June 2020
ALDI SÜD GROUP
ALDI ranked fourth in the Corporate Fibre and Materials Benchmark 2019 for organic and recycled cotton
A close-up of hands harvesting a cotton boll from a cotton plant. The white, fluffy cotton is surrounded by green leaves and branches. The scene appears to be outdoors in a field.
A close-up of hands harvesting a cotton boll from a cotton plant. The white, fluffy cotton is surrounded by green leaves and branches. The scene appears to be outdoors in a field.
Textile Exchange have released the 2019 Material Change Insights Report summarising the fibre and materials sourcing of more than 170 brands and retailers in the textiles industry. ALDI SÜD Group and ALDI Nord are featured as the fourth largest retailers regarding the uptake of organic and recycled cotton by volume. This benchmarking emphasises that we are creating material change and are heading in the right direction to offer our customers sustainably sourced cotton.
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Textile Exchange is a global non-profit that identifies the leaders in the sustainable fibre and materials industry. The organisation manages and promotes leading industry standards, collects and publishes critical industry data and insights that enable brands and retailers to measure, manage and track their use of fibre and materials. In the ‘2019 Material Change Insights Report’ companies sourced nearly 40% of their materials from preferred sources.

"It’s time to rethink the textiles industry to make it fit for the future. But first we need to know where we stand, and this is where the Material Change Insights Report comes in."
Liesl Truscott, Textile Exchange European and Materials Strategy Director
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