Multi-stakeholder organization Netherlands’ Organic Cotton Accelerators (OCA) has been included as the new member of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). A global industry-wide group of more than 250 leading brands, SAC works to reduce environmental impact and promote social justice throughout the global value chain.

As SAC’s new member, OCA will support its commitment to a collaborative sector approach to unleash the organic cotton effect. The organization will also help promote and pursue SAC’s 2030 strategy to create resilient farming communities and ecosystems for a future-proof organic cotton sector. OCA will align with SAC’s insights and methodology in collecting and engaging data from its farm program in India and Pakistan to shape the development of robust environmental and social impact goals.

As a member of the SAC, OCA will contribute both data and resources to support the Higg Index, which enables companies to proactively measure and manage issues like environmental stewardship, working conditions, and supplier relations. The SAC has set forth an ambitious new strategic plan to transform business for exponential impact. SAC will work with its members to strengthen industry accountability by focusing on reducing sector-wide emissions by almost half by 2030 and promoting safe and fair working conditions across the global value chain.