Community of Practice Agreement

Please note that by signing up to a Community of Practice you are confirming that you have read and understood the Community Rules, Etiquette, and Privacy Guidelines. 

If you're interesting in signing up for more than one Community of Practice, please submit a separate registration for each.

 

Required:

·       Contributing time and expertise by actively participating in the Community of Practice meetings.

·       Respecting Textile Exchange values (integrity, respect, inclusive community, learning, and collaboration) in all Community of Practice activities. 

·       Familiarizing with the Textile Exchange Climate+ Strategy.

·       Non-disclosure and confidentiality of shared information within the group and compliance with all applicable antitrust and anti-competitive laws, including, without limitation:

o   Treating any information that is shared as part of any Community of Practice meeting or activity in accordance with the Chatham House Rule.  (Participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.)

·       None of the information shared as part of the Community of Practice may be used to cause competitive injury or disadvantage to another member, participant, Textile Exchange, or the Community of Practice.

·       Abstaining from any conversations or activities that may restrict competition or set prices.

·       Refraining from using any information obtained through the Community of Practice, other than to advance the objectives of the Community of Practice and in no event to disparage Community of Practice members, their products, practices, businesses, or their reputations.

 

Non-Mandatory but Highly Encouraged:

·       Become a Textile Exchange member.

·       Contribute when possible to Community of Practice Hub discussions.

·       Commit to measuring progress towards the Climate+ Vision by sharing impact and volume-related data (e.g., through Textile Exchange’s Corporate Fiber Materials Benchmark and/or Preferred Fiber and Materials Market Report data collection process).

·       Collaborate with others on joint projects.