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Better Cotton Farmers Achieve Tangible Results Through More Sustainable Farming Practices

Joe Morphet on November 20, 2020

In the 2018-19 cotton season*, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and our on-the-ground partners provided training on more sustainable farming practices to more than 2.3 million cotton farmers in 23 countries. With BCI training, supportand capacity building, BCI Farmers …

Better Cotton Launches New Cotton Sustainability Digital Series for 2021

Joe Morphet on November 12, 2020

We are delighted to launch a new Cotton Sustainability Digital Series for 2021!Sessions and speakers originally curated for the in-person 2021 Global Cotton Sustainability Conference will now be coming to you live online, at more accessible rates and times …

Task Force on Forced Labour and Decent Work Finalises Key Findings and Recommendations

Joe Morphet on October 27, 2020

Cotton is grown in areas of the world with formidable challenges, both environmental and social. Better Cotton’s mission dictates that we operate in many of these regions, and therefore, we must manage complex, socio-political and economic conditions in order to …

Better Cotton Celebrates World Cotton Day 2020

Joe Morphet on October 7, 2020

JOIN BCI AS WECELEBRATEWORLD COTTON DAY 2020 Cotton is used by nearly everyone across the world on a daily basis. Today, on World Cotton Day 2020, we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the cotton farming communitiesat the heart …

Innovation Challenge Finalists Pilot Sustainable Farming Solutions

Joe Morphet on September 28, 2020

In November 2019, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) and IDH The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), with the support of Dalberg Advisors, launched the Better Cotton Innovation Challenge – a global project seeking creative ideas and solutions to improve sustainable …

Sustainable Cotton Standards and Programmes Make Progress Towards Aligned Impact Measurement and Reporting

Joe Morphet on September 24, 2020

At the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) we know how important it is to measure the impacts of our own work on cotton producing communities and our shared environmental challenges. Looking at the sector more widely, it is clear that consistent, …

World Water Week 2020: Tackling Water Shortages in Tajikistan

Joe Morphet on August 26, 2020

In World Water Week 2020, we are pleased to launch our latest Story from the Field which explores how one BCI Farmer’s commitment to trialling water-saving practices led him to install Tajikistan’s first tubular irrigation system, saving almost two …

Better Cotton Launches New Chain of Custody Advisory Group

Joe Morphet on August 12, 2020

Last month, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) launched its new Chain of Custody Advisory Group. The purpose of the new Advisory Group is to provide advice on the development of the Better Cotton Chain of Custody – the key framework …

Improving Working Conditions for Farm Workers in Şanlıurfa

Well Studio on July 1, 2020

Many temporary and seasonal workers who work in the fields during the cotton season are offered no employment contract, making them vulnerable to labour issues (like being paid below the national minimum wage, for example).

Sustainable Cotton Reaches 22% of Global Production as 2.3 Million Farmers Receive Training on Improved Agricultural Practices

Joe Morphet on June 29, 2020

Today, the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) launched its 2019 Annual Report. In the report, BCI shares that Better Cotton – cotton produced by licensed BCI Farmers in line with the initiative’s Better Cotton Principles and Criteria – now accounts …

Celebrating and Sharing Field-Level Innovations

Well Studio on June 26, 2020

BCI's partners have a deep understanding of local farming, environmental and social contexts, and are encouraged to develop and share field-level innovations which are of most benefit to the farmers and communities in their regions.

Who Does Better Cotton Reach Through Its Programmes?

Well Studio on June 24, 2020

Farmers, farm workers, and their families — whose livelihoods depend on growing cotton — are the main beneficiaries of BCI Programmes on sustainable farming practices.

Better Cotton is the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton. Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.

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.

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.

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.

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 Farmers Achieve Tangible Results Through More Sustainable Farming Practices

Better Cotton Launches New Cotton Sustainability Digital Series for 2021

Task Force on Forced Labour and Decent Work Finalises Key Findings and Recommendations

Better Cotton Celebrates World Cotton Day 2020

Innovation Challenge Finalists Pilot Sustainable Farming Solutions

Sustainable Cotton Standards and Programmes Make Progress Towards Aligned Impact Measurement and Reporting

World Water Week 2020: Tackling Water Shortages in Tajikistan

Better Cotton Launches New Chain of Custody Advisory Group

Improving Working Conditions for Farm Workers in Şanlıurfa

Sustainable Cotton Reaches 22% of Global Production as 2.3 Million Farmers Receive Training on Improved Agricultural Practices

Celebrating and Sharing Field-Level Innovations

Who Does Better Cotton Reach Through Its Programmes?

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