We’re very excited to announce the release of our latest country documentary for India. The short movie follows Kacharu Keshav Jagtap – a Better Cotton farmer in the Maharashtra State of India, and demonstrates the difference Better Cotton is making …
27.01.13 Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com Do you know the environmental impact of the shirt on your back?This new video from World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic’s ”Make Each Choice Count” series reveals the environmental effects of textile production. Growing the cotton, …
Our members and suppliers operate across the cotton supply chain, from field to product. Together, we ensure that the Better Cotton produced by farmers is effectively linked to the global market so its growing demand can be met. They’re progressive, global …
13.11.13 Ecotextile News www.ecotextile.com GENEVA – A new report from the Better Cotton Initiative’s Fast Track Program, which includes clothing retailers, Adidas, H&M and Walmart, has outlined the association’s aim to collaborate with Chinese government to develop new good agricultural …
04.11.13 Solidaridad www.solidaridadnetwork.org The Implementation of Better Cotton by Solidaridad in the Mali project began in collaboration with cotton company, Compagnie Malienne pour le Development des Textiles (CMDT) and the Association des Productuers de Cotton Africain (APROCA) in the Koutaiala …
Steve Howard is a sustainability expert, who holds the job of chief sustainability officer at Ikea. In discussing cotton, he tells the story of the Better Cotton Initiative, “halving the water and chemical inputs to grow cotton and helping hundreds …
Steve Howard is a sustainability expert, who holds the job of chief sustainability officer at Ikea. In discussing cotton, he tells the story of the Better Cotton Initiative, halving the water and chemical inputs to grow cotton and helping hundreds …
29.08.13 Ecotextile News www.ecotextile.com PARIS – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement in Paris that aims to improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers in developing regions through sustainable …
31.07.13 Forum for the Future www.forumforthefuture.org By engaging with local farmers, major retailers and national governments, the Better Cotton Initiative aims to bring a third of the cotton market to a more sustainable footing by 2020, saysTim Smedley. In 2010, …
Publication from rappler.com March 2013 Through the Better Cotton Initiative, a partnership between the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and major brands like H&M and Ikea, H&M Global Sustainability Manager Fredrik Rosenholm says they were able to reach cotton …
