Apparel brand scales organic cotton with verified farm data

Challenge

The sourcing team needed to move from a single pilot gin to multiple farms without losing certification traceability or overwhelming suppliers with duplicate questionnaires.

Approach

• Mapped fiber and region priorities to active farms in the FiberWay network
• Used Explorer preview, then Roots tier for full browse and shortlist
• Aligned monthly report schemas to the indicators their CSRD workflow required
• Ran admin-reviewed reports through one approval path before buyer visibility

Results

• Cut supplier questionnaire duplication by consolidating on platform reports
• Shortlisted four farms with approved monthly data before field visits
• Linked partnership project in Chihuahua to a structured activation timeline

“We finally had one place where certification, farm indicators, and our shortlist lived together—instead of three different decks.”

Fiber: Organic cotton · Region: Mexico