BCI recently held its first official Partners’ meeting with Abrapa in Brasilia, which followed the successful conclusion of a Strategic Partnership Agreement between the two organisations in March of this year.As a result, all Brazilian growers of certified ABR cotton are eligible to opt-in and have ABR cotton recognised as Better Cotton from this year forward. Tremendous progress continues to be made in bringing more Brazilian farmers on-board with the ABR and Better Cotton programmes, and the total Better Cotton lint production in 2014 is expected to increase by more than one-third compared to last year. Not only will this contribute to the continued growth of Better Cotton in the global supply chain, but also provide Brazilian farmers with a way to better showcase their sustainability credentials.
- Who We Are
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Better Cotton is the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton. Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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- What We Do
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In just over 10 years we have become the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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- Defining ‘Better’: Our Standard
- Training Farmers: Capacity Building
- Demonstrating Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Assurance Programme
- Connecting Supply & Demand: Chain of Custody
- Supporting Credible Communications: Claims Framework
- Measuring Results & Impact: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
- Investing in Farming Communities: Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund
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- Where We Grow
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Today Better Cotton is grown in 23 countries around the world and accounts for 23% of global cotton production. In the 2019-20 cotton season, 2.4 million licensed farmers grew 6.2 million metric tonnes of Better Cotton.
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- Our Impact
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Our Field Level Results and Impact
We want to be absolutely sure that we’re making a difference. That’s why besides supporting and training millions of farmers and farm workers around the world to grow cotton more sustainably, we collect data on everything we do.
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Farmer Results
Better Cotton Farmer Results provide an overview of the outcomes Better Cotton Farmers are experiencing at field-level by participating in the Better Cotton programme and adhering to the Better Cotton Principles and Criteria (P&C).
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- Membership
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Today Better Cotton has nearly 2,100 members, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the industry. Members of a global community that understands the mutual benefits of sustainable cotton farming. The moment you join, you become part of this too.
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The founding premise of Better Cotton is that a healthy sustainable future for cotton and the people that farm it is in the interests of everyone connected with it.
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2020 Annual Report
Annual Report
Our 2020 annual report explores progress and field and market successes and challenges, and shares key financial information.
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