Sustainable development: the future of cotton – the grand opening of the 2023 China International Cotton Conference
On June 15, the 2023 China International Cotton Conference grandly opened in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The conference was co-sponsored by the China Cotton Association and the National Cotton Trading Market, and co-organized by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Supply and Marketing Cooperative. The China International Cotton Conference has been held every two years since 1999, and this year is the 13th. The theme of this conference is: “Sustainable Development: The Future of Cotton”. Nearly 800 representatives from relevant domestic and foreign government departments, industry organizations, cotton merchants, textile companies and domestic brands attended the meeting, focusing on integrating into the new development pattern and promoting highqualitysustainability in the industry develop, enhance the resilience of the industrial chain, and achieve green and low-carbon transformation, conduct in-depth exchanges and discussions, analyze the situation, and conduct trade negotiations.
National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Bureau of Statistics, Grain Reserves Department of State Administration of Grain and Material Reserves, All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, General Administration of Customs Tax Collection and Administration Bureau (Beijing-Tianjin), China Fiber Quality Monitoring Center, Agricultural Development Bank of China, China Textile ImportExportChamber of Commerce, ChinaCotton Textile Industry Association, Xinjiang Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission , Guangxi Autonomous Region Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Guilin City Supply and Marketing Cooperatives and other departments and institutions, experts and scholars, as well as representatives of all aspects of the cotton industry chain attended the opening ceremony.
Hou Shunli, member of the Party Leadership Group of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Deputy Director of the Council, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Supply and Marketing Group, delivered a speech on behalf of the National Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. Qin Rupei, Member of the Party Leadership Group of the People’s Government of Guangxi Autonomous Region and Secretary of the Party Committee of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Autonomous Region, Guilin Zhao Zhonghua, director of the Municipal People’s Congress Standing Committee, delivered a welcome speech, and Gao Fang, president of the China Cotton Association, made a keynote speech. The opening ceremony was hosted by Wang Jianhong, deputy director of the Agricultural Materials and Cotton and Linen Bureau of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, first-level inspector, executive vice president and secretary-general of the China Cotton Association.
Hou Shunli said in his speech that the China International Cotton Conference is an important industry conference approved by the State Council. It has extensive influence at home and abroad and has played a positive role in promoting exchanges, cooperation and industrial development in the global cotton industry. With the theme of “Sustainable Development: The Future of Cotton”, this conference will conduct in-depth exchanges on topics such as integrating into the new development pattern, promoting high-quality development of the industry, improving the resilience of the industrial chain, and achieving green and low-carbon transformation. This is the cotton industry’s push to promote green development. Develop and promote vivid practices and useful explorations of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Hou Shunli pointed out that cotton is an important bulk agricultural product and a raw material for the textile industry. It has the characteristics of a long industrial chain and a wide scope. China is a major country in cotton production, consumption, trade and textile and clothing exports. The cotton industry is directly related to the interests of cotton farmers and the development of the textile industry, and also affects foreign trade and stableemployment. With the decisive victory achieved in epidemic prevention and control, China’s economy and society have fully returned to normal operations, market demand has gradually recovered, and the cotton textile industry has achieved a good start, driving up the prices of cotton and cotton yarn The rebound has laid a good material foundation for promoting the high-quality development of the cotton industry.
Hou Shunli introduced that supply and marketing cooperatives have always played an important role in the development of China’s cotton industry, building a diversified and three-dimensional service structure including industry associations, key enterprises, circulation networks, comprehensive platforms, etc., which is a powerful Promoted the high-quality development of China’s cotton industry. Especially since the establishment of the China Cotton Association, under the leadership of the Supply and Marketing Cooperatives and with the strong support of relevant government departments and all walks of life, the China Cotton Association has actively adhered to the concepts of service, coordination, self-discipline, and rights protection, reflected the voice of the industry, safeguarded the rights and interests of the industry, and strived for It has played an important role in industry policies, participating in macro-control, and expanding international exchanges. It has promoted the issuance of a series of important cotton industry policies, taken the lead in launching public welfare projects dedicated to the sustainable development of cotton, and strengthened cooperation with cotton industry organizations around the world. Exchanges and cooperation have promoted international cotton trade cooperation, enhanced the influence of China’s cotton industry, and have been widely recognized by the government and industry. The Supply and Marketing Cooperatives will continue to support the work of the China Cotton Association, continue to promote the reform and development of socially owned cotton enterprises, and continue to play a leading role in the high-quality development of China’s cotton industry.
Hou Shunli said that high-quality development is China’s top priority in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. On the new journey, to promote high-quality development, we must fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, and always grasp, measure and promote development with the inherent unity of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing. Here, he talked about three views on the high-quality development of the cotton industry: 1. Strengthen innovation leadership and enhance high-quality development momentum; 2. Adhere to green development and advocate the promotion of green consumption; 3. Promote open cooperation and achieve mutually beneficial and win-win development .
In the end, Hou Shunli said that this conference has set up a good platform to promote exchanges and cooperation in the domestic and foreign cotton industries, and I hope everyone can express their opinions.��Enhance mutual trust, build consensus, expand cooperation while discussing new ideas, new practices, and new experiences, and work together to create a better future for the cotton industry!
Gao Fang, President of the China Cotton Association, gave a keynote speech titled “Promoting Sustainable Development to Create a Better Future for the Cotton Industry.” She introduced that in recent years, in the face of difficult challenges, China’s cotton and textile industries have shown strong resilience and rapid response capabilities in the supply chain. Production, consumption, and textile exports have remained stable, and individual indicators have shown growth highlights. In 2022, faced with unfavorable factors such as rising raw material and energy prices, commodity shocks, and US dollar interest rate hikes, we seized the opportunity and achieved textile and apparel exports of US$323.35 billion throughout the year, year-on-year. An increase of 2.5%. The latest survey by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) shows that since November 2021, corporate orders have been steadily declining, and the decline has only slowed down in March this year. “Weak demand” has been the problem for the global textile industry in the past two years. and the focus of attention in the coming period. The China Cotton Association predicts that national cotton consumption in 2022/23 will be 7.6 million tons, an increase of 4% from the previous year.
Gao Fang believes that the traditional model has sluggish growth and frequent risk and safety incidents, and the new situation requires us to make new thinking about the future. The cotton industry chain is long, involving many market entities and fields. We not only have old problems such as imbalance between supply and demand, and imbalance between output and quality, but also face the incompatibility between the upstream traditional development model and the downstream technological innovation, green and low-carbon, and brand development needs. Adaptation and other new issues. Increased risks and uncertainties have put forward higher requirements for supply chain security and stability. As people’s consumption levels increase, they also have more expectations for product quality, health and safety, andenvironmental protectionperformance. . This requires us to not only pursue quantitative growth in future development, but also focus on quality improvement and regional coordination. We should make the cake bigger while dividing the cake well, so that the development of the industry can benefit more stakeholders and make China’s cotton industry a Industries that make positive contributions to economic growth, technological progress, environmental protection, social development and other aspects should follow the path of high-quality and sustainable development.
To this end, she proposed: first, ensure stable production and promote quality improvement; second, create an efficient, credible, and responsible supply chain; third, protect the ecological environment and promote sustainable development; fourth, Establish an open, diverse and stable international trade order.
Finally, Gao Fang said that the development of human society is like nature, with sunny days and windy and snowy moments. Looking back on the past, we are not afraid of hardships and obstacles. We have witnessed history together, participated in history, and rewritten history. Looking to the future, we will continue to dream and stick to our original aspirations, continue to promote high-quality and sustainable development of the cotton industry, and work together to create a bright future for the cotton industry in China and the world!
This session is divided into macro forum – policy and environment, and two themed forums “Situation Analysis and Outlook” and “International Market Current Situation and Development Trends”. There were two roundtable forums on “Futures Derivatives Serve High-Quality and Sustainable Development of the Cotton Industry” and “Sustainable Cotton and High-Quality Development”. Experts from relevant government departments, research institutions and enterprises discussed domestic and foreign economic situations, agricultural policies, macro-control and other aspects. Elaborate and analyze the global cotton supply and demand situation and development trends. During the meeting, the “China Cotton Night” event was also held, and the first batch of end products listed under the China Cotton Sustainable Development Project (CCSD) were released.
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