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2030 Strategy: Midterm Refresh

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Read more about our vision for the cotton sector

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10-Year US Impact Report

Key insights from 10 years of cross-sector collaboration in the US

India Impact Report

Explore the progress of farmers in the Better Cotton Initiative’s India programme

Farmer Stories

Learn about the farming communities driving sustainability at field level

A Woman Worker Navigating Climate Challenges in Pakistan

Meet Amina, a farm worker facing the challenges of climate change.

From Diamond Mines to Organic Fertilisers

The story of Yogeshbhai Bharatbhai Kidecha, a BCI Farmer from Gujarat

  • Biodiversity & Land use Protecting nature
  • Decent Work Improving farming communities' wellbeing
  • Women's Empowerment Promoting gender equality
  • Climate Change Reducing emissions and boosting resilience
  • Pesticides and Crop Protection Minimising the use of synthetic pesticides
  • Soil Health Taking care of the earth
  • Sustainable Livelihoods Increasing income
  • Water Stewardship Preserving water resources

Enhancing Biodiversity in Cotton Farming: A Scalable Methodology

How can we adopt biodiversity practices into agricultural systems on a global scale?

Our Decent Work Roadmap

Our roadmap for our decent work activities charts a transformative path towards dignified livelihoods for millions of people.

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Find the membership category that’s right for you and join the Better Cotton Initiative

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  • Sourcing BCI Cotton Your guide to sourcing BCI Cotton
  • Get Certified Learn about the steps you need to take to get certified
  • Sourcing Physical BCI Cotton Learn about sourcing with BCI Traceability
  • Find Certification Bodies A full list of organisations approved to conduct audits and assessments
  • Sourcing with Mass Balance Learn about sourcing with mass balance
  • Find Suppliers A full list of organisations on the BCI Platform

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Our online system supporting the sourcing of BCI Cotton

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05 June 2025

Better Cotton Initiative Announces Nick Weatherill As New CEO

19 June 2025

Better Cotton Initiative to become a regenerative standard

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  • Principles and Criteria v.3.1 Our farm-level standard
  • Claims Framework v4.0 Our framework for producing transparent, meaningful and credible claims
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  • Learn about the BCI Cotton Label A guide to our label
  • Certified Members Retailers and brands certified to sell BCI Cotton
  • Label Guidelines How members can use our label
  • Claims Framework Our commitment to credible sustainability claims
  • Certification The robust verification supporting our label

Featured

Farmer Stories

Meet the farmers behind BCI Cotton

Investing in Farming Communities

How we support cotton farmers

Our Organisation
  • Who We Are Our identity and purpose
  • What We Do How we drive impact
  • Meet the Team The people behind the Better Cotton Initiative
  • Better Cotton Council The multi-stakeholder board responsible for our strategic direction
  • How We Are Funded The unique funding model supporting our work
  • Careers Join our team
  • Requests for Proposals Projects and opportunities
  • History How the Better Cotton Initiative was founded

Featured

Annual Report

Learn more about our progress and impact

How it Works

Our Standard

  • Principles & Criteria The principles Better Cotton Initiative Farmers follow
  • Capacity Strengthening Our farmer-centric training approach
  • Assurance Programme How we ensure everything is meeting our standard
  • Chain of Custody How BCI Cotton moves through the supply chain
  • Claims Framework Our commitment to credible sustainability claims
  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Measuring the environmental, social and economic impact of our work

Our Offerings

  • Mass Balance The model that laid the foundations for the Better Cotton Initiative
  • Traceability Tracking BCI Cotton through the supply chain
  • Certification Our robust verification system
Our Mission & Approach
  • Manifesto Our mission to transform the cotton sector
  • Strategy & Aims Our 2030 Strategy
  • Investing in Farmers Our Growth and Innovation Fund
  • Partners Our global network of programme partners

Featured

2030 Strategy: Midterm Refresh

Reviewing our strategy at the halfway point to 2030

Thought Pieces

Read more about our vision for the cotton sector

Global Reach
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Egypt
  • Greece
  • India
  • Israel
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Pakistan
  • Spain
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkiye
  • United States of America
  • Uzbekistan

Featured

Where BCI Cotton is Grown

Learn about our global programmes

Get Involved

Find out how to get involved in our field-level programme

Partners & Farmer Initiatives
  • Farmer Stories Learn about the farming communities driving sustainability at field level
  • Claims Framework v4.0 Our framework for producing transparent, meaningful and credible claims
  • Chain of Custody Standard v1.1 Setting out the auditable requirements for organisations in the supply chain

Featured

A Woman Worker Navigating Climate Challenges in Pakistan

Meet Amina, a farm worker facing the challenges of climate change.

From Diamond Mines to Organic Fertilisers

The story of Yogeshbhai Bharatbhai Kidecha, a Better Cotton Farmer from Gujarat

Results & Evidence of Impact
  • Our Impact Our approach to measuring change
  • Demonstrating Results & Impact How we evaluate impact
  • Theory of Change Our vision for the cotton sector
  • Impact Targets Our 2030 targets
  • Impact Reports Deep-dives into our impact

Featured

10-Year US Impact Report

Key insights from 10 years of cross-sector collaboration in the US

India Impact Report

Explore the progress of farmers in the Better Cotton Initiative’s India programme

Priority Areas
  • Biodiversity & Land use Protecting nature
  • Decent Work Improving farming communities' wellbeing
  • Women's Empowerment Promoting gender equality
  • Climate Change Reducing emissions and boosting resilience
  • Pesticides and Crop Protection Minimising the use of synthetic pesticides
  • Soil Health Taking care of the earth
  • Sustainable Livelihoods Increasing income
  • Water Stewardship Preserving water resources

Featured

Enhancing Biodiversity in Cotton Farming: A Scalable Methodology

How can we adopt biodiversity practices into agricultural systems on a global scale?

Our Decent Work Roadmap

Our roadmap for our decent work activities charts a transformative path towards dignified livelihoods for millions of people.

Become a Members
  • Membership Find the membership category that’s right for you and join the Better Cotton Initiative
  • Associate Membership For organisations supporting the cotton supply chain
  • Civil Society Membership For organisations serving the common good
  • Producer Membership For organisations representing cotton farming communities
  • Retailer and Brand Membership For organisations in direct contact with consumers
  • Supplier and Manufacturer Membership For organisations operating within the cotton supply chain

Featured

myBCI

Find out about our member portal

BCI Platform

Learn about our online system supporting the sourcing of BCI Cotton

Explore Members
  • Find Members A full list of Better Cotton Initiative Members
  • Member Monitoring How we monitor our members
  • Measuring Cotton Consumption How our members calculate their fibre consumption
  • Events and Webinars Find out about upcoming member events

Featured

myBCI

Our member portal

BCI Platform

Our online system supporting the sourcing of BCI Cotton

Sourcing BCI Cotton
  • Sourcing BCI Cotton Your guide to sourcing BCI Cotton
  • Get Certified Learn about the steps you need to take to get certified
  • Sourcing Physical BCI Cotton Learn about sourcing with Better Cotton Traceability
  • Find Certification Bodies A full list of organisations approved to conduct audits and assessments
  • Sourcing with Mass Balance Learn about sourcing Mass Balance Better Cotton Claim Units (BCCUs)
  • Find Suppliers A full list of organisations on the BCI Platform

Featured

myBCI

Our member portal

BCI Platform

Our online system supporting the sourcing of BCI Cotton

Media Centre
  • All Latest Posts
  • Blogs Insights and expertise from our team
  • News Key developments from the Better Cotton Initiative
  • Thought Pieces Deep dives and opinions
  • Press Releases Official announcements and media update
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQs) Find answers to common questions

Featured

05 June 2025

Better Cotton Initiative Announces Nick Weatherill As New CEO

19 June 2025

Better Cotton To Become a Regenerative Standard

Reports & Publications
  • Annual Reports Learn more about our progress and impact
  • Impact Reports Take a deep-dive into our field-level impact
  • Quarterly Newsletters Read our newsletter and sign up
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  • Resources Guidance, manuals and frameworks
  • Principles and Criteria v.3.1 Our farm-level standard
  • Claims Framework v4.0 Our framework for producing transparent, meaningful and credible claims
  • Chain of Custody Standard v1.1 Setting out the auditable requirements for organisations in the supply chain

Featured

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Thu 9
October 9 @ 11:00 - 12:00 CEST

Better Cotton Onboarding Webinar for Retailer and Brand Members – English

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Better Cotton offers a monthly training session for Retailer and Brand Members. Who should attend? New Retailer and Brand Members as the training is mandatory for their Better Cotton Membership …

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Thu 9
October 9 @ 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Cotton consumption training for Better Cotton retailer and brand members

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Now is the time to start preparing for the annual cotton consumption submission. To assist you in this process, we invite you to join one of our upcoming training webinars …

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Wed 15
October 15 @ 11:30 - 12:30 CEST

Comprehensive FAQs on Certification & Sourcing Physical Better Cotton

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Join us for an informative and interactive webinar where we’ll walk you through the most frequently asked questions related to supplier certification, Better Cotton Platform (BCP) accounts, membership upgrades, and …

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Tue 21
October 21 @ 10:00 - 11:30 CEST

Supplier Training Programme: Certification & Sourcing Physical Better Cotton – Portuguese

Online

This is a Supplier Training Session focusing on organisations that are interested in sourcing Physical Better Cotton. We will cover: About Better Cotton Why become certified and source Physical Better …

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Tue 21
October 21 @ 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Supplier Training Programme: Membership & Chain of Custody – Turkish

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The Supplier Training Program (STP) is tailored to support companies on the membership application process and fulfilling membership requirements. Also we will be providing information regarding key requirements and common …

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Thu 23
October 23 @ 9:00 - 9:45 CEST

Supplier Training Programme: Sourcing with Physical & the Better Cotton Platform – Turkish

Online

The Supplier Training Programme (STP) is tailored to support suppliers and manufacturers participating in Better Cotton by providing a comprehensive understanding of Physical system, and usage of Better Cotton Platform.

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Thu 23
October 23 @ 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Traceability Training for Retailer & Brand Members – English

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Traceability Training for Better Cotton Retailer & Brand Members Join this session to learn more about Better Cotton Traceability, what benefits it offers to our Retailer and Brand Members, and …

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Fri 24
October 24 @ 15:00 - 15:30 CEST

Why Should Your Organisation Become a Better Cotton Member? An Introduction to Membership Benefits and How to Manage Your BCP Account (Mandarin)

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Join our online session designed for new members and non-members to get started with Better Cotton. What you'll learn: An introduction to Better Cotton How to manage your BCP account …

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Wed 29
October 29 @ 11:30 - 12:30 CET

Training on Better Cotton Platform for Physical Better Cotton

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Join us for an informative webinar designed to help you navigate the BCP, document cotton volumes sourced as Mass Balance or Physical (Traceable) Better Cotton, and manage your supply chain …

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November 2025

Tue 4
November 4 @ 17:00 - 18:00 CET

Why Should Your Organisation Become a Better Cotton Member? Introduction for Retailers and Brands – English

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Join us for an insightful webinar on the advantages of becoming a Retailer and Brand Member of Better Cotton. Discover how your business can support sustainable cotton production while meeting …

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November 6 @ 17:00 - 18:00 CET

Better Cotton Onboarding Webinar for Retailer and Brand Members – English

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Better Cotton offers a monthly training session for Retailer and Brand Members. Who should attend? New Retailer and Brand Members as the training is mandatory for their Better Cotton Membership …

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Wed 12
November 12 @ 11:30 - 12:30 CET

Introduction to Certification & Sourcing Physical Better Cotton

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Join us for a focused and engaging webinar that will walk you through Better Cotton’s sourcing options, steps to be certified, practical guidance on the Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard …

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  • Defining ‘Better’: Our Standard
  • Training Farmers: Capacity Strengthening
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  • Communicating About Better Cotton: Our Claims Framework
  • Measuring Results & Impact: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
  • Investing in Farming Communities: Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund

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