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In just over 10 years we have become the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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Better Cotton is grown in 22 countries around the world and accounts for 22% of global cotton production. In the 2022-23 cotton season, 2.13 million licensed Better Cotton Farmers grew 5.47 million tonnes of Better Cotton.
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Better Cotton’s New Decent Work Roadmap Expands Actions to Improve Livelihoods
Better Cotton has launched a new roadmap for its decent work activities charting a transformative path towards dignified livelihoods for millions of people.
US Cotton Connections: Better Cotton and Quarterway Cotton Growers Field Trip
Join Better Cotton and Quarterway Cotton Growers in the fields of Plainview, Texas September 18-19, 2025. The goal of this field trip is to bring Better Cotton Members to meet with Quarterway Cotton Growers, develop meaningful connections and learn more …
Certification Training for Better Cotton Retailer and Brand Members
Join us for this two-hour training session on Brand Certification against CoC Standard v1.1. This session is specifically for brands looking to make product claims on Physical (Traceable) Better Cotton products and therefore seeking to go through the certification process. …
Decent Work Series: Stories from the Field
Join us for the next webinar in our Decent Work Mini-Series! We’re excited to invite you to the second instalment of our webinar mini-series on Decent Work. This session will dive into farm-level initiatives tackling the root causes of decent work deficits. …
At Work in a Changing Climate
By Alessandra Barbarewicz, Senior Decent Work Officer at Better Cotton In April 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) published a report on safety and health at work in a changing climate, highlighting the impact that climate change is already having …
US Field Trip: Better Cotton, Quarterway Cotton Growers, ECOM and Soil Health Institute
Join Better Cotton, Quarterway Cotton Growers, ECOM, and Soil Health Institute in the cotton fields of Plainview, Texas, September 19-20, 2024. The goal of this field trip is to bring Better Cotton Members to meet with Quarterway Cotton Growers, develop …
Fields of Change: Making Cotton Work Better for Women
By Alia Malik, Chief Development Officer, Better Cotton This article was first published by Impakter on 8 March 2024 The textile and apparel industries are showing signs of progress on gender awareness and women’s empowerment. Yet, at the start of their …
Inside our 2014-2023 India Impact Report: Q&A with Saleena Pookunju, Better Cotton’s Senior Programme Manager in India
The release of Better Cotton’s 2023 India Impact Report has highlighted compelling results for the organisation as it strives to deepen its impact around the world. Here, we speak with Saleena Pookunju, Better Cotton’s Senior Programme Manager in India, to discuss those findings and the outlook for more sustainable cotton production in India and beyond.
Decent Work: How Comprehensive Monitoring in Uzbekistan Enables Our Members to Source Cotton With Confidence
By Leyla Shamchiyeva, Senior Decent Work Manager at Better Cotton At Better Cotton, one of the core elements of our standard is our Assurance Programme, which ensures that only farms that meet all the core requirements of our Principles and …
Labour and Human Rights Risk Analysis Tool
How does Better Cotton monitor labour and human rights conditions in countries where our cotton is grown? In order to assess labour and human rights conditions across Better Cotton producing countries, we have developed a risk analysis tool. The tool …