EXPO 2013 COTTON, NATURAL FIBRES & YARNS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLEXUS THE LOWDOWN ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS & INNOVATION AROUND COTTON & NATURAL FIBRES

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1 EXPO 2013 COTTON, NATURAL FIBRES & YARNS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLEXUS THE LOWDOWN ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS & INNOVATION AROUND COTTON & NATURAL FIBRES IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER SHOKAY

2 TRENDS Scaling Up, Deepening Impact Farm to Fabric: Vertical Integration Image: Plexus Cotton farmers

PLEXUS COTTON Products: A global cotton merchant which has focused the growth of its business around strong long-term relationships; specialises in Extra Long Staple cotton Ethics: Works with both

3 PLEXUS COTTON Products: A global cotton merchant which has focused the growth of its business around strong long-term relationships; specialises in Extra Long Staple cotton Ethics: Works with both the Better Cotton Initiative and Cotton Made in Africa, Registered traders of FLO certified and Control Union certified organic raw cotton, on-going training and support for small-holder farmers across Africa, Australia and the UK USP: Leaders in sustainable cotton supply chain building and procurement Connect: peter@plexus-cotton.com Based in: UK Production: Global Phone: +44 (151) Contact: Peter Salcedo

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ASLLI SAC Products: Organic cotton products, especially of yarns and fabrics which are all dyed naturally with plants Ethics: Yarns are made industrially or manually using the Pushka, an instrument

6 ASLLI SAC Products: Organic cotton products, especially of yarns and fabrics which are all dyed naturally with plants Ethics: Yarns are made industrially or manually using the Pushka, an instrument of the ancient Peruvians, which dates back over around 5,000 years USP: Good variety of organic cotton yarns naturally dyed from Peru Min. Order: Starting from 40 skeins of one colour Connect: Based in: Peru Phone: +(91) Contact: Kennedy Mahr

resource management USP: Already supplying major brands such as Jackpot, Fair n Co.

7 CHETNA ORGANIC Products: Organic, fair trade cotton fibre Ethics: Supports +15,000 farmers in 3 regions of India across 35,000 acres through its cooperative structure, fair trade and organic, committed to improving livelihoods, traceability and natural resource management USP: Already supplying major brands such as Jackpot, Fair n Co., and Mimpi your sustainable cotton procurement solution Connect: ayan@chetnaorganic.org.in Based in: India Phone: Contact: Ayan Banjeree

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go-to supplier for the best in natural fibres for your products Connect: www.

9 HIMALAYAN WILD FIBRES Products: High quality Himalayan nettle fibres Ethics: Supporting sustainable livelihoods for subsistence farmers in Nepal, use of natural fibres USP: The go-to supplier for the best in natural fibres for your products Connect: Based in: Nepal Phone: (977) Contact: Ellie Skeele

sport and casual wear CMT with minimal environmental impact Min. Order: None Connect: www.

10 ORGANIC COTTON COLOURS Products: 100% organic cotton naturally dyed; knitted and woven organic fabrics with no minimum quantities, sold by the metre Ethics: GOTS certified organic USP: Leaders in sport and casual wear CMT with minimal environmental impact Min. Order: None Connect: Based in: Spain Phone: (0034) Contact: Mallorqui Gou Santi

small, high end emerging designers Lead Times: 2 weeks : available stock on hand / 2-4 weeks : avail stock at mill / 30-90 days : special

11 PHOTOGANIC ORGANIC FABRIC Products: A wide variety of organic knits and wovens, in a multitude of weights and shades. Specializing in greige fabrics, and a select range of Herbal-dyed and GOTS fabrics Ethics: GOTS certified USP: High quality CMT is ideal for small, high end emerging designers Lead Times: 2 weeks : available stock on hand / 2-4 weeks : avail stock at mill / days : special order Min. Order: 20-50m on large orders Connect: victoria@photoganic.co.za Based in: South Africa Phone: (021) Contact: Victoria Romburgh

12 SHOKAY Products: The world s first socially responsible textiles brand that focuses on developing premium products made from yak down Ethics: Works with a women's cooperative in Qinghai that handspins yarns and a women's knitting cooperative in Chongming USP: Unique offering of yak yarns and also support small scale production for handspun yarns and hand knit products Lead Times: Yarns: 4-6 weeks Hand knitting: 4-6 weeks Min. Order: No minimums for in-stock, kg for special orders Connect: chyau@shokay.com Based in: China Phone: (86) Contact: Carol Chyau

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SUPPLIER DIRECTORY 2014 THE GLOBAL GUIDE TO SUPPLIERS OF S U S T A I N A B L E FABRICS, FIBRES, C O M P O N E N T S, AND PRODUCTION SERVICES TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY Printed

15 SUPPLIER DIRECTORY 2014 THE GLOBAL GUIDE TO SUPPLIERS OF S U S T A I N A B L E FABRICS, FIBRES, C O M P O N E N T S, AND PRODUCTION SERVICES TO THE FASHION INDUSTRY Printed Directory issued to over 1000 brands in 2013 ** The deadline to be included in the 2014 Supplier Directory is 13 th Dec 2013 FAIR TRADE: ECO: ETHICAL: RECYCLED: CHANGING LIVES IMAGE: REET AUS

16 BRAND PREVIEW TH 5 TH FEBRUARY THE GLOBAL SHOWCASE FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION:ONLINE IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER LINDA MAI PHUNG

17 BE A PART OF IT JOIN SOURCE FOR FULL ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES AND TRAINING, AND THE CONNECTIONS YOU NEED TO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER LALESSO

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EXPO 2013 INNOVATIVE FABRICS, DYEING & DESIGN IN ASSOCIATION WITH AYUVASTRA PRESENTING SUSTAINABLE & INNOVATIVE FABRICS, DYE & PRINT PROCESSES & TEXTILE DESIGN IMAGE: DESIGN BY LISA BLOOM TRENDS Prints