Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
Female Farm-Worker in Pakistan Fulfils Her Dream of Economic Independence.
Here you’ll find access to a variety of member-only videos. All BCI’s public videos can be found on our Vimeo channel. An Introduction to BCI: Making Cotton More Sustainable Supporting cotton farmers is at the heart of our work and …
Download print-ready materials for trade shows and showrooms to promote your BCI membership and share your ambitions for sustainable cotton with your customers. [expand title=”Stand-up Banners”] (800mm x 2000mm – finished size) Stand-up banner (Image option 1, membership statement). PDF Stand-up …
adidas has been a BCI Retailer and Brand Member since 2010. We caught up with Ebru Gencoglu, Senior Manager, Merchandising and Sustainability, to find out more about the organisation’s aims, commitments to Better Cotton, and how they communicate their work …
Brett Matthews from Apparel Insider, anew media platform which offers an alternative take on the global apparel industry, catches up with BCI’s CEO, Alan McClay. There are currently many weird and wonderful things going on aimed at creating a more …
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018, provides an important moment for the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) to highlightour commitment to women’s equality. Gender discrimination remains one of the challenges in cotton farming. Women are frequently paid less than their male …
We host cotton field trips in different regions each year, including India, Pakistan, Turkey, the USA and beyond – creating an open and transparent space where members can meet directly with licensed Better Cotton Farmers and Implementing Partners. Farmers and …
Today, BCI releases the 2015 Harvest Report for Turkey and is excited to announce that BCI Farmers achieved 26% higher profits versus Comparison Farmers despite the continued rise of prices for fertilisers, pesticides and fuel. The Harvest Report can be …
What is the purpose of Better Cotton’s Supplier Training? Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers better understand Better Cotton’s mission and learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines (mass-balance administration) as well as …
BCI is pleased to announce the publication of our 2014 Harvest Report. The report details Better Cotton harvest data at global and field levels in 2014, and completes the second of two reporting phases for the year — the first …
