| • New 
                  cooperation with LINK 
 
 According to our activities on CSM and Social Monitoring 
                    in India, eco-tex has started cooperation with LINK, 
                    an organization which is situated in Bangalore. In presence 
                    of the directors, Padmaja Pai and Sigfried Uetz, eco-tex has 
                    conducted a seminar in November 2003. LINK, whose profession 
                    mainly contains on business ethics and  Social Accountability, 
                    will mainly function for eco-tex as consulting body for the 
                    different industries in India. Furthermore, LINK will assist 
                    the eco-tex Consortium in realizing social and environmental 
                    projects. |