Better Cotton's Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand our mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform. A more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
As part of Better Cotton’s 2030 Strategy, our organisation has entered a phase of transformation, during which we are working to deepen our impact. One of the ways in which we will look to achieve this is a focus on …
Millions of women around the world dedicate their lives to cotton production, and yet their representation and contributions aren’t fairly reflected within the sector’s hierarchies. It’s with this in mind that Better Cotton recently launched its 2030 Impact Target for …
Better Cotton has submitted feedback to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides). The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency of the …
By Alan McClay, CEO, Better Cotton. This article was first published by Reuters on 4 April 2023. Sustainability is no longer the sideshow of mainstream business, to be wheeled out by the chief executive at conferences and then sent off …
From 28 February to 2 March 2023, Better Cotton held a workshop in collaboration with ABRAPA, the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM is an ecosystem approach to crop protection that combines different management practices …
Despite a challenging economic environment, Better Cotton saw a significant increase in support in 2022 as it welcomed 410 new members, a record for Better Cotton. Today, Better Cotton is proud to count more than 2,500 members representing the entire …
Rebecca Owen, Head Of Fundraising at Better Cotton, will be speaking at the Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum, held in London from 29 to 30 March 2023. This two-day business forum, organised by Innovation Forum, will assess how companies can develop and implement robust human rights due diligence and responsible sourcing policies. The event will look in-depth into the practicalities of supply chain transformation and what this means for the future of (ethical) trade.
Better Cotton today announces that both Liz Hershfield, Senior Vice President, and Head of Sustainability at J.Crew Group and SVP of Sourcing at Madewell, and Kevin Quinlan, Independent Member, have been appointed to the Better Cotton Council. As new members, …
This series of public webinars aim to provide you with an introduction to Better Cotton, Better Cotton Membership offer and Better Cotton Platform supplier registration while simultaneously addressing your related queries. Audience: Spinners, Cotton traders, fabric mills, garment manufacturers and …
