Organic Exchange’s annual ranking of the top brands and retailers who purchase organic cotton always makes for an interesting read, particularly because inclusion in the list doesn’t necessarily place a company’s ethics—and by extension, environmental commitment—above reproach. (Case in point, Walmart has been numero uno for three years running.) Size, in this matter, is everything, which means that supply-chain volume and global reach count more toward racking up those numbers than any overarching, beatific vision of sustainability.
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