New Collaborative Position Paper: From Data to Impact – How to Get Cotton LCAs Right
New Collaborative Position Paper: From Data to Impact – How to Get Cotton LCAs Right
New Collaborative Position Paper:From Data to Impact – How to Get Cotton LCAs Right
EarthShift Global is pleased to announce the release of From Data to Impact: How to Get Cotton LCAs Right, a collaborative position paper developed for Cotton Incorporated, Cotton Australia, and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol — with consultation from Cascale, Textile Exchange, and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.
The paper challenges how Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are often used within the fashion and textile sector, emphasizing that data alone doesn’t drive impact — people and context do. While LCAs remain an important tool for industry alignment and reporting, the paper underscores that they are not a silver bullet for decision-making and must be applied with scientific rigor, transparency, and real-world understanding.
“LCAs are like looking through a keyhole — you certainly see something, but it’s never the full picture.”
— Jesse Daystar, Chief Sustainability Officer, Cotton Incorporated
Developed by EarthShift Global based on extensive stakeholder research and literature review, this position paper provides guidance for using LCAs to inform, not misguide, sustainability action, calling for stronger alignment across data standards, methodology, and farm-level engagement. EarthShift Global also oversaw the visual communication and data design of the publication — ensuring the complex science behind LCAs was conveyed clearly, accessibly, and with impact.
The full publication is available here: https://bettercotton.org/documents/from-data-to-impact-how-to-get-cotton-lcas-right/
At EarthShift Global, we help organizations move from data to meaningful impact — applying rigorous life cycle assessment (LCA), sustainability consulting, and science communication expertise to ensure decisions are informed, transparent, and effective.
If your organization is ready to strengthen its sustainability claims, align data with real-world outcomes, or communicate complex results with clarity and credibility, partner with us.