Gender inequality is a huge roadblock to sustainable development globally. Find out how the Better Cotton Initiative is mainstreaming gender equality at the farm level, in the sustainable cotton community and within our organisation.
Soil is the foundation of a healthy farm and world. The Better Cotton Initiative teaches farmers sustainable farming practices like cover cropping and Integrated Pest Management to improve soil health, increase yields and safeguard this vital resource.
Water is a major sustainability issue in cotton production. Discover its impact on freshwater resources and how the Better Cotton Initiative's water stewardship approach helps farmers conserve water while improving yields.
Reaching millions of farmers, workers and their communities to improve the way they grow cotton can only happen with direct, field-level support. This requires partnership, collaboration and local knowledge. It’s why over the last decade we’ve built a network of …
Strategic direction Better Cotton’s future is shaped by the organisation’s Council. The Council is the elected board that drives cotton towards its truly sustainable future. It sits at the organisation’s centre from where it is responsible for Better Cotton’s strategic …
We explore BCI’s first decade, celebrating the milestones that enabled BCI to evolve into the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world.
You may have seen the BCI logo used on websites, in stores and in sustainability reports. Members invest in BCI and are, in turn, able to use the BCI logo in their marketing.
Today almost a quarter of the world’s cotton is produced under the Better Cotton Standard, and 2.4 million cotton farmers have been trained in sustainable farming practices and are licensed to grow Better Cotton. Our vision of a sustainable world, where …
Today, ten years after we launched our programme, a quarter of the world’s cotton is already produced under the Better Cotton Standard.
This section of our website will guide you through the different types of membership so you can find which is best suited to your organisation
Better Cotton is a global not-for-profit organisation and the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world.
