standard (GCS): Animal welfare in Inner Mongolian cashmere

 🌱 Regenerative Cotton Standard (RCS): A farm-level approach for soil health, biodiversity & resilience

We support brands, retailers and supply chain partners in integrating sustainably produced raw materials into their textile products - traceable, verified and impact-driven. We cooperate closely with experts to make a measurable contribution to improving the living conditions of people and animals and to protecting the environment.

What we offer:
✅ Third-party verification
✅ Standard implementation & sourcing support
✅ Full traceability via SCOT, CATS or HIP
✅ Compliance-ready for supply chain laws
✅ Credibility through real data and real people

 🏷 Product labelling & on-pack branding
 🎯 Marketing & storytelling toolkits
 📣 Social media assets & media kits
 📬 Press & PR support for your impact story

Make your future sourcing a driver of trust, not tension. The future of sourcing is seamless. 

Aid by Trade Foundation

Tina Stridde

This department focuses on promoting sustainable cotton practices and engaging with stakeholders to enhance awareness and implementation of cotton-related standards.

Cotton Initiatives

This department oversees the logistics, procurement, and distribution processes to ensure efficient supply chain operations.

Supply Chain Management

This department oversees the development and implementation of standards related to cotton quality and verification processes.

Cotton Standards Management

This department oversees marketing strategies and project management to drive brand awareness and customer engagement.

Marketing Management

This department focuses on developing, implementing, and promoting organizational standards while engaging with relevant stakeholders to enhance outreach efforts.

Aid by Trade Foundation

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Cotton Initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Cotton Standards Management

Marketing Management

Standards and Outreach

Offices

Aid by Trade Foundation

Org chart

Teams

Cotton Initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Cotton Standards Management

Marketing Management

Standards and Outreach

Offices

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