By Alia Malik, Chief Development Officer, Better Cotton This article was first published by Impakter on 8 March 2024 The textile and apparel industries are showing signs of progress on gender awareness and women’s empowerment. Yet, at the start of their …
The release of Better Cotton’s 2023 India Impact Report has highlighted compelling results for the organisation as it strives to deepen its impact around the world. Here, we speak with Saleena Pookunju, Better Cotton’s Senior Programme Manager in India, to discuss those findings and the outlook for more sustainable cotton production in India and beyond.
By Leyla Shamchiyeva, Senior Decent Work Manager at Better Cotton At Better Cotton, one of the core elements of our standard is our Assurance Programme, which ensures that only farms that meet all the core requirements of our Principles and …
How does Better Cotton monitor labour and human rights conditions in countries where our cotton is grown? In order to assess labour and human rights conditions across Better Cotton producing countries, we have developed a risk analysis tool. The tool …
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 …
As we strive to promote decent work for cotton farming communities, Better Cotton is committed to creating safe and healthy working environments, free of child labour and forced labour. In Lahore, Pakistan, we recently organised a multi-stakeholder workshop in collaboration …
Join us for a fantastic journey into the world of cotton production in Türkiye. On October 4-6, 2023, join us for a field trip to the Turkish provinces of Şanlıurfa and Malatya, sponsored by Calik Cotton, Calik Denim and Gap Pazarlama. …
Millions of women around the world dedicate their lives to cotton production, and yet their representation and contributions aren’t fairly reflected within the sector’s hierarchies. It’s with this in mind that Better Cotton recently launched its 2030 Impact Target for …
By Amanda Noakes, 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. That’s …
