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14 February 2019Novotel: an apron made from recycled clothing
14 February 2019"Arbre de vie, coton solidaire", 7 years on!
The story began in Mali, in 2011, in partnership with the country's cotton cooperatives. Seven years later, the operation is beginning to bear fruit. LArbre de vie, coton solidaire", a multi-year voluntary reforestation program to reintroduce an endangered species: Carapa Procera. This endemic tree produces a fruit from which an oil is extracted and transformed into a biopesticide that will enable the conversion of conventional cotton farming to organic farming.
Tomorrow, why not think about creating a Carapa oil supply chain from our plantations, with the social, economic and environmental benefits accruing to local populations, especially women's communities? A natural antiseptic, this oil is renowned for its medicinal and cosmetic virtues in Africa.