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BCI Grants Eco-Cotton Status To Uzbek Cotton Clusters

Textile Insights June 13, 2024

The non-profit organization Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has announced the certification of several cotton clusters in Uzbekistan, according to reports from the Uztuqimachiliksanoat press service. Rachel Beckett, BCI Startup Support Program Manager, visited Uzbekistan to discuss cotton

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Better Cotton To Scale Up Sustainable Production In Africa

Textile Insights May 2, 2024

Better Cotton will conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of farmers in the region and identify context-specific interventions. Funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), these assessments will inform ways in which targeted support can aid the production of more sustainable and

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Better Cotton Responds To Allegations Regarding Cotton Production In Brazil

Textile Insights April 28, 2024

Better Cotton has addressed the findings of an independent audit regarding allegations concerning cotton production in Brazil’s Matopiba region, as well as outlined steps taken in response to these concerns. The allegations, initially raised by Earthsight, a non-profit organization, pertain to two companies managing farms in Bahia, Brazil. They include claims of illegal

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Better Cotton Explores Future Of Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector

Textile Insights December 16, 2023

One year on since the launch of its programme in Uzbekistan, Better Cotton has co-hosted an event in its capital, Tashkent, to reflect on its successes and strengthen multi-stakeholder relations. Held in collaboration with the National Commission of Combatting Human Trafficking and Forced Labour and the Uzbekistan Textile and Garment Industry Association, the organisation

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Better Cotton Launches Innovative Initiative For Cotton Farmers In Côte d’Ivoire

Textile Insights December 12, 2023

Better Cotton has announced the launch of a groundbreaking programme in Côte d’Ivoire, demonstrating its dedication to supporting 200,000 local cotton farmers in the initial five years. This innovative initiative at the field level will provide essential training and resources to farming communities throughout the nation, marking a significant stride towards

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Better Cotton Supports UN’s ‘Uniting Sustainable Actions’

Textile Insights December 11, 2023

Better Cotton has pledged its support to the United Nations’ International Trade Centre’s (ITC) ‘Uniting Sustainable Actions’ initiative, which champions the work of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in global supply chains. The initiative endeavours to highlight and reward the contributions of SMEs by collating and publicising their sustainability credentials on

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Better Cotton Programme To Support Chad Farmers

Textile Insights November 23, 2023

Cotontchad, a Chad based aggregator and exporter of cotton convened a multi-stakeholder event in Chad to explore the potential for a Better Cotton Programme. Better Cotton, Cotontchad, and IDH gathered key stakeholders from Chad’s cotton industry in the country’s capital, N’Djamena, to discuss the potential for the launch of a new Better Cotton Programme. The […]

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Better Cotton To Support 200,000 Farmers In Côte d’Ivoire

Textile Insights November 20, 2023

Better Cotton has started a new programme in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire and committed to support 200,000 domestic cotton farmers in its first five years. The new field-level programme will offer training and resources to farming communities across the country, a first step towards helping them produce more sustainable cotton. The Professional […]

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Better Cotton Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Traceability Solution

Textile Insights November 3, 2023

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative launched a first-of-its-kind traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. The solution has been developed over three years and will provide visibility of cotton’s journey through the supply chain by logging stakeholder input on the Better Cotton Platform. The organisation has worked closely

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Better Cotton Launches New Strategic Partnership In Spain

Textile Insights October 2, 2023

Better Cotton has launched a new strategic partnership in Spain with Espalgodon and the regional government of Andalucia to kickstart the production of Better Cotton-equivalent cotton in Spain. Better Cotton has worked with the regional government of Andalucia to align its Integrated Production System (IPS) with the Better Cotton Standard System (BCSS). In practice, this