What is Regenerative Organic Certified®?

Regenerative Organic Certified® is a farm-level certification only. It verifies cotton that has been produced according to globally recognized organic standards (IFOAM approved) and adds to it a set of principles ensuring the regeneration of soils, animal welfare, and farmers’ social empowerment.

Organic farming versus Regenerative Organic Certified® farming

Organic agriculture already limits the flaws of conventional agriculture, with a legally defined set of rules. However, each ecosystem has its own needs, and a fixed set of rules will not provide the same benefits everywhere. While organic agriculture focuses exclusively on practices, regenerative agriculture’s practices are outcome-focused: biodiversity conservation, social justice, carbon sequestration, and soil health, among many others.

Benefits of Regenerative Organic Certified®

Regenerative Organic Certified® builds on organic requirements with principles ensuring the regeneration of soils, animal welfare, and farmers’ social empowerment. The outcomes are many: carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, social justice, water conservation… With climate change being a growing threat, this is key for a more sustainable and resilient farming system.

The importance of healthy soil

Regenerative Organic Certified® farms are being checked regularly and must show an improvement in soil health. A healthy soil is one full of microbes. These microbes absorb carbon dioxide to produce the necessary nutrients to grow crops. The benefits of healthier soil are many: it produces more, retains water better, and can sequester more carbon.

Regenerative agriculture: A century-old practice

This concept of regenerative agriculture is nothing innovative. It has been around for hundreds of years and is still used by many indigenous communities around the world, who still value and respect the lands’ boundaries. Brands in the global north investing in regenerative agriculture programs should acknowledge that we are not inventing a solution. With certifications like Regenerative Organic Certified®, we can help to shine a light on the benefits of this concept, and partially finance the transition towards it where needed.

Read more about the cotton we use:
- Fabrics & Materials: Organic cotton
- Certifications