How can I become a member?
No matter if your company is producing or trading yarns, fabrics or garments, or is trading internationally cotton crops, we can help you become a RCS partner. Membership regulations differ depending on your role in the supply chain.
How is the Regenerative Cotton Standard® implemented into the supply chain?
Transparency and traceability are essential to the journey and impact of regenerative practices, from the fields to the finished product. To ensure that regenerative cotton can be traced from its origin to the finished product, RCS operates under a strict chain of custody (CoC) system. This system defines how cotton and cotton-containing materials and products move through the supply chain while maintaining full transparency, integrity, and independent verification at every step.
Traceable cotton with the HIP Chain of Custody model
HIP Explained The Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) model ensures full transparency and traceability, from cotton field to finished product. Under HIP, RCS-verified cotton and RCS-claimed materials (e.g. yarns, fabrics, and garments) are kept segregated from non-RCS materials at every stage of production, storage, and transportation. During all processing steps no mixing or substitution with non-RCS cotton is allowed. Mixing with other non-cotton fibres is permitted, but the integrity of RCS cotton must be maintained throughout the supply chain.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
For Suppliers and Manufacturers (Yarns, Fabrics, Garments)
Join the Regenerative Cotton Standard® (RCS) and become part of a fully transparent, traceable supply chain, from cotton to finished product. Strengthen your market access, build trust with international retailers and brands, and showcase your commitment to regenerative practices.
Cotton Traders
Cotton traders play a crucial role in bringing regenerative cotton to global markets. By joining the Regenerative Cotton Standard ® (RCS), traders can ensure that the cotton they handle is fully traceable, is verifiably sustainable, and meets the expectations of brands committed to regenerative practices.
Cotton Producers
Fließtext rechts: Cotton producers are at the heart of the Regenerative Cotton Standard (RCS), supplying cotton grown according to regenerative practices that protect soil and biodiversity while promoting animal welfare. By joining RCS, producers ensure their cotton can be verified, traced, and recognised in global markets.