future of the cotton industry - textiles, fabrics, cotton production, manufacturing - futurist...
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Future of the cotton industry - suppliers, manufacturers, environment, fair trade cotton, better cotton, more sustainable cotton, GM and BT Cotton, ethical cotton, consumer choices and activist campaigns on cotton manufacturers. Marketing of cotton, corporate social responsibility in cotton industry. Why emerging markets are going to drive growth in cotton consumption. Cotton v synthetic textiles. Futurist keynote speaker Patrick Dixon.TRANSCRIPT
Dr Patrick Dixon Chairman Global Change Ltd !
Take Hold of the Future Key issues for the Cotton Industry
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Future of cotton is about
EMOTION
Co/on ac3vists need to agree what is best for whole world
More Sustainable Cotton Industry !• Be$er use of land, water, transport, energy, labour force
• Benefit to environment, communi;es and future world
Winning the argument !
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Why are synthetics promoted as sustainable? !
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1 trillion pages a month
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US consumers willing to pay more for 100% cotton
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Emerging Middle Class Love Cotton !
1 billion children alive today
300 million move to cities in China and 475 million to cities in Africa by 2030
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Growth of Middle Class in Africa 250m people - $2 trillion by 2040
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Cotton consumption (m of tons) will be dominated by emerging markets
China stockpiling Cotton Cut need for price subsidies in other nations
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US / Brazil World Trade Organisation Dispute !
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Historic and Projected US payments to cotton farmers and Prices (Stax / CCIP)
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Cotton in emerging markets: 96% mill use, 97% imports, 81% production, 52% exports
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Rapid growth of organic co/on will be driven by ac3vist
pressure on global corpora3ons as part of their wider CSR
commitments, despite lack of interest by most consumers
Most consumers in developed markets and emerging markets are not motivated by organic or fair trade cotton labels
• In the UK, sales of Fairtrade products in 2012 reached £1.5 • 78 per cent of consumers recognise the FAIRTRADE Mark • One in every three bananas sold • 44 per cent of bagged sugar sold • 25 per cent of all roast and ground retail coffee • Fairtrade products are now sold in more than 125 countries • FAIRTRADE logo most widely-‐recognised ethical label globally
Fair Trade Food Sales up 18% pa
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Organic v Fair Trade Bananas !
Organic Cotton Supply Issues $8bn industry growing 20% pa
Production fell 37% in 2011 !
Problem of Certification !
Managing Supply Chain Better Cotton Initiative Cotton Made in Africa
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$40 Trillion Green Tech Boom driven by oil price, cost cuts, green activism
Lessons for cotton industry
Shale gas 33% US supplies
3.3m US jobs $468bn pa + more oil
produced than Saudi by 2020 !
200 years global supply Up from 60 years in 5 years
120,000 terawatts of sunlight /day 7,000 times total global power use Power Moscow from Libyan Desert
“40% EU power = wind by 2050” Surplus wind to hydrogen -‐ to methane ?
120,000 terawatts of sunlight /day 7,000 times total power use
QUEBEC from ARIZONA MOSCOW from SAHARA
� 30 million acres lost !
� EU 5% gasoline and diesel from food
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30% US grain now burnt in vehicles Biofuels link energy and land / food prices
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80 nations by 50-100m farmers 28m tons of cotton grown on 2.5% arable land
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Sustainable Cotton Doubled production per acre since 1960s
50% increase in US Impact of transgenic cotton on yields
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BT Cotton now 95% of India production Bollworms down, but aphids up, seed shortage, black market, farmer costs up
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Cotton still uses 14% global insecticides 6% global pesticides
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Water shortage, land damage, pollution 0.3-1% global carbon emissions
(International Cotton Advisory Committee) !
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Total use of cotton plant Food source
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Child Labour will be a big issue - not only harvesting but also in manufacturing
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Only sell or do what you believe in and are proud of
The only corporate value worth having
• Individuals • Families • Teams • Shareholders •Communi4es •Wide World !
Crea3ng a Be/er World
Summary !
Despite some predictions, cotton will have great future Greatest challenge will be activists disagreeing what is best Most cotton consumption growth will be in emerging markets
Drivers will be young populations, emerging middle class Cotton will be fabric of choice for emerging middle class Cotton will have natural advantage in hot, humid nations
Cotton will be seen more natural, renewable than synthetics Main challenge will be next-generation synthetics
eg nanotech coatings / air cleaning / no iron / feel and stretch Few consumers will care about organic or fair trade cotton
But use will grow very rapidly - driven by activist pressure on large corporations as part of wider CSR policies
Certification will really matter for future credibility / sales Food industry will be key guide to future “ethical” cotton
trends eg certification, labelling, integrated supply chains !
Dr Patrick Dixon Chairman Global Change Ltd
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