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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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Are you interested in how to source, handle and sell traceable Better Cotton? Are you an operational manager / site lead responsible for implementing management systems? Join this webinar to learn how to implement the Better Cotton Chain of Custody …
Better Cotton: Get Ready for Traceability – Retailers and Brands
Are you interested in having traceable Better Cotton in your products in 2025, and learning more about the benefits of sourcing traceable Better Cotton? Join this webinar where you will be guided through how Better Cotton Traceability works, what it …
Why We Are Bringing the Better Cotton Conference to Istanbul
The Better Cotton Conference is an annual opportunity to convene our global community of cotton stakeholders for two days of working together to address the challenges and opportunities in the future of sustainable cotton. We’re especially excited this year to …
Better Cotton Claims Training
Please note this training is mandatory and must be attended to satisfy one of the eligibility criteria to make use of any Better Cotton Claims. We will cover: – The evolving legislation in different markets pertaining to sustainability claims – …
At Work in a Changing Climate
By Alessandra Barbarewicz, Senior Decent Work Officer at Better Cotton In April 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) published a report on safety and health at work in a changing climate, highlighting the impact that climate change is already having …
Better Cotton Conference 2024: Meet Your Keynote Speakers!
Better Cotton’s annual conference returns 26-27 June 2024! We’ll be in Istanbul, Türkiye, to welcome a multistakeholder, cross-commodity audience in-person and online for two days of action-packed discussion and debate at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center. Our agenda …
Better Cotton, in Collaboration With African Export-Import Bank, Joins WTO and FIFA Efforts To Scale More Sustainable Cotton Production in Africa
Better Cotton is to conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of smallholder farmers in the region and identify context-specific interventions. Funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), these assessments …
Life Cycle Assessments: Why We Are Changing Our Approach To LCAs
By Miguel Gomez-Escolar Viejo, Data Analysis Manager, Better Cotton As the cotton sector evolves, businesses and consumers would like to know the environmental impact of the cotton in their clothes and textiles. It’s always been a difficult thing to measure, …
Member Claims
To find what you are looking for, head to myBetterCotton our new Member portal which will soon replace the Better Cotton Members’ Area. If you need to be sent a myBetterCotton sign-up email, please contact [email protected].
Earthsight: Our Statement and Audit Summary
Better Cotton has today shared the findings of an independent audit which investigated allegations relating to cotton production in Brazil’s Matopiba region and sets out the steps it is taking in response. The allegations made by Earthsight, a non-profit organisation, …
US Field Trip: Better Cotton, Quarterway Cotton Growers, ECOM and Soil Health Institute
Join Better Cotton, Quarterway Cotton Growers, ECOM, and Soil Health Institute in the cotton fields of Plainview, Texas, September 19-20, 2024. The goal of this field trip is to bring Better Cotton Members to meet with Quarterway Cotton Growers, develop …
Supplier Training Programme: Part 1: Get Ready for Traceability – Chain of Custody Standard (English)
This interactive training session is for all existing and new Better Cotton Suppliers and Manufacturers who are interested in learning more about Traceability, the Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard v1.0, and its accompanying onboarding and assessment process. This session is …