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US Farmers & Experts Unite to Champion Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture
Takeaways from the 2024 Southern Soil Health Conference in Jonesboro, Arkansas, US.
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Better Cotton CEO to Step Down in 2025
Photo credit: Better Cotton/Jay Louvion. Better Cotton CEO Alan McClay. Better Cotton CEO, Alan McClay, has announced his retirement and will leave the organisation in October 2025. McClay has led Better Cotton since 2015, in which time the organisation has grown to become a global force for sustainable change in cotton production. His vision, unwavering…
Better Cotton Joins Make the Label Count Coalition
Better Cotton is joining more than 50 natural fibre organisations and environmental groups in supporting calls for an urgent revision of the European Commission’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology.
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COP29: Our Key Takeaways From Azerbaijan
We caught up with Better Cotton’s COP29 delegation to hear about the key lessons they will take away from the conference.
Better Cotton Traceability: Looking Back on a Year of Progress
On the first anniversary of the launch of Better Cotton Traceability, let’s look back at some of the key milestones that we have achieved in our first year.
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How Cotton and Clothing Production Could Unlock Africa’s Manufacturing Potential
Photo credit: Boulos Abdelmalek, D&B Graphics. Location: Kafr Saad, Egypt, 2023. Description: Nagat Mohamed, labour contractor and cotton worker, picks cotton. By Lisa Barratt, Senior Manager, Africa Programmes, Better Cotton Lisa Barratt, Senior Manager, Africa Programmes, Better Cotton As much as 90% of African cotton is exported. It’s evidence of supreme demand from the global…
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