Suppliers and manufacturers play a critical role in ensuring the flow of Better Cotton volumes through the supply chain to the global market, providing an all-important link between supply and demand. Our more than 2,100 Supplier and Manufacturer Members are …
As key players in apparel and textiles, and in direct contact with consumers, Better Cotton Retailer and Brand Members play a vital role in creating demand for more sustainable cotton. Our more than 300 Retailer and Brand Members are based …
Better Cotton welcomes any civil society organisation serving the common good and with an interest in the cotton sector to join our initiative and contribute to our journey towards sustainable cotton. We currently have more than 30 Civil Society Members, …
The Better Cotton South Africa programme launched in 2016 to help the country's emerging cotton industry deal with challenges like drought while producing more sustainably. Find out how Better Cotton is helping spread sustainable production practices across the country.
The Better Cotton Mozambique programme launched in 2013 to help smallholder cotton farmers deal with challenges like natural disasters and child labour while producing more sustainably. Find out how Better Cotton is improving the situation for farmers on the ground.
Our Producer Organisation Members do great work supporting or representing cotton farmers and farm workers. Some are actively involved in putting the Better Cotton Standard into practice at farm-level, providing farmers with access to the skills they need to produce …
Approximately half a billion people around the world currently face severe water scarcity, and nearly half of the global population lives in regions where freshwater is polluted. Caring for our water resources — both locally and globally — is …
Conventional cotton is the world's most contaminated crop. Find out how Better Cotton helps farmers reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides in favour of an Integrated Pest Management approach that employs other forms of crop protection.
Cotton farming impacts biodiversity and land use in many ways. Find out how Better Cotton helps farmers restore the environments on and around their farms through sustainable farming practices like Integrated Pest Management and a High Conservation Value approach.
