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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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The first sustainable fabric platform for the textile industry has launched in Copenhagen in the form of a fabric library. The sourcing library contains more than 1000 sustainable fabric samples. The new platform includes the CLASS (Creative Lifestyle and Sustainable …
New India Documentary Released
We’re very excited to announce the release of our latest country documentary for India. The short movie follows Kacharu Keshav Jagtap – a Better Cotton farmer in the Maharashtra State of India, and demonstrates the difference Better Cotton is making …
Cotton’s Water Footprint: How One T-Shirt Makes A Huge Impact On The Environment
27.01.13 Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com Do you know the environmental impact of the shirt on your back?This new video from World Wildlife Fund and National Geographic’s ”Make Each Choice Count” series reveals the environmental effects of textile production. Growing the cotton, …
Levi Strauss & Co. becomes a Better Cotton Pioneer Member
We’re delighted to announce that Levi Strauss & Co. have become a BCI Pioneer as of January 2014. Levi Strauss & Co. has been a BCI member since 2010, and has now become the 5th Pioneer member. They join a …
Better Cotton launches the online Better Cotton Tracer
In August 2013, following eight months of developing the system, we launched the Better Cotton Tracer (BCT). The BCT is a system used by traders, spinners and retailers to record purchases and sales of Better Cotton. It tracks the movement …
Better Cotton included in ‘State of Sustainability Initiative’ 2014 report
BCI has been working closely with the Sustainable Commodities Initiative on their’State of Sustainability Initiatives’ (SSI) 2014 Review, providing Better Cotton data for their report. The 2014 Review will include 16 leading initiatives operating in the forestry, soy, palm oil, …
Search Members & Suppliers
Our members and suppliers operate across the cotton supply chain, from field to product. Together, we ensure that the Better Cotton produced by farmers is effectively linked to the global market so its growing demand can be met. They’re progressive, global …
Calik Denim launches eco-denim line
27.11.13 Just-Style www.just-style.com Turkish denim specialist Calik Denim is launching a new eco-denim line to showcase its ongoing sustainability work. Called “Botanical Sense,’ the collection will launch with 20 new natural denims made from organic cotton, BCI (Better Cotton Initiative) …
Better Cotton Annual and Harvest Reports. A new process.
In September 2013 we published our very first Harvest report. We wanted to simplify how we communicate, focusing on the harvests rather than the growing seasons. As of 2014 , we will be breaking this document down further, dividing our …
Better Cotton Programme seeks China government collaboration
13.11.13 Ecotextile News www.ecotextile.com GENEVA – A new report from the Better Cotton Initiative’s Fast Track Program, which includes clothing retailers, Adidas, H&M and Walmart, has outlined the association’s aim to collaborate with Chinese government to develop new good agricultural …
Mali project receives Better Cotton award
04.11.13 Solidaridad www.solidaridadnetwork.org The Implementation of Better Cotton by Solidaridad in the Mali project began in collaboration with cotton company, Compagnie Malienne pour le Development des Textiles (CMDT) and the Association des Productuers de Cotton Africain (APROCA) in the Koutaiala …
Millennium Development Goals and Better Cotton: UNA publication
BCI has been working closely with the UN Association (UK) on their 2013 publication ‘Global Development Goals – leaving no one behind’ – a comprehensive publication which outlines in detail the progress towards the global pledges made in the Millennium …