The publication opens with a letter from the editor, Economic Affairs Officer Parkhi Vats, who highlights the modern consumer — one who values fair wages for producers and genuinely cares about the environmental impacts of the products they buy.

“The sector embraced climate change and sustainability more closely and saw the rise of the new value-oriented consumer who demands cotton that is climate friendly, sustainable, ensures fair prices to its producers, supports livelihoods and gender equality, and protects the environment,” Ms Vats says.

After an overview of the global long- and extra-long staple cottons and the primary countries that produce it, Ms Vats highlights the major identity cottons, including:

Australia's myBMP;

Better Cotton Initiative and equivalents;

Brazil's ABR program;

Cotton made in Africa;

CottonConnect's REEL;

Regenerative Organic Alliance; and

US Cotton Trust Protocol.

To read the 2025 ICAC Specialty Cotton Report, pleased click the link below:

https://icac.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SCR2025.pdf