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Last week, we shared the news that Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) had hosted a multi-stakeholder event in Cairo to celebrate the launch of our renewed strategic partnership in Egypt, aiming to further enhance the yields and sustainability …
Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association Celebrate Renewed Strategic Partnership at Multi-stakeholder Event in Cairo
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA), the organisation responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide, celebrated the launch of their renewed strategic partnership at a multi-stakeholder event in Cairo on Wednesday, October …
Celebrating World Cotton Day 2023
Today we celebrate World Cotton Day 2023, an annual commemoration of one of the world’s most renewable resources and a commodity that supports approximately 100 million families. At Better Cotton, we’re working every day to support and strengthen cotton growing …
AgriClimate Nexus: Food, Fibre and Regeneration for Sustainable Growth in India
IDH and Better Cotton are pleased to hold a cross-commodity summit to build consensus among stakeholder groups on the scope and merits of regenerative agriculture, as well as to identify opportunities for action across policy, business, finance and research. The …
Better Cotton 2022–23 Annual Report: Better Cotton Accounts for 22% of Global Production
We’re pleased to release our Annual Report 2022-23 this week. The annual report provides an important opportunity to reflect on the progress Better Cotton has made towards our goals in the past year, exploring field and market successes and challenges, …
Better Cotton Launches Strategic Partnership in Spain
Better Cotton will today inaugurate the launch of a strategic partnership in Spain by hosting a multistakeholder event in Seville. The meeting will convene the Interprofessional Cotton Association (Espalgodon) and the Regional Government of Andalucia – two stakeholders that have …
Sustainable Livelihoods: How Our New Principle Supports Better Cotton’s Mission to Boost Cotton Farmers’ Income and Resilience
Smallholders (SH): Farms with a farm size typically not exceeding 20 hectares of cotton which are not structurally dependent on permanent hired labour. Medium Farms (MF): Farms with a farm size typically between 20 to 200 hectares of cotton which usually are structurally dependent on permanent hired labour.
Spotlighting How Traceability Can Support Sustainable Cotton at WTO Public Forum
Better Cotton will this week participate in a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum focusing on the topic of traceability within fashion and textile supply chains. The session, titled: ‘Traceability as the Key Enabler for Improving the …
Cotton Consumption and Independent Assessment Training for Retailers and Brands
Retailer and Brand Members are required to recalculate their total cotton fibre consumption measurement each year as part of their Better Cotton Membership. The annual deadline is 15 January.
Better Cotton Impact Targets: Q&A with Anneke Keuning, Senior Environmental Specialist at BESTSELLER
The flash floods, severe heatwaves and wildfires of recent months have demonstrated the imminent threat climate change poses to our planet. In this defining decade, lowering greenhouse gas emissions is amongst the most effective methods of reversing the effects of …
Member Monitoring
Better Cotton has developed a Member Monitoring Protocol which outlines the objective, scope, and process for Member Monitoring. The main objective of this protocol is to protect the credibility of the organisation by ensuring adherence to the Code of Practice …
Better Cotton in India: Addressing Water Woes
This week, to celebrate World Water Week 2023, we have been placing the spotlight on Better Cotton’s work to promote water stewardship, speaking to the Alliance for Water Stewardship about their work on the revision of Better Cotton’s Principles and …