{"id":57306,"date":"2026-02-26T01:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T01:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/?page_id=57306"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:44:08","slug":"action-cohort-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/action-cohort-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Cohort Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-section hero-section__fullwidth-image has-cloud-background-color hero-section--text-center\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 mx-auto\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Action Cohort\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA collective course of action for change at scale\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being part of the Action Cohort means receiving practical support to move from intention to impact. Through a clear phased approach, members gain the tools, insights, and guidance needed to track progress, strengthen credibility, and drive meaningful change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_3890f6ceca697194f7eed5510e6ae55c\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Step One<\/h6>\n<h2><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW48830077 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">Report<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">build<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">clarity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW14341064 BCX8\">\u00a0and momentum<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Action Cohort members begin by tracking material volumes and actions within preferred production systems through annual reporting.<\/p>\n<p>This creates a consistent, credible way to measure progress, identify gaps, and provide valuable insights on where action will have the greatest impact. Reporting also enables benchmarking against peers, helping members build internal alignment and lay the foundation for more targeted, effective action over time.<\/p>\n<p>For many current members, this will be a continuation of reporting through our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/materials-benchmark\/\">Materials Benchmark<\/a>. Reporting requirements will follow a phased timeline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unitingforgreaterimpactMMS-630x474.png\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"materials matter standard field meeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unitingforgreaterimpactMMS-630x474.png 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unitingforgreaterimpactMMS-630x474@2x.png 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_90e826576bac4839ae42407e38b85e33\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>In 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brands, retailers, and Tier 1\u20133 suppliers can continue or begin to voluntarily report through an updated version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/materials-benchmark\/\">Materials Benchmark<\/a>. For Tier 4 organizations, Textile Exchange\u2019s focus in 2026 will be to work on better utilizing existing volume data collection mechanisms, such as our <a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/knowledge-center\/reports\/materials-market-report-2025\/\">Materials Market Report<\/a>, to track progress within the community.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>From 2027 onward<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reporting will become mandatory for brands and retailers. For organizations in Tiers 1\u20133 and Tier 4, the mandatory introduction of reporting requirements will be on a longer timeline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Secondhand-clothing-bales-being-offloaded-off-the-shipping-trucks-at-the-Importers-yard-in-the-Kantamanto-Market_photographed-by-Tonia-Marie-Parker_The-Or-Foundation-large-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"Secondhand clothing bales being offloaded off the shipping trucks at the Importers yard in the Kantamanto Market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Secondhand-clothing-bales-being-offloaded-off-the-shipping-trucks-at-the-Importers-yard-in-the-Kantamanto-Market_photographed-by-Tonia-Marie-Parker_The-Or-Foundation-large-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Secondhand-clothing-bales-being-offloaded-off-the-shipping-trucks-at-the-Importers-yard-in-the-Kantamanto-Market_photographed-by-Tonia-Marie-Parker_The-Or-Foundation-large-630x474@2x.jpeg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_67dab8adb5ae68c874c752f059ad1119\" class=\"acf-block block-grid-icons has-cloud-background-color block-grid-icons--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow is the Materials Benchmark changing in 2026?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center justify-content-xl-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-offset-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-offset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-evaluation-accross-fiber-types\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVolume reporting (Raw materials portfolio)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reporting companies must now report volumes for material categories comprising the top ~80% of raw material volumes used by the reporting company for textile, clothing, leather, and footwear products.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-offset-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-offset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-evaluation-accross-fiber-types\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther questions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other questions (outside of the volume reporting section) have been updated to better align with Textile Exchange\u2019s preferred production system pathways, actions, and targets (forthcoming).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-card block-grid-icons__icon-offset-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-grid-icons__icon-wrap block-grid-icons__icon-offset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-evaluation-accross-fiber-types\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-grid-icons__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResults\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Company rankings and benchmarking related to reported material volumes will be confidential and not public (there will be no public-facing Material Change Index in 2026).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"page-block-block_3f7c8194380d8fbf0c3c39f2c66ae046\" class=\"acf-block block-accordion has-cloud-background-color\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStep Two\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-accordion__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVerify best practice to strengthen credibility and outcomes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As members progress, the focus is on sourcing and producing materials within systems that verify best practices, including through Textile Exchange standards and other recognized certification and verification programs. Verification builds trust by ensuring that practices, data, outcomes, and claims are accurate, consistent, and independently assessed. Progress is tracked through reporting and supporting evidence, giving members confidence in the integrity of their actions and outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 offset-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is verified best practice? \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\" style=\"display:block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Best practice verification will focus on actions in key areas, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pesticide and fertilizer use<\/li>\n<li>Deforestation and conversion<\/li>\n<li>Animal welfare<\/li>\n<li>Textile-to-textile recycling<\/li>\n<li>Human rights and livelihoods<\/li>\n<li>Overall certified\/verified sourcing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSetting achievable and meaningful targets\u2014aligning ambition with collective progress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brands and retailers in the Action Cohort are supported to set targets that increase the proportion of materials sourced from preferred production systems, aligned with Textile Exchange\u2019s aggregate targets. More details will be released shortly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do we mean by aggregate targets?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Textile Exchange has created aggregate targets that focus on key actions within preferred production system pathways needed to achieve the industry\u2019s climate and nature goals. These targets provide a shared direction and level of ambition, helping drive meaningful, large-scale progress across the industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aggregate approach was chosen after stakeholder feedback highlighted the difficulty of prescribing specific targets for brands and retailers. The targets were developed through extensive consultation with internal and external stakeholders and aligned with relevant voluntary and regulatory frameworks. Their ambition is informed by data from the Textile Exchange Materials Benchmark, along with industry research and frameworks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants in the Action Cohort must set their own targets that align with and contribute to achieving these aggregate targets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy aggregate targets matter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aggregate targets provide a clear direction of travel for the industry. They are grounded in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extensive data analysis<\/li>\n<li>In-depth research<\/li>\n<li>Mapping against relevant voluntary and regulatory frameworks<\/li>\n<li>Extensive stakeholder consultation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We believe these targets are critical to the achievement of the industry&#8217;s overarching climate and nature impact goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTargets for six priority materials\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Textile Exchange will set aggregate targets for its six priority materials, which have been identified based on current volume and impact data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cotton<\/li>\n<li>Wool<\/li>\n<li>Bovine leather<\/li>\n<li>Polyester<\/li>\n<li>Nylon<\/li>\n<li>Manmade cellulosic fibers (MMCFs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brand and retailer members will set (or confirm the existence of) their own meaningful commitments against these targets.<\/p>\n<p>The targets will be published in late spring 2026.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTracking progress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bellow__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Progress toward these materials targets is tracked through annual reporting. This focuses on the materials that fall within the top 80% of an organization\u2019s materials volume.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_cf3fc1fc17251f13e2dc7fcdcadbd985\" class=\"acf-block block-content-section has-sand-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Target setting<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>The phased target-setting timeline<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-default\">From 2027, brands and retailers will be expected to set targets. Tier 1\u20133 and Tier 4 members follow a longer, supported timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The targets below are aggregate targets related to the sourcing of certified or verified materials and fibers. This is the first of series of aggregate targets, with the others being published in late spring 2026, along with more detailed target-setting guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-77\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-77\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Material<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Target for 2035<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Interim 2030 Target<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Wool<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cotton<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">85%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Nylon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">35%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Polyester<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bovine leather<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Increase the proportion of bovine leather from certified or verified sources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Manmade cellulosic fibers (MMCFs)<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Increase the proportion of MMCFs sourced from suppliers identified as having good sourcing practices by a credible and science-backed initiative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-77 from cache -->\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_005120dfc69ea0129bd563522e56ac6d\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-cloud-background-color double-spacing-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 content-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Step Three<\/h6>\n<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249510559 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249510559 BCX8\">Lead to deliver impact at scale<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Working with those organizations already reporting and sourcing or producing through verified production systems, as well as strategic partners, we will co-create the \u201cLead\u201d step of the journey, aligning around a shared purpose for how we move collectively forward toward system transformation. By contributing through coordinated collective action, members benefit from pooled resources and equitable decision-making, bringing together time, expertise, and networks. With the right structures in place, members are supported to achieve beneficial impacts and take decisive actions that contribute to system-wide impact beyond what any one organization could deliver alone.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1 image-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2V1A6240-630x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"materials matter delivering impact\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2V1A6240-630x474.jpg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2V1A6240-630x474@2x.jpg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_f0687eb1a03cdbfab31b4c5dd92fac65\" class=\"acf-block block-content-image has-sky-background-color double-spacing-top\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-5 offset-lg-1 content-right order-lg-last\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Timeline<\/h6>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142709534 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142709534 BCX8\">Transitioning our existing community<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Existing members will have time and support to move into the new structure. As organizations renew their membership between April 2026 and March 2027, we will be in touch with a personalized transition plan to ensure they\u2019re in the cohort that best fits their needs and their organizational status.<br \/>\nOur team will be there every step of the way to help ensure all organizations are on the right path while contributing to meaningful industry-wide change.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please get in touch with our team at: <a href=\"mailto:membership@textileexchange.org\">membership@textileexchange.org<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-image__col col-12 col-lg-6 image-left order-lg-first\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"aspectratio ratio-4x3 block-content-image__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/14_10_2025_0070-large-630x474.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-half-width-hard size-half-width-hard\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/14_10_2025_0070-large-630x474.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/14_10_2025_0070-large-630x474@2x.jpeg 1260w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"page-block-block_3971e0fe99d3e0c5066ea7c38e16e95a\" class=\"acf-block block-call-to-action block-call-to-action--centered has-sand-background-color\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    mx-auto\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"overline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet in Touch\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-call-to-action__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReady to join us? \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-call-to-action__description\"><p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW206417713 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW206417713 BCX8\">From April, we will be welcoming new organizations into our Action and Community cohorts. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">In the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">meantime<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">, please\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">get in touch with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">\u00a0our team<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206417713 BCX8\">if you have any questions or would like more information.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW206417713 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW206417713 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW206417713 BCX8\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-btn-group\"><div class=\"c-btn-wrapper\"><a href=\"mailto:membership@textileexchange.org?subject=Textile%20Exchange%20membership%20inquiry\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Get in touch<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"c-btn-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/textileexchange.org\/membership-terms-and-conditions\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn-secondary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Membership Terms and Conditions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"54384,43038,54916,42003,41100,41087","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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