Quick Facts

• It takes about one-third of a pound of pesticides and fertilizers to grow enough non-organic cotton for just one T-shirt.
• Non-organic cotton uses more insecticides than any other crop.
• Conventional cotton cultivation is alone responsible for consumption of more than fifteen percent of the world's total production of pesticides.
• Organic cotton is grown in 22 countries worldwide with India topping the list.
• Organic cotton is less likely to trigger allergies: there are no harmful chemicals and organic cotton is more breathable.
• Organic cotton feels softer because the cotton fibers are left intact and not broken down by the chemicals used in the farming and processing of non-organic cotton.
• Products made using Fairtrade and Organic cotton:
  Clothes (men's, women's and children's clothing in a wide variety of styles)
• Children's products (toys, diapers)