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Cotton Day Vietnam online forum to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19

Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends and solutions to help Vietnam textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will be held online on December 1.
Cotton Day Vietnam online forum to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19 ảnh 1Cotton Council International and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association will host Cotton Day Vietnam 2021 with the theme “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust” on December 1. (Photo: courtesy of the organisers)
HCM City (VNA) - Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends andsolutions to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will beheld online on December 1.

The fifth annual event themed “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust”will be organised by the Cotton Council International (CCI) and the VietnamTextile and Apparel Association (VITAS).

The event will include a seminar with presentations and updated information onthe situation of the cotton industry in Vietnam and the world, and trends andperspectives from the world’s leading brands and retailers relating tosustainable cotton.

It will also provide solutions that textile and garment companies in Vietnamneed to adapt to market demands after COVID-19.

Speaking at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City early this week, Vu Duc Giang,chairman of VITAS, said that, despite the pandemic, garment and textile exportsin the first 10 months of this year reached 32 billion USD, an increase of 10.8percent compared to the same period last year.

Fibre and yarn exports soared by 52.65 percent year-on-year to 4.5 billion USD,but cotton imports reached more than 2.7 billion USD, a year-on-year increaseof 41.86 percent.

Giang said: “Cotton is still the priority of Vietnamese enterprises because itmeets sustainable development goal.”

Vo Manh Hung, CCI Representative in Vietnam, said: “The world textile andfashion industry is making strong changes towards environmental protection andsustainable development. Brands are increasingly focusing on materials that areboth fashionable and environmentally friendly. Cotton is a very good materialfor the environment.”

Cotton Day Vietnam 2021 will be organised on 6Connex platform from 8am-12pm onDecember 1.

Participants can register for the event at https://bit.ly/CottonDayVietnam2021Registration./.
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