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Stefan Flöth

new managing

director for

Monforts

Mr Stefan Flöth has been assigned as a further was already a key part of the Monforts team in
Managing Director of A. Monforts Textilmaschinen various roles related to R&D, mechanical design
GmbH & Co. KG in Mönchengladbach, Germany. and management of the company’s joint ventures.
He has re-joined Monforts in his new role from the
Trützschler Group, also headquartered in He says “Over the past ten years working in the
Mönchengladbach, where he was the MD of nonwovens industry, I have gained a lot of
Trützschler Nonwovens from 2009 onwards. experience in the management of complex
technical textile projects which I intend to draw on”.
Having spent his working life in the textile “And my focus will certainly be on the opportunities
machinery industry, Mr Flöth started his career with presented by Industry 4.0 and the potential of the
Schlafhorst. Between 1996 and 2009 Stefan Flöth technical textiles market.”

First update on 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge By 2025,

more than 50% of the world’s cotton to be more sustainable

Textile Exchange has released the first annual signatories, 30 participated in the 2018 Preferred
report on the 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge. Fibre and Materials Benchmark program to report
The challenge serves as a cornerstone for change on their progress towards their goal of 100% cotton
in the apparel and textiles industry by encouraging being sourced from the approved initiatives by
brands and retailers to commit to source 100% of 2025:
their cotton from the most sustainable sources by - 10% of 2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge
the year 2025. signatories have achieved their 2025 target of
100% preferred cotton usage, all of which
Those original 13 CEOs committed to work are organic
together paved the way for other industry leaders to - 37% have achieved a preferred cotton share of
follow – resulting in 39 companies now committed between 75-99%
to sourcing 100% sustainable cotton by 2025. - 23% have achieved a preferred cotton share of
between 50-74%
Today, 19% of the world’s cotton is more - 7% have achieved a preferred cotton share of
sustainable. By 2025, it is the vision of this between 25-49%
Challenge that more than 50% of the world’s cotton - 17% have achieved a preferred cotton share of
is converted to more sustainable growing methods. less than 24%
- 6% of cotton is not tracked yet
Key findings - From the niche to a market share of 19%,
Of the 39,2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge preferred cotton is gaining ground

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