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.
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.
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.
Today Better Cotton has more than 2,700 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.
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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There are just two weeks to go until we bring our global cotton community together at the Better Cotton Conference in Malmö, Sweden and online. In-person registrations close on Wednesday 8 June at 17:00 CEST and we encourage you to purchase your tickets today to secure your place. Virtual registration remains open until Tuesday 20 June, 17:00 CEST.
We have a fantastic line-up of keynote speakers and panellists, including Better Cotton Farmers and representatives from across the cotton sector and beyond. You can look forward to hearing insights from the following organisations:
Tony’s Chocolonely Fashion Declares & People Tree EU Commission FAO WWF Textile Exchange ABRAPA GAP UNDP Landscape Finance Lab Laudes Foundation Quantis Vardeman Farms Partnership
Rainforest Alliance IKEA Solidaridad IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative FairTrade Fair Capital Lupin Foundation CommonLand Foundation Walmart Cotton Australia British International Investments
Forum for the Future Somnath Farmer Producer Organisation ISEAL Pesticide Action Network UK Chainpoint Anthesis Group Farmer Connect Delta Project Wageningen University JFS Group Rabobank
Networking and Social Events
As well as a variety of meetings taking place around the conference, in-person attendees can also look forward to the following networking and social events:
Welcome Reception: Tuesday 21 June, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST Join us for a welcome reception on a rooftop bar to kick start the conference.
Networking Breakfasts: Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 June, 08:00 – 09:00 CEST Our morning networking sessions will provide a great opportunity to meet with peers before the conference sessions begin.
Better Cotton Conference Dinner: Wednesday 22 June, 19:30 – 23:00 CEST Experience a summer evening in Sweden with live music entertainment and a three-course meal in a beautifully rustic venue.
Registration for these events is essential and can be selected during your ticket purchase.
Join us to engage in insightful sessions, dynamic dialogue and an opportunity to meet face to face with peers once again.
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These updates are intended to reflect changes to the Better Cotton Platform’s default sharing settings and data use in our Audit management system.
You don’t need to do anything to accept these changes – they’re effective from today, 2 April 2025.
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