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Are you a Better Cotton Brand & Retailer Member who is interested in sourcing Physical (also known as Traceable) Better Cotton? Join this webinar to learn more about how our Traceability solution works, how to get started, and how to …
Retailer and Brand Members: Get Ready for Traceability
Join this webinar to learn more about how our Traceability solution works, how to get started and how to prepare and support your suppliers in their journey towards traceability.
Supplier Training Programme: Get Ready for Traceability – Using the Better Cotton Platform (Session 1)
This interactive training session is directed to all existing and new Better Cotton Suppliers and Manufacturers who are interested in learning more about the new functionality within the Better Cotton Platform (BCP) that will enable Physical (also known as Traceable) Better Cotton. …
Supplier Training Programme: Get Ready for Traceability – Using the Better Cotton Platform (Session 2)
This interactive training session is directed to all existing and new Better Cotton Suppliers and Manufacturers who are interested in learning more about the new functionality within the Better Cotton Platform (BCP) that will enable Physical (also known as Traceable) Better Cotton. …
Supplier Training Programme: Get Ready for Traceability – Chain of Custody Standard (Session 2)
This interactive training session is for all existing and new Better Cotton Suppliers and Manufacturers who are interested in learning more about Traceability, the Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard v1.0, and its accompanying onboarding and assessment process. This session is …
Supplier Training Programme: Get Ready for Traceability – Chain of Custody Standard (Session 1)
This interactive training session is for all existing and new Better Cotton Suppliers and Manufacturers who are interested in learning more about Traceability, the Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard v1.0, and its accompanying onboarding and assessment process. This session is …
Women in Cotton: Women in Action with Sylvia Gloza
Women in Cotton’s next Women in Action event will shine the spotlight on Sylvia Gloza. Sylvia is the Syngenta/Nutrade Cotton Execution & Logistics Coordinator and will be sharing her expertise on the challenges of cotton logistics in Brazil. Held on Thursday 30 …
Introducing Better Cotton Traceability
By Alan McClay, CEO of Better Cotton Today is a significant day for Better Cotton, as we officially launch our traceability solution. Our solution enables our Members to source Better Cotton from a specific country with confidence by tracing it …
Better Cotton Revolutionises Cotton Sector with Traceability Solution
Better Cotton has today officially launched a first-of-its-kind traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. The solution has been developed over three years and will provide visibility of cotton’s journey through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on …
Maintaining Impartiality and Credibility: Third-Party Certification
As the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, Better Cotton’s goal is to drive significant, lasting impact as we support the more equitable and sustainable production of cotton. In just 15 years, we have aligned more than a fifth of global …
Mass Balance Chain of Custody Model
Mass Balance is the chain of custody model that laid the foundation of the entire Better Cotton initiative, making our programme easy to scale and bringing immense value to the farmers. It was first introduced in the Better Cotton Chain …