Events and Participation
This is the place to find what events BCI is hosting or attending, both in-person and online, so check back often for all event updates. The Supplier Training Programme for BCI Members is outlined here.
During this webinar we will explain BCI’s Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines and how the Better Cotton Platform (formerly the Better Cotton Tracer) works. This webinar is for BCI Retailer and Brand Members that are new to our system.
Please select your preferred webinar date and time below.
Friday 8 June, 2018
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CEST
Friday 22 June, 2018
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CEST
Brussels, Belgium
26 – 28 June 2018
BCI 2018 Annual Member Meeting & General Assembly – 26 June 2018
BCI Global Cotton Conference – 27 & 28 June 2018
The BCI 2018 Global Cotton Conference will bring the entire sector together on 27 & 28 June, to collaborate on a more sustainable future for cotton. Join industry leaders and experts for an interactive opportunity to explore thematics at field level, in the supply chain and in consumer facing business.
Prior to the public conference, on 26 June BCI will host ‘An Introduction to BCI’ and the BCI 2018 Annual Member Meeting & General Assembly. During the General Assembly, BCI Council election results will be revealed and BCI Members will receive updates on membership benefits, Better Cotton supply figures and global strategy.
Visit the conference website for complete details including:
- Online registration – BCI Members receive a 60% discount
- Agenda details
- Venue and accommodations
- Sponsorship and exhibit packages
- and much more
Thank you to these generous sponsors for supporting the 2018 conference.
For questions or support please email membership@bettercotton.org.
We look forward to seeing you in Brussels in June!
Date: 3 July 2018
Location: Coimbatore, India
Smaller region focused meetings with an aim to facilitate networking and increased participation across the BCI Supplier and Manufacturer Member’s category.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Join BCI in Australia for an introduction to BCI and Better Cotton. Find out how BCI can help you to mitigate risks and create opportunities in your existing cotton supply chain.
DATE
Tuesday, 17 July 2018
09:00 – 11:30
LOCATION
RMIT University
Garden Room in the City Campus (Building 10, Level 5, Room 89)
Melbourne, Australia
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Introduction to BCI and sourcing cotton as Better Cotton
- How environmental and social field metrics equate to a better raw materials strategy
- From farm to store – hear success stories from existing BCI Retailer and Brand Members
- Global online platform for a more sustainable supply chain
Date: 8 August 2018
Location: New Delhi, India
Smaller region focused meetings with an aim to facilitate networking and increased participation across the BCI Supplier and Manufacturer Member’s category.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Date: 9 August 2018
Location: New Delhi, India
Providing regional and global updates for members with an aim to facilitate networking across the entire cotton supply chain.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Date: 11 September 2018
Location:Bengaluru, India
BCI’s aim is to facilitate a meaningful discussion about your successes and challenges of sourcing Better Cotton, both inside and outside of your company. This is a moderated peer-to-peer learning opportunity, in the format of a half-day meeting, closed to BCI Members only. All the discussions will follow the BCI Anti-Trust policy.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Date: 12 September 2018
Location: Bengaluru, India
Smaller region focused meetings with an aim to facilitate networking and increased participation across the BCI Suppliers and Manufacturers Member’s category.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Date: 13 – 14 September 2018
Location: Lubbock, Texas, USA
Join Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) for a chance to visit a U.S. cotton farm and gin, learn about local cotton production issues, and implementation of the Better Cotton Standard in the USA. Then join BCI for global and regional updates on production, uptake, communications and more. The BCI Member Meeting is open to the industry.
Price: $55 USD per person for Field Trip, Complimentary attendance for US Member Meeting.
Register at: www.xing-events.com/BCI2018US
Date: 17 October 2018
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Smaller region focused meetings with an aim to facilitate networking and increased participation across the BCI Supplier and Manufacturer Member’s category.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
Date: 18 October 2018
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Providing regional and global updates for members with an aim to facilitate networking across the entire cotton supply chain.
Exact details including agenda, logistics and registration are to be announced soon.
BCI is an official Supporting Organisation for ITMA 2019, the world’s largest international textile and garment technology exhibition. The exhibition will take place from 20 – 26 June 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.
Through this partnership, BCI will host a ‘BCI Seminar: Scaling More Sustainable Cotton through Collaboration’ at ITMA 2019, on 25 June 2019. A detailed agenda and more information will be available in mid-2018.
BCI Members have access to discounted registration for ITMA 2019 as part of the seminar. If you are interested in attending please email us at membership@bettercotton.org.
More information about ITMA 2019 is online.
BCI 2017 Global Cotton Conference
Thank you to the 294 attendees from 37 countries who joined us in Berlin for the first BCI Global Cotton Conference. This conference successfully brought the entire sector together to shape a more sustainable future for the cotton industry. Review the agenda for a snapshot of the content.
2017 Retailer and Brand Member Workshops
Our goal at BCI is to support our Retailer and Brand Members to reach 1,000,000 MT of Better Cotton uptake in 2017. One mechanism to support this uptake is our facilitating peer-to-peer workshops, where active BCI Brand Members learn from each other and discuss how to unlock barriers for sourcing Better Cotton.
2017 workshops:
- Dhaka, Bangladesh: Tuesday, 28 March 2017
- Bengaluru, India: Friday, 31 March 2017
- Hong Kong, China: Friday, 07 April 2017
- New York, United States: Friday, 17 November 2017
2017 Regional Member Meetings
The BCI Regional Member Meetings are the perfect opportunity for networking with fellow BCI Members across the cotton supply chain. Members include ginners; cotton traders; spinners; fabric and garment mills; and retailers and brands.
2017 meetings:
- New Delhi, India: Monday, 18 September 2017
- Lahore, Pakistan: Wednesday, 25 October 2017
- Dhaka, Bangladesh: Wednesday, 8 November 2017
- Shanghai, China: Thursday, 9 November 2017
