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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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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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This series of public webinars aim to provide you with an introduction to Better Cotton, Better Cotton Membership offer and Better Cotton Platform supplier registration while simultaneously addressing your related queries. Audience: Spinners, Cotton traders, fabric mills, garment manufacturers and …
Better Cotton Launches Programme in Uzbekistan After Several Years of Piloting
We are pleased to confirm the launch of a Better Cotton Programme in Uzbekistan. As the sixth largest cotton producer globally, this programme brings us one step closer to our vision of a world where sustainable cotton is the norm. …
Leveraging the evolving legislative landscape: Q&A with Lisa Ventura
Lisa Ventura joined Better Cotton in March 2022 as our first Public Affairs Manager. She had previously worked for more than eight years at the World Economic Forum, focusing on public-private partnerships and engaging stakeholders to drive social change. With …
Better Cotton Claims Framework for Marketing and Communications Teams: Full Training
This webinar is for Retailers and Brands to receive training in how to align their communication with the Better Cotton Claims Framework.
Why Cotton Sustainability Strategies Must Include Smallholders
This article was first published by Sourcing Journal on 9 December 2022 Improving farming starts with people. For cotton, that means smallholders: Ninety-nine percent of the world’s cotton farmers are operating on a small scale. And it is those smallholders …
Earth Calling at COP15 – The Need to Protect Nature, Land and Soil
By Alan McClay, CEO, Better Cotton. This article was first published by Equal Times on 8 December 2022. It’s a busy time for environmental negotiators. Barely has COP27 in Sharm-el-Sheik ended, then it’s off to Montreal for another round of UN talks – this …
Better Cotton Supplier and Manufacturer Member Claims Toolkit
An exclusive member benefit for Supplier and Manufacturer members, to help them make credible and positive claims about their Better Cotton membership.
Data & Impact Series: Developing Our New and Improved Impact Reporting Model
In the first of a series of articles on data and impact reporting, we explore what our data-driven approach to measuring and reporting on impact will mean for Better Cotton By Alia Malik, Senior Director, Data and Traceability, Better Cotton …