Cotton Outlook Series: Emerging Business Trends for 2021/22

Online

In episode 3 of this BCI Member-only webinar, we discussed emerging business trends in the cotton sector. All BCI Members joined to hear our guest speakers share insight into trends and scenarios for the medium term in the textile industry, and how businesses are approaching them.

A Deeper Look at the BCI Assurance Model

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In this monthly member webinar, we reviewed the revisions to the BCI assurance model and the assurance approach to COVID-19, including some details on how remote farmer audits are going this season. We also shared key organisational updates on global Better Cotton production and uptake numbers, the Task Force on Forced Labour and Decent Work, as well as brief updates on Western China.

Episode 1: Market Dynamics: Spinners & Cotton Traders

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This BCI Supplier & Manufacturer Member-Only webinar presented the latest information available in the textile sector, with an assessment of the cotton outlook and latest trends in the yarn and fabric import/export space. Presentations provided an overview of the cotton market and explored market data on forecasted growth and raw materials.

Upgrading BCI’s Monitoring & Evaluation System

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BCI hosted this monthly member-only webinar to hear the latest updates from the Monitoring & Evaluation Team, where the audience learned more about the increased use of technology and how the M&E programme is aligning with the sector’s priorities and SDGs, including more about a new project to link sourcing to the science-based targets.

Cottoning on to Climate Change

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Cotton 2040 will host a public webinar, drawing on the first ever global analysis of physical climate risks across global cotton growing regions for the 2040s conducted for the Cotton 2040 initiative, to share the key findings and data from the research. The webinar aims to help participants understand how climate change is likely to impact key cotton growing regions and supply chains. The speakers will explore with producers and industry actors what these findings mean for their organisations, and what’s needed to respond to the challenge.

Measuring and Reporting GHG Emissions with BCI’s Retailer & Brand Members

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BCI Retailer & Brand Members joined the BCI Monitoring & Evaluation Team, together with a representative from SustainCERT, as they presented plans for a new project on GHG measurement and reporting, and discussed opportunities to get involved with project pilots in 2021. BCI recently joined a new project led by Gold Standard focused on measuring and reporting GHG emissions in line with the GHG Protocol and SBTi. The project aims to:

Making Effective and Credible Sustainability Claims

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BCI Members – sustainability, communications and/or marketing teams – joined BCI and industry experts for a discussion on using sustainability goals in marketing and communications. In this webinar, we explored what makes effective sustainability communications and the solutions to achieving this under a mass balance chain of custody model. Attendees also had the opportunity to see new, inspiring examples of approved BCI Members’ claims.