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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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Female Farm-Worker in Pakistan Fulfils Her Dream of Economic Independence.
[Videos for Members]
Here you’ll find access to a variety of member-only videos. All BCI’s public videos can be found on our Vimeo channel. An Introduction to BCI: Making Cotton More Sustainable Supporting cotton farmers is at the heart of our work and …
Print Materials for Events
Download print-ready materials for trade shows and showrooms to promote your BCI membership and share your ambitions for sustainable cotton with your customers. [expand title=”Stand-up Banners”] (800mm x 2000mm – finished size) Stand-up banner (Image option 1, membership statement). PDF Stand-up …
Q&A with adidas
adidas has been a BCI Retailer and Brand Member since 2010. We caught up with Ebru Gencoglu, Senior Manager, Merchandising and Sustainability, to find out more about the organisation’s aims, commitments to Better Cotton, and how they communicate their work …
Making Sustainability Mainstream
Brett Matthews from Apparel Insider, anew media platform which offers an alternative take on the global apparel industry, catches up with BCI’s CEO, Alan McClay. There are currently many weird and wonderful things going on aimed at creating a more …
#PressforProgress | International Women’s Day 2018
International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018, provides an important moment for the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) to highlightour commitment to women’s equality. Gender discrimination remains one of the challenges in cotton farming. Women are frequently paid less than their male …
Field Trips for Members
We host cotton field trips in different regions each year, including India, Pakistan, Turkey, the USA and beyond – creating an open and transparent space where members can meet directly with licensed Better Cotton Farmers and Implementing Partners. Farmers and …
Turkey’s 2015 Harvest Report Released
Today, BCI releases the 2015 Harvest Report for Turkey and is excited to announce that BCI Farmers achieved 26% higher profits versus Comparison Farmers despite the continued rise of prices for fertilisers, pesticides and fuel. The Harvest Report can be …
Supplier Training Programme
What is the purpose of Better Cotton’s Supplier Training? Better Cotton’s Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers better understand Better Cotton’s mission and learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines (mass-balance administration) as well as …