The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) engages and brings together the entire cotton sector, from farmers, ginners and spinners to civil society organisations and major global retailers and brands, to establish more sustainable cotton as the norm.

Among BCI’s 2,000 members, its Retailer and...

 
Register today for the February Episode of BCI’s Cotton Sustainability Digital Series: Money, Magic, Measurement & Sustainable Agriculture.

On Thursday 11 February, BCI will be joined by expert speakers from World Wildlife Fund, ISEAL Alliance, Forum for the Future and Cotton Research and...

 
In April 2020, BCI formed the Task Force on Forced Labour and Decent Work to review the current global Better Cotton Standard System. The aim of the Task Force was to highlight gaps and develop recommendations to improve the effectiveness of this system in identifying, preventing, mitigating...

As the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world, BCI works with members across the cotton supply chain – from farm to retail – to ensure there is continuous demand for and supply of Better Cotton, the cotton produced by licensed BCI Farmers.

In the second half of 2020, BCI was...

 
The deadline for BCI Members to apply for a position on the BCI Council has been extended to 21 January 2021.

Elected by BCI Members, the BCI Council ensures the organisation has a clear strategic direction and policy to fulfil its mission of making global cotton production better for the...

On 14 December 2020, the BBC published a story across its media channels that focuses on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and allegations of forced labour in the cotton sector, including at farm-level. A BCI spokesperson participated in an interview on 9 December, on-record and...

 
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is delighted to announce that the Greek AGRO-2 Integrated Management Standards have been successfully benchmarked as equivalent to the Better Cotton Standard System.

The recognition will promote more sustainable Greek cotton farming. Greece is the largest...

 
Each year, BCI hosts an event for its field-level Implementing Partners who provide training on more sustainable practices to millions of cotton farmers worldwide.

The annual Implementing Partner Meeting enables BCI’s partners to come together to share best practices in sustainable farming,...

 
BCI welcomes any reporting that helps us identify how we can better achieve our aim of improving cotton production worldwide, and we make all reasonable attempts to provide media with information and comment when requested.  A BBC News report on allegations of forced labour in the cotton...

As one of the world’s largest producers, and consumers, of cotton fibre, Brazil is a key country for BCI to continue to improve the uptake and flow of Better Cotton across the supply chain. We have published this series of questions and answers below to provide clarity on a variety of aspects...