Better Cotton Retailer and Brand Members Increase Sustainable Sourcing Efforts
In 2019, BCI Retailer and Brand Members are on track to source more than 1.3 million metric tonnes of cotton as “Better Cotton’ – a record for BCI.
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- Who we are
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Better Cotton is the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton. Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
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- What we do
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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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- Defining ‘better’: our principles & criteria
- Training farmers: capacity building
- Demonstrating compliance & continuous improvement: assurance programme
- Connecting supply & demand: chain of custody
- Supporting credible communications: claims framework
- Measuring results & impact: monitoring, evaluation & learning
- Investing in farming communities: better cotton growth & innovation fund
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- Where we grow
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Today Better Cotton is grown in 23 countries around the world and accounts for 23% of global cotton production. In the 2019-20 cotton season, 2.4 million licensed farmers grew 6.2 million metric tonnes of Better Cotton.
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- Our impact
- Membership
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Today Better Cotton has nearly 2,100 members, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the industry. Members of a global community that understands the mutual benefits of sustainable cotton farming. The moment you join, you become part of this too.
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The founding premise of Better Cotton is that a healthy sustainable future for cotton and the people that farm it is in the interests of everyone connected with it.
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2020 Annual Report
Annual Report
Our 2020 annual report explores progress and field and market successes and challenges, and shares key financial information.
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