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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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- Where we grow
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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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Better Cotton is committed to ensuring that credible data demonstrating progress and results is communicated to Better Cotton Members, partners, funders, farmers, and the public. The reputation of Better Cotton rests in large part with the credibility of its data. …
Impact Reports and Farmer Results
US Impact Report 2014-2024 It has been over 10 years since we launched our Better Cotton programme in the United States, and we have since seen significant growth, alliance and progress across the country’s Cotton Belt. Throughout our 10-Year US …
Better Cotton’s Theory of Change
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has a vision where all cotton farming is sustainable. Our Theory of Change (ToC) aims to provide a high-level picture of this vision, along with intended impacts, outcomes, outputs, and the types …
Investing in Farming Communities: Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund
The Better Cotton Growth and Innovation Fund channels funds directly into Better Cotton field-level programmes and innovations. Find out how it helps us scale our mission.
Demonstrating Results and Impact
How We Measure and Evaluate Impact Better Cotton employs diverse research methods, collaborating with independent organisations and researchers to assess field-level impacts comprehensively. This approach ensures effective measurement of results and impacts at both scale and depth. Research Third parties, …
Communicating About Better Cotton: Our Claims Framework
Find out how the Better Cotton Claims Framework helps Better Cotton members communicate about their commitments in a compelling and accurate way.
Connecting Supply & Demand: Chain of Custody
The Better Cotton Chain of Custody (CoC) tracks Better Cotton as it moves through the supply chain and drives demand for sustainable practices worldwide.
Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Farm-Level Assurance Programme
A strong assurance system is an essential part of any sustainability programme. Find out what makes the Better Cotton approach to assurance unique.
Sourcing Better Cotton
A strong assurance system is an essential part of any sustainability programme. Find out what makes the Better Cotton approach to assurance unique.
Sourcing With Mass Balance
A strong assurance system is an essential part of any sustainability programme. Find out what makes the Better Cotton approach to assurance unique.
Sourcing Physical Better Cotton
A strong assurance system is an essential part of any sustainability programme. Find out what makes the Better Cotton approach to assurance unique.
Defining ‘Better’: Our Principles and Criteria
Discover the seven guiding principles that define Better Cotton and help Better Cotton farmers produce more sustainably.