CottonConnect, a pioneering social enterprise committed to transforming global textile supply chains through sustainability, farmer capacity building, and women’s empowerment, will soon launch a pilot project on Kasturi Cotton in western parts of the country (Gujarat or Maharashtra).
The London-based social enterprise is also looking forward to working on Suvin cotton—rated at par with the finest Egyptian cotton —in southern India, its CEO Alison Ward told businessline in an online interaction.
Kinner Lakhani, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer of CottonConnect, said, “We held a meeting with Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh during Bharat Tex 2025 and discussed holding pilot projects on Kasturi Cotton with him. We are working towards that and will be collaborating with Cotton Corporation of India.”
