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Special Edition: Support Flood Relief for Pakistani Cotton Growers

This is a short message from Crispin Argento, Co-founder and MD of Sourcery, about a fundraiser they’re doing to support Pakistani cotton growers adversely impacted by current flooding. [...]
20 Sep 2022
00:08:48
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Special Edition: Support Flood Relief for Pakistani Cotton Growers
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Next week Manufactured is launching a new miniseries on decarbonization. The inaugural episode is a conversation with Sid Amalean of MAS holdings. So please stay tuned for that. But in the meantime, since we’re talking about climate change, Manufactured wanted to share a short message from Crispin Argento, Co-founder and MD of Sourcery, about a fundraiser they’re doing to support Pakistani cotton growers adversely impacted by current flooding. Sourcery, as an advocate of direct to grower souring, is a textile agent that works very closely with Pakistani cotton farmers.

SUPPORT THE FUNDRAISER HERE.

P.S. – If Crispin’s name sounds familiar, that’s because he was also a guest on episode 43 and 44.

 

 

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