Associate Members include any organisation that does not fit into the other categories, but which have an agreement with BCI or represent the interests of other organisations falling into the categories: Suppliers and Manufacturers, Retailers and Brands, or Civil Society.

Membership benefits

Joining BCI offers Associate Members access to a new market, as well as the opportunity to join as a sustainability champion within your industry and demonstrate best practice.

Membership fees

Membership fees are differentiated in relation to the size of the organisation. Download the BCI Membership Fee Structure for Associate Members.

In June 2016, the BCI Council approved new membership fees as of 1 January 2017. *In June 2020, the BCI Council voted to extend all current membership fees through 2021. All BCI Membership Fees are invoiced in Euros (€) only.

Being an Associate Member means you are not directly active within either primary production or the supply chain, but you may be providing services to the supply chain, or represent groups of organisations within another category. You may also be a BCI Implementing Partner (on-the-ground partners in charge of delivering the BCI Programme) or supply chain service provider who knows the Better Cotton supply chain in significant detail.

As an Associate Member you are fully integrated into the BCI community and have access to all BCI activities, data and information with the exception that Associate Members are not represented in the BCI Council.

Members are also required to comply with:

BCI Code of Practice (for non-commercial members).

BCI Terms of Membership.

Membership application form

Download the Associate membership application form.

Further details on the application process can be found below.