The Supplier Training Programme (STP) is a series of regular voluntary training sessions for Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) Suppliers.

By attending the Supplier Training Programme, organisations will gain the technical knowledge to start sourcing BCI Cotton, including:

  • BCI Chain of Custody requirements
  • Understanding mass-balance administration
  • Using the online BCI Platform (documentation and reporting requirements)
  • Understanding the changes and new opportunities introduced by BCI Traceability
Find all upcoming Supplier Training Programme sessions here

Supplier training FAQ

The Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers better understand the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)’s mission and learn about the BCI Chain of Custody, the BCI Platform and BCI’s traceability solution.

Even though the STP sessions are not mandatory, all suppliers sourcing BCI Cotton and organisations who are new to the world of the Better Cotton Initiative are encouraged to attend, as well as those companies who are interested in joining the Better Cotton Initiative in the future. End-product manufacturers, fabric mills and spinners are ideal candidates.

STPs are held via online webinars. These webinars last for around 1.5 hours, including a Q&A session. The webinars are delivered on a monthly basis and held in English, Turkish, Portuguese, Hindi and Mandarin.

The sessions focus on different training content:

  • Welcome to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI): Introduction to Mass Balance & BCI Platform 
  • Get Ready for Traceability: Chain of Custody Standard & Onboarding Process  
  • Get Ready for Traceability: How to Enter Physical Transactions in the BCI Platform 

If you are new to BCI, we encourage you to join the ‘Welcome to BCI: Introduction to Mass Balance & BCI Platform’ session. For existing BCI Suppliers interested in Traceability, we encourage you to join the ‘Get ready for Traceability’ webinars. 

Please click here to view the events and register. 

The person responsible for implementing Chain of Custody and/or using the BCI Platform should join these trainings but the sessions are open for all interested staff members. However, it is essential that the right staff from your company are trained. You may join as many times as you wish.

Follow the instructions below:

  • Click here to find the list of all upcoming webinars
  • Once you find the one you would like to attend click on the “click here to register” button
  • Enter the required information and click on the “register” button
  • After your registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with a link to join the webinar. Please save these details to your personal calendar.
  • When the training webinar date and time arrives, please use the link provided to access the webinar.
  • After you click the link you may see the following message “The meeting will begin when the organiser arrives”, please wait until the organiser starts to broadcast.

*You may be prompted to download an application called CiscoWebex, please go ahead, it is a safe software.

Our system can hold up to 500 attendees and there is no limitation on the number of people who can join from the same company.