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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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At Better Cotton, we take a broad and consistent approach to decent work that covers a diversity of contexts in which cotton is produced, from family smallholdings to large-scale farms. We remain committed to leveraging our global network and resources …
Retailer and Brand Monthly Training
Better Cotton offers a monthly training session for Retailer and Brand Members. Please note we will not have a training session in August. Who should attend? What is the Training Format? This is a Members Only group training held over …
Save the Date: Better Cotton Conference
Better Cotton Conference 22-23 June 2022 After two years of adapted online engagement due to the pandemic, we are excited to share the dates for the next Better Cotton Conference. Hosted in a hybrid format—with both virtual and in-person options …
Programme Partner Agreement: Resources
Here Better Cotton Programme Partners can find all of the materials and resources relevant to signing the Partner Agreement.
Better Cotton Council
Better Cotton is truly a joint effort, encompassing stakeholders all the way from farmers to fashion brands and civil society organisations, driving the cotton sector towards sustainability. Read more about how the Better Cotton Council works and how it is …
Better Cotton Launches Our New 2030 Strategy and Climate Change Mitigation Target
Better Cotton’s mission is to help cotton farming communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. Since 2009, Better Cotton has developed, tested and applied our Standard, whilst growing our reach to include 2.4 million licensed farmers around …
2030 Strategy
This is Better Cotton’s agenda for change for the better. The 2030 Strategy sets the direction of our ten-year plan to make cotton better for the farmers who produce it and for all those who have a stake in the …
Better Cotton Appears in Ecotextile News Speaking on Plans for a Physical Traceability Solution
On 8 December 2021, Ecotextile News published “Better Cotton plans €25m traceability system”, speaking to Alia Malik, Senior Director of Data and Traceability, and Josh Taylor, Senior Traceability Coordinator, about our collaboration across the sector and long-term plans for developing …
New Report Demonstrates the Impact of the Better Cotton Programme
At Better Cotton, we want to be absolutely sure that we’re making a difference. That’s why besides supporting and training millions of farmers and farm workers around the world to grow cotton more sustainably, we also collect data on everything …
Takeaways from the Glasgow Climate Pact: COP26 and the Better Cotton Climate Approach
By Alan McClay, Better Cotton, CEO One of the clear lessons from the UN Climate Change Conference or COP26 in Glasgow is that we won’t get anywhere without working together. On the other hand, if we do manage to engage …
Keeping 1.5 Degrees within Reach: COP26 and the Better Cotton Climate Approach
The world has been watching as global leaders, experts and activists alike have been making their voices heard at the much-anticipated UN Climate Change Conference – COP26. In a series of blogs throughout the event, we’ve been looking at how …
Enabling a Just Transition: COP26 and the Better Cotton Climate Approach
After a sustained build-up and a launch that began with much fanfare and hope, the UN Climate Change Conference – COP26 – has drawn to the end of its first week. In a series of blogs, we’re looking at how …