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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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Today Better Cotton has more than 2,700 members, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the industry. Members of a global community that understands the mutual benefits of sustainable cotton farming. The moment you join, you become part of this too.
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The founding premise of Better Cotton is that a healthy sustainable future for cotton and the people that farm it is in the interests of everyone connected with it.
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Better Cotton offers a monthly Sourcing and Communications training session. This is aimed at new Retailer and Brand Members, and also existing Retailer and Brand Members interested in refreshing their knowledge or training new team members. The training will be …
Better Cotton’s Chain of Custody models are changing to enable traceability, and we want your input
The biggest change to Better Cotton’s Chain of Custody model in over a decade is coming, and we want you to help us shape it. In late 2022, a new Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard—previously called the “CoC Guidelines”—will make …
New study on Better Cotton’s impact in India shows improved profitability and positive environmental impact
Reducing pesticides and improving environmental impact Overall, Better Cotton Farmers decreased their costs for synthetic insecticide by almost 75%, a notable decrease compared to non-Better Cotton Farmers. On average, Better Cotton Farmers in Adilabad and Nagpur saved US$44 per farmer …
Upcoming Member-Only Webinars
Here Better Cotton Members can find member-only webinars focused on various topics related to Better Cotton, the Better Cotton Standard System and emerging cotton industry trends. To provide additional value to our membership community, these member-only webinars are in addition …
Celebrating World Cotton Day 2022
Today – October 7 – is World Cotton Day, and Better Cotton is celebrating with a variety of stories and events that aim to highlight sustainability in cotton around the world.
Better Cotton India Annual Member Meeting 2022
This event is an effort to engage our stakeholders from the region with relevant key Better Cotton updates, increasing membership and supply chain uptake and focus our attention on climate action and all how Better Cotton Farmers, Members, Partners, and our wider network are all working to address climate change and focus their efforts on mitigation and adaptation.
What the Conclusion of the Delta Project Means for Better Cotton: Q&A with Eliane Augareils
In the push to transform the way cotton and other crops are grown around the world, there remains a big roadblock: the lack of a common language for what sustainability means and how to report and measure progress. This was …
Better Cotton and partners launch Delta Framework to harmonise sustainability reporting
With our partners, we are pleased to launch the Delta Framework, a common set of environmental, social, and economic indicators to measure sustainability across the cotton and coffee commodity sectors. The Delta Framework was developed in collaboration with Better …
Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers & Brands
This webinar will provide a robust introduction to Better Cotton as an organisation, details around the Better Cotton Standard System, sourcing, communications, and membership information for Retailers & Brands.
Retailer and Brand Sourcing and Communications Training
Better Cotton offers a monthly Sourcing and Communications training session. This is aimed at new Retailer and Brand Members, and also existing Retailer and Brand Members interested in refreshing their knowledge or training new team members.
Retailer and Brand Sourcing and Communications Training
Better Cotton offers a monthly Sourcing and Communications training session. This is aimed at new Retailer and Brand Members, and also existing Retailer and Brand Members interested in refreshing their knowledge or training new team members.
Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers and Brands
This webinar will provide a robust introduction to Better Cotton as an organisation, details around the Better Cotton Standard System, sourcing, communications, and membership information for Retailers & Brands.