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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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Here Better Cotton Members can find past recordings and presentation materials from member-only webinars focused on various topics related to Better Cotton, the Better Cotton Standard System and emerging cotton industry trends. Watch recordings and access presentation materials below.
2019 – 2022 India Impact Study Results
In this webinar, we will provide an insight into an impact study completed by Wageningen University. This study explores how implementing the practices advocated by Better Cotton lead to reduced costs and improved profitability for cotton farmers in two regions of India - Maharashtra and Telangana.
Incentivising Smallholder Farmers for Implementing Climate-smart Agricultural Practices
Better Cotton makes the announcement as part of its Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative 2022 Meeting.
Flooding in Pakistan
Last week’s unprecedented weather in Pakistan has seen a third of the country under water and 6 million people in need of support, as homes and livelihoods are swept away by the country’s worst ever floods
Better Cotton Conference Highlights Showreel 2022
480 participants, 64 speakers and 49 nationalities met in Malmö, Sweden and online on 22 & 23 June for the 2022 Better Cotton Conference. The conference brought together farmers, fashion brands, civil society organisations, businesses, and other stakeholders from across …
Field Trip for Retailer & Brand Members: Turkey
You are invited to the Better Cotton Turkey Field Trip sponsored by Calik Cotton. During this 2-day trip, you will have a chance to explore cotton production, ginning, cotton supply chain activities, and Better Cotton Standard System implementation in Turkey.
Supplier Training Programme: English
Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand Better Cotton’s 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. These webinars have a more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
Climate Change Capacity Building
By Lena Staafgard, COO, Better Cotton, in collaboration with Charlene Collison, Associate Director – Sustainable Value Chains and Livelihoods, Forum for the Future That’s why building the capacity of cotton farmers to halve the greenhouse gas emissions of Better Cotton …
Traceable Better Cotton: Chain of Custody Revision Consultation
This webinar is intended for Better Cotton Members, partners and wider stakeholders to learn about the consultation on the revised Better Cotton Chain of Custody standard for traceable Better Cotton. Better Cotton stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide input …
Traceable Better Cotton: Chain of Custody Revision Consultation
This webinar is intended for Better Cotton Members, partners and wider stakeholders to learn about the consultation on the revised Better Cotton Chain of Custody standard for traceable Better Cotton. Better Cotton stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide input …
Sustainability Claims: Why Getting It Right Matters
Better Cotton’s Member Communications Manager, Ellie Gaffney, shares why when it comes to communicating to customers about sustainability, getting it right matters.
Better Cotton’s Data Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal and other information that may be collected when you interact with Better Cotton. Protecting the privacy and security of your personal information is a priority at Better Cotton, and we believe that a single, …