Non-Compliance: Revocation of the Cotton made in Africa Certificate

Should a Cotton made in Africa verification detect systemic non-compliance with core indicators, the relevant cotton company’s certificate will be revoked. This means that the cotton company is no longer permitted to trade in any CmiA-certified cotton.

Transparency and Continuous Improvement: AbTF Publishes Independent Verification Results for Cotton made in Africa’s Standards

The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is releasing the latest edition of its annual, aggregated report on the verification and implementation of Cotton made in Africa (CmiA). This report demonstrates AbTF’s continued commitment to transparency in 2023 and offers the public insight into how its partners in Africa are implementing the requirements of the CmiA and CmiA Organic standards. The published figures pertain to the production of CmiA and CmiA Organic cotton during the last season. They show results ranging from good to very good for all four of CmiA’s sustainability pillars: management, people, planet, and prosperity.

Verification Activities Overview 2023

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Production countries
20
Cotton companies
22
Verifiers
23
8 Verification missions in the southern hemisphere & 15 in the northern hemispehere
10
Ginnery level verifications
13
Field level verifications
Verification missions for 5 CmiA candidates & 1 witness audit in Côte d’Ivoire
2
Verification companies: ECOCERT, Burkina Faso & AFRICERT, Kenya
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