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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The deadline for Better Cotton Members to apply for a position on the Better Cotton Council is getting closer!
The Better Cotton Council is an elected board that drives cotton towards a truly sustainable future. The Council sits at the centre of the organisation and is responsible for our strategic direction. Together, the 12 Better Cotton Council Members shape the policy that ultimately helps to fulfil our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
In this year’s election, there is one seat open for election in each of the following Better Cotton membership categories: Civil Society, Producer Organisation, Retailer & Brand, and Supplier & Manufacturer.
This is a great opportunity for members to represent their area of the cotton supply chain, share valuable industry insights, and contribute to the delivery of Better Cotton’s 2030 Strategy, while being part of a multi-stakeholder governance body.
Alan McClay, CEO, Better Cotton
Interested candidates are invited to submit applications by 15 March 2022. All details and the election timeline can be accessed in the members’ area of the website.
Learn more about the Better Cotton Council and existing members here.
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We’ve updated our Data Privacy Policy
These updates are intended to reflect changes to the Better Cotton Platform’s default sharing settings and data use in our Audit management system.
You don’t need to do anything to accept these changes – they’re effective from today, 2 April 2025.
You can read the full text by visiting our Data Privacy Policy page.
