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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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In September 2013 we published our very first Harvest report. We wanted to simplify how we communicate, focusing on the harvests rather than the growing seasons. As of 2014 , we will be breaking this document down further, dividing our …
Better Cotton Programme seeks China government collaboration
13.11.13 Ecotextile News www.ecotextile.com GENEVA – A new report from the Better Cotton Initiative’s Fast Track Program, which includes clothing retailers, Adidas, H&M and Walmart, has outlined the association’s aim to collaborate with Chinese government to develop new good agricultural …
Mali project receives Better Cotton award
04.11.13 Solidaridad www.solidaridadnetwork.org The Implementation of Better Cotton by Solidaridad in the Mali project began in collaboration with cotton company, Compagnie Malienne pour le Development des Textiles (CMDT) and the Association des Productuers de Cotton Africain (APROCA) in the Koutaiala …
Annual Membership Workshop 2013
BCI held its Annual Membership workshop in Singapore from 23rd– 24thSeptember 2013. This event is a unique opportunity for BCI members from all over the world to come together and learn, network, and be part of the decision making processes …
Deal to boost sustainable cotton in Africa
29.08.13 Ecotextile News www.ecotextile.com PARIS – The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement in Paris that aims to improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers in developing regions through sustainable …
Better Cotton debuts in South America
09.08.13 Fibre 2 Fashion www.fibre2fashion.com Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) South American debut took place in the VICUNHA showroom in S√£o Paulo. A separate BCI corner was installed as a platform for documentaries and presentations, in order to introduce BCI to …
Better Cotton builds better lives for farmers
05.08.13 Forum for the Future www.forumforthefuture.org As international efforts are proving, sustainable cotton production doesn’t just benefit the environment – it also improves the lives of the farmers and their families. Katherine Rowland reports. Cotton has a battered reputation as …
Scaling up: can sustainable cotton go mainstream?
31.07.13 Forum for the Future www.forumforthefuture.org By engaging with local farmers, major retailers and national governments, the Better Cotton Initiative aims to bring a third of the cotton market to a more sustainable footing by 2020, saysTim Smedley. In 2010, …
Better Cotton sets 2020 growth target
15.07.13 Just-Style www.just-style.com Better Cotton will account for 30% of global cotton production by 2020, according to a new target set by the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI). The long-term aim is part of the BCI’s strategy for the 2013-15 period, …
H&M keen on working with Asian suppliers
Publication from rappler.com March 2013 Through the Better Cotton Initiative, a partnership between the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and major brands like H&M and Ikea, H&M Global Sustainability Manager Fredrik Rosenholm says they were able to reach cotton …