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Laura Kohler
Textile Exchange
Standards System, Senior Director
Description
In Laura’s role as the Senior Director of Standards System at Textile Exchange, she is responsible for the organization’s standards and certification system. This includes ensuring that standards are designed and implemented to deliver positive impacts and are a relevant tool to demonstrate credibility toward the adoption of responsible practices in the textile industry. A pivotal focus for Laura and her team is the current development of a unified standard system that aligns efforts across fibers and materials while incorporating climate outcomes at the raw material level through certification.
Laura has been working in sustainability assurance systems since 2000 when she joined the Rainforest Alliance. During that development period she had the opportunity to evolve with sustainable forestry programs during the rapid growth of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification around the globe. Laura adapted her assurance knowledge and experience to standards programs in agriculture, greenhouse gas verification, and tourism.
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