Better Cotton Initiative

Introduction To Better Cotton for Suppliers and Manufacturers
2023-01-30 11:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London)
This series of public webinars aim to provide you with an introduction to Better Cotton, Better Cotton Membership offer and Better Cotton Platform supplier registration while simultaneously addressing your related queries.
Audience: Spinners, Cotton traders, fabric mills, garment manufacturers and other supply chain intermediaries who are interested in becoming Better Cotton Members or BCP Suppliers.

Better Cotton Claims Framework for Marketing and Communications Teams: Full Training
2023-01-24 15:00 - 16:00
This webinar is for Retailers and Brands to receive training in how to align their communication with the Better Cotton Claims Framework.
This training session is aimed at both new and existing Retailer and Brand members, including their marketing and communications teams.

Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers and Brands
2023-01-19 14:00 - 15:00
This webinar will provide a robust introduction to Better Cotton as an organisation, details around the Better Cotton Standard System, sourcing, communications, and membership information for Retailers & Brands.
Audience: For any Retailers and Brands who want to know more about Better Cotton and membership options. Staff within existing Better Cotton members are welcome to join for a refresh or introduction. This is the time to get answers to your questions from the Better Cotton Membership Team.

Retailer and Brand Sourcing and Communications Training
2023-01-17 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-12-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-11-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-19 14:00 - 16:00
Better Cotton offers a monthly Sourcing and Communications training session. This is aimed at new Retailer and Brand Members, and also existing Retailer and Brand Members interested in refreshing their knowledge or training new team members.
The training will be relevant for anyone involved with sourcing as Better Cotton, such as your Buying, Sourcing and CSR teams. The second half of the training is particularly relevant for marketing teams. Please invite all relevant team members within your organisation.
This is a members-only group training held over the Cisco Webex platform. You will not be able to see or interact with other attendees on the call but there will be the opportunity to ask questions.
The 2 hour training will be split into three parts:
1. Introduction to Better Cotton (30 mins)
• Summary of Better Cotton’s mission and aim, and global reach • Summary of the Better Cotton Standard System • Explanation of Mass Balance, including a short video
2. Implementing the Better Cotton Sourcing Programme (30 mins + 10 mins for questions)
• Assigning a programme coordinator and setting up your BCP account • Setting sourcing targets and deliverables • Supply chain implementation and communicating with your suppliers • Explanation of membership options for the supply chain • Brief explanation of the Better Cotton Platform and collecting BCCUs
3. Communications training (40 mins + 10 mins for questions)
• Introduction to the Better Cotton Claims Framework • Basic Claims • Storytelling materials • Advanced Claims • On-Product Marks

Supplier Training Programme: Mandarin
2022-12-22 06:00, 2022-11-24 06:00, 2022-10-20 07:00 | Online
Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand Better Cotton’s mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform. These webinars have a more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
Audience: Suppliers sourcing Better Cotton who are new to the organisation, or are simply interested to learn about Better Cotton, are welcome to join us for our STPs. Spinning mills, fabric mills, and end-product manufacturers are ideal candidates for this webinar.
Please register to join a webinar at a date convenient to you and your interested colleagues

Better Cotton Introduction for Suppliers & Manufacturers
2022-12-16 11:30 - 12:30, 2022-11-21 11:30 - 12:30, 2022-10-31 11:30 - 12:30

Supplier Training Programme: Turkish
2022-12-15 07:00, 2022-11-11 07:00 | Online

Supplier Training Programme: English
2022-12-15 06:00 | Online

Supplier Training Programme: English
2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:30
Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand our mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform.
Audience: We invite suppliers sourcing Better Cotton and who are new to Better Cotton, or those who are simply interested to learn about Better Cotton to these webinars. Therefore, spinning mills, fabric mills, and end-product manufacturers are ideal candidates for this webinar.
Please watch this short video to better understand our Better Cotton Chain of Custody before joining the webinar: https://vimeo.com/485425902/6789f5670d

Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers & Brands
2022-12-01 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-10-21 14:00 - 15:00

Extraordinary General Assembly
2022-11-22 13:00 - 14:00
The purpose of the extraordinary General Assembly is for the Council to propose for approval a number of changes to the Better Cotton Statutes that will enable the registration of the association with the commercial register of Geneva.
The General Assembly will also be asked to formally approve the elected Council, which is also a requirement for the organisation to be listed on the commercial register.

Supplier Training Programme: English
2022-11-22 05:30 - 06:30
Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand Better Cotton’s mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform. These webinars have a more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
Audience: Suppliers sourcing Better Cotton who are new to the organisation, or are simply interested to learn about Better Cotton, are welcome to join us for our STPs. Spinning mills, fabric mills, and end-product manufacturers are ideal candidates for this webinar.
Please register to join a webinar at a date convenient to you and your interested colleagues.

Supplier Training Programme: Portuguese
2022-11-18 13:00 | Online

Better Cotton India Field Trip 2022
2022-11-17
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
We are offering our members a comprehensive Better Cotton Field Trip where they will visit cotton farms and meet farmers, ginners and other supply chain actors in the textile value chain.
Participants will receive the most thorough explanation of the Better Cotton standard, the cotton farming system in India and the journey of cotton from field to end-product. They will also learn how Better Cotton is grown, harvested, and ginned, and have an opportunity to see cotton at the farm level.

BCI Member Discussion Forum: Western China Recap
2022-11-16 12:54 | Online
In a recent webinar, we discussed BCI’s decisions and activities in relation to Western China with all members. The webinar on 20 & 21 May 2020 was particularly intended for members who had not participated in webinars on Western China before.
https://bettercotton.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Western-China-recap-webinar-May-20-21.pdf

Making Effective and Credible Sustainability Claims
2022-11-16 12:54 | Online
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.

https://bettercotton.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BCI-Webinar_Making-Effective-and-Credible-Sustainability-Claims-Webinar_22October2020.pdf

Measuring and Reporting GHG Emissions with BCI’s Retailer & Brand Members
2022-11-16 12:54 | Online
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:

https://bettercotton.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BCI-Webinar_Measuring-and-Reporting-GHG-Emissions-with-BCI%E2%80%99s-Retailer-Brand-Members_15October2020.pdf

Better Cotton India Annual Member Meeting 2022
2022-11-16
Location: Ahmedabad, India
This event is an effort to engage our stakeholders from the region with relevant key Better Cotton updates, increasing membership and supply chain uptake and focus our attention on climate action and all how Better Cotton Farmers, Members, Partners, and our wider network are all working to address climate change and focus their efforts on mitigation and adaptation.
Better Cotton stakeholders from the cotton supply chain, i.e. Civil Societies, Retailers & Brands, Spinners, Fabric Mills, Garment Manufacturers, and Traders, are welcome to participate in this event.

2022 Textile Exchange Conference
2022-11-14 - 2022-11-18
The Broadmoor Event Center | Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Materials Matter – A pathway to positive impact
Climate action starts at the source of the materials we choose. As Textile Exchange looks back at 20 years of accelerating impact, join Textile Exchange to celebrate the accomplishments and plan the pathway to positive climate impact.
View updated information, including speakers, the full agenda, registration, and lodging information on the conference website.

2019 - 2022 India Impact Study Results
2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:00
In this webinar, we will provide an insight into an impact study completed by Wageningen University. This study explores how implementing the practices advocated by Better Cotton lead to reduced costs and improved profitability for cotton farmers in two regions of India – Maharashtra and Telangana.
