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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 Better Cotton Programme Partner Meeting brought together over 100 participants from its global network to spotlight innovations, share learnings, and reflect on successes and challenges across the cotton sector.
Better Cotton Annual Regional Member Meeting
We are delighted to invite you to the Better Cotton Annual Regional Member Meeting 2024-25 (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the UAE). This year’s meeting will be held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, alongside Bharat Tex 2025. This event brings …
Better Cotton Completes Certification Transition, Enhances Supply Chain Oversight
Better Cotton has today completed its transition to become a certification scheme. This strategic move underscores the organisation’s commitment to maintaining the highest standards of sustainability and transparency in the cotton industry.
Better Cotton Living Income Project: Insights from India
This report outlines the key results of Better Cotton’s living income study carried out in the states of Telangana and Maharashtra with the goal of defining living income benchmarks and understanding the gaps between actual incomes and living incomes in …
2025 Outlook: Q&A With CEO Alan McClay
As 2025 begins, we took the opportunity to sit down with our CEO Alan McClay to hear about his reflections on 2024 and his vision for the year ahead.
In Search of the Rosetta Stone of Soil Health
Supported by the Better Cotton Innovation Fund, ag-tech provider GROWERS and the Soil Health Institute (SHI), Zeb Winslow is implementing soil and plant testing to gather data to improve his land and yields.
Supplier Training Programme – Portuguese
The Supplier Training Program (STP) is tailored to support suppliers and manufacturers participating in Better Cotton by providing a comprehensive understanding of our mission and objectives. It offers detailed guidance on Better Cotton’s Chain of Custody Guidelines, which are grounded …
Supplier Training Programme – Spanish
The Supplier Training Program (STP) is tailored to support suppliers and manufacturers participating in Better Cotton by providing a comprehensive understanding of our mission and objectives. It offers detailed guidance on Better Cotton’s Chain of Custody Guidelines, which are grounded …
Supplier Training Programme – All About the Better Cotton Platform – Portuguese
This training is specifically focused on all aspects related to the Better Cotton Platform. Target Audience: Better Cotton invites suppliers who purchase Better Cotton, whether they are new to the program or simply seeking to deepen their understanding of it. …
Supplier Training Programme – Sourcing with Mass Balance – Portuguese
This is a Supplier Training Session focusing on organisations that are interested in sourcing with Mass Balance. We will cover: About Better Cotton Why source with mass balance Claims you can make Guidance on implementing the Chain of Custody Standard …
Supplier Training Programme – Certification & Sourcing Physical Better Cotton – Portuguese
This is a Supplier Training Session focusing on organisations that are interested in sourcing Physical Better Cotton. We will cover: About Better Cotton Why become certified and source Physical Better Cotton Claims you can make Guidance on becoming certified against …