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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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This session is for existing members of Better Cotton, and will focus on training brands on how to be making credible Advanced and Product-level claims about Better Cotton. We will cover: – The evolving legislation in different markets pertaining to …
Principles and Criteria Revision: Why We Are Prioritising Effective Management
By Natalie Ernst, Farm Sustainability Standards Manager at Better Cotton How does Better Cotton effectively implement a sustainability standard across two million individual licensed farmers? How can cotton farmers demonstrate progress in areas such as regenerative soil health practices, pesticide …
Better Cotton: Get Ready for Traceability – Retailers and Brands
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 …
Better Cotton: Get Ready for Traceability – Retailers and Brands
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 …
Supplier Training Programme: Part 1: Get Ready for Traceability – Chain of Custody Standard (ENGLISH)
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: Part 1: Get Ready for Traceability – Chain of Custody Standard (ENGLISH)
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 …
Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers and Brands
This webinar will provide an introduction to Better Cotton as an organisation, including overview of the Better Cotton Standard System, sourcing, communications, and membership details for Retailers & Brands.
Better Cotton Introduction for Retailers and Brands
This webinar will provide an introduction to Better Cotton as an organisation, including overview of the Better Cotton Standard System, sourcing, communications, and membership details for Retailers & Brands.
How Do We Achieve Living Incomes? The Steps Better Cotton Is Taking
By Ashok Krishna, Sustainable Livelihoods Senior Coordinator at Better Cotton, and Heleen Bulckens, Senior Program Manager Materials at IDH With proposed changes to the EU’s much-talked-about Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive being debated, the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers …
COP28: Better Cotton’s Conference Takeaways
In late November, ahead of her trip to Dubai to represent Better Cotton at the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28), we spoke to Public Affairs Manager Lisa Ventura about our plans and objectives at …
Programme Partner Meeting Brings Together Record 486 Participants to Share Knowledge
By Graham Bruford, Global Knowledge Manager at Better Cotton Last week we held our annual Programme Partner Meeting over three days, offering a solution-oriented event for the front-line implementers of the Better Cotton Standard System. Bringing together 486 participants, a record …
Sustainable Cotton in Near Shore Supply Chains: Tour Manufacturing Facilities in Honduras
Join Better Cotton, US cotton producers and stakeholders, and SIERRA Textiles (part of GK Global) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on 7-8 February, 2024. The goal of this trip is to bring Better Cotton Members and US cotton producers and …