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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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Better Cotton today announces that Antonie Fountain, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the VOICE Network, will give a keynote speech introducing the theme of Livelihoods at the Better Cotton Conference 2023, taking place on 21 and 22 June in Amsterdam …
‘Assess and Address’: Better Cotton’s Revised Approach on Decent Work
By Amanda Noakes, Senior Global Decent Work and Human Rights Coordinator at Better Cotton Underpinning everything we do at Better Cotton is the recognition that Better Cotton is only ‘better’ if it improves the wellbeing of farmers and their communities. …
Better Cotton Announces myBetterCotton, New Member Portal Launching in 2023
Better Cotton today announces that it will be launching myBetterCotton, a new portal for Better Cotton Members, later this year. Access to the portal will be granted to Members in a phased rollout, starting mid-2023 and continuing throughout the rest …
Introducing the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Standard: Register for Upcoming Webinar
Better Cotton is today announcing that on 10 May we will host a webinar to celebrate our next step towards making tracing physical Better Cotton a reality. On that date, we will publish a revised version of the Better Cotton …
2030 Strategy Webinar Series: Delivering Positive Environmental Impact in the Field (PM)
This second session will update on Better Cotton’s approach to environmental impact, including discussions on soil health and regenerative agricultural practices, pesticides reduction, and action-based climate mitigation and adaptation for cotton farming communities.
2030 Strategy Webinar Series: Delivering Positive Environmental Impact in the Field (AM)
This second session will update on Better Cotton’s approach to environmental impact, including discussions on soil health and regenerative agricultural practices, pesticides reduction, and action-based climate mitigation and adaptation for cotton farming communities.
Felipe Villela, Founder of reNature, Announced as a Keynote Speaker for Better Cotton Conference 2023
Better Cotton today announces that Felipe Villela, Co-Founder of reNature, will give a keynote speech introducing the theme of Regenerative Agriculture at the Better Cotton Conference 2023, taking place in Amsterdam and online on 21 and 22 June. A regenerative …
Better Cotton Updates Field-Level Principles and Criteria
Better Cotton has revised its Principles & Criteria (P&C) to ensure it remains an effective tool to drive continuous improvement and deliver sustainability impact at field-level. The P&C define the organisation’s approach to more sustainable cotton production and establish the …
Supplier Training Programme: English
This Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand Better Cotton's mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform. A more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
Better Cotton Trials Innovative Traceability Solutions in India
Digital and physical traceability solutions from Retraced, TextileGenesis, Haelixa, and Tailorlux are currently being tested to determine the best way to establish greater transparency across cotton supply chains Better Cotton is piloting innovative traceability technologies from Retraced, TextileGenesis, Haelixa and …
Supplier Training Programme: English
Better Cotton's Supplier Training Programme (STP) is designed to help suppliers understand our mission, learn about the Better Cotton Chain of Custody Guidelines which is based on mass-balance administration, and familiarise themselves with the Better Cotton Platform. A more technical focus on the business of Better Cotton.
Maxine Bédat, Director of New Standard Institute, Announced as Keynote Speaker for Better Cotton Conference 2023
Better Cotton today announces that Maxine Bédat, Founder and Director of New Standard Institute (NSI), will give a keynote speech on the theme of Traceability and Data at the Better Cotton Conference 2023, taking place in Amsterdam on 21 and …