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A Radical Solution to Denim’s Climate Cost: Go Direct to the Farm

How denim group Citizens of Humanity is partnering with cotton farmers in a long-term bid to secure all of its cotton from regenerative agriculture.
A farmer holds soil in his raised hand to the right of the image.
Herbert Allen Jr. on his Mississippi farm, which is working with Citizens of Humanity to grow 25 acres of cotton using regenerative agriculture techniques. (Citizens of Humanity)

For the last two-and-a-half years, denim group Citizens of Humanity has struggled with a familiar series of supply chain challenges.

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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