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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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Better Cotton is grown in 22 countries around the world and accounts for 22% of global cotton production. In the 2022-23 cotton season, 2.13 million licensed Better Cotton Farmers grew 5.47 million tonnes of Better Cotton.
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This year, Better Cotton is participating in COP29, the annual UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties. We are proud to be part of the first-ever COP Standards Pavilion, sharing a platform with leading sustainability standards organisations to showcase international …
Better Cotton Signs Roadmap to Future-Proof Uzbekistan Programme
Better Cotton has signed a strategic roadmap with leading authorities in Uzbekistan’s agricultural and textile sectors.
Better Cotton Calls for Ambitious Public Finance Commitments To Empower Farmers at COP29
As COP29 kicks off today, Better Cotton is urging global leaders to place farming communities at the centre of climate action and to recognise the critical role sustainability standards play in driving measurable progress toward climate resilience. With a strong …
COP29: Promoting Standards’ Crucial Role in Climate Action
This year, we are proud to announce that Better Cotton will be part of the first-ever Standards Pavilion at COP – a space bringing together sustainability standards organisations from across the world to advance climate action.
Better Cotton: Update on Transition to Certification and CoC Standard (Session 1)
Join us to learn about Better Cotton’s transition to a certification scheme. This webinar is open to all stakeholders in the Better Cotton supply chain, including retailers, brands, suppliers, manufacturers and ginners. In this session, we’ll cover: Why Better Cotton …
Better Cotton: Update on Transition to Certification and CoC Standard (Session 2)
Join us to learn about Better Cotton’s transition to a certification scheme. This webinar is open to all stakeholders in the Better Cotton supply chain, including retailers, brands, suppliers, manufacturers and ginners. In this session, we’ll cover: Why Better Cotton …
Better Cotton Strengthens Ties in Tajikistan with MoU Signing
Better Cotton has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its programme partner in Tajikistan, Sarob, to strengthen the implementation of the national Better Cotton Programme.
Better Cotton Backs Initiative in India to Elevate Cotton’s Profile
Better Cotton has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) of India to promote quality, home-grown cotton globally. Last year, TEXPROCIL teamed up with the Government of India and its Ministry of Textile …
Celebrating One Year of Better Cotton Traceability
Better Cotton is celebrating one year since the launch of Better Cotton Traceability, its revolutionary system designed to transform supply chain transparency.
Uzbekistan Multistakeholder Event
Date: November 13, 2024 Location: Hilton Hotel, 2, Islam Karimov Street, Block 5, Tashkent, Uzbekistan At Better Cotton, we believe that multistakeholder involvement is key to achieving effective multilateralism in addressing the interconnected challenges of cotton farming. In November 2024, …
Pioneering Change: Better Cotton Champions New Coalition-Led Life Cycle Assessment Approach
Better Cotton is part of a Cascale-led initiative to develop a groundbreaking methodology for aligning cotton Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approaches.