The Better Cotton Capacity Building Programme is the backbone of the Better Cotton Standard System. Through the programme, Better Cotton Implementing partners train more than 2.3 million cotton farmers around the world on how to grow cotton more sustainably and improve their livelihoods.
Strategic direction Better Cotton’s future is shaped by the organisation’s Council. The Council is the elected board that drives cotton towards its truly sustainable future. It sits at the organisation’s centre from where it is responsible for Better Cotton’s strategic …
We explore BCI’s first decade, celebrating the milestones that enabled BCI to evolve into the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world.
You may have seen the BCI logo used on websites, in stores and in sustainability reports. Members invest in BCI and are, in turn, able to use the BCI logo in their marketing.
Today almost a quarter of the world’s cotton is produced under the Better Cotton Standard, and 2.4 million cotton farmers have been trained in sustainable farming practices and are licensed to grow Better Cotton. Our vision of a sustainable world, where …
Today, ten years after we launched our programme, a quarter of the world’s cotton is already produced under the Better Cotton Standard.
This section of our website will guide you through the different types of membership so you can find which is best suited to your organisation
BCI uses complementary research and evaluation methods and works with independent organisations and researchers to assess field-level impacts. This diversity of approaches is necessary to effectively measure results and impact both at scale and in depth.
Displaying the countries where over 2.13 million licensed Better Cotton Farmers are currently located and growing Better Cotton. Click on the country pins to learn more about each programme country. Better Cotton is grown across the world, accounting for 22% …
Better Cotton is a global not-for-profit organisation and the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world.
By helping farmers to grow cotton in a way that reduces stress on the environment and improves the livelihoods and welfare of farming communities, BCI aims to create long-term change.
On Thursday 11 February, BCI will be joined by expert speakers from World Wildlife Fund,ISEAL Alliance, Forum for the FutureandCotton Research and Development Corporationfor a discussion on defining sustainability at the farm level, and the challenge of alignment on common sustainability goals and indicators.
