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Better Cotton Platform launches as complete traceability solution
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative representing over one-fifth of global cotton production, has officially launched its traceability solution for the fashion and textile sectors. With the launch, apparel companies can accurately trace and disclose the origin of raw materials. Developed over three years and in close consultation ...
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Better Cotton leads panel on how traceability can support sustainable cotton
Better Cotton will participate this week in a panel discussion at the World Trade Organization’s Public Forum focusing on traceability within fashion and textile supply chains. The session, titled “Traceability as the key enabler for improving the sustainability of cotton value chains,” will take place Sept. 15 at the Centre ...
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Better Cotton reporting decreased pesticide and water use in latest India impact report
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has published its 2023 India Impact Report, highlighting significant field-level progress in reducing pesticides, water use and improvements to farmer livelihoods and equality. Since the launch of Better Cotton Programme in India in 2011, the organization’s network of farmers has expanded to almost one million. ...
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Better Cotton’s official feedback to EU Green Claims Directive proposal
Better Cotton has submitted official feedback to the EU on its proposal for a Directive on the Substantiation and Communication of Explicit Environmental Claims (Green Claims Directive). Whilst welcoming the proposal, Better Cotton has said that some sections would benefit from additional clarifications to facilitate its implementation and maximize the ...
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Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association expand program in Egypt
Sustainable cotton initiative Better Cotton and Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) – responsible for promoting and protecting Egyptian cotton worldwide – have announced a new strategic partnership to expand the Better Cotton program in Egypt. The program was first launched in 2020 by the Egyptian Cotton Project, implemented by the ...
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Data, legislation and climate crisis in focus at Better Cotton conference
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, concluded its annual conference, held June 21-22 in Amsterdam. The event, held both in-person and online, was attended by more than 350 industry stakeholders from 38 countries around the world who addressed four key themes: climate action, sustainable livelihoods, data & traceability ...
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Better Cotton offers input on US body’s Green Guides
Cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has submitted feedback to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (”Green Guides”). The FTC is a bipartisan federal agency of the US government that works in the ...
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Better Cotton to trial traceability solutions in India
Better Cotton is piloting digital and physical traceability solutions to determine the best way to boost transparency across India’s cotton supply chains. The traceability technologies from two digital platforms, Retraced and TextileGenesis, and two additive tracers, Haelixa and Tailorlux, are being deployed in discrete cotton supply chains to assess their ...
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Better Cotton Initiative announces new targets
The sustainability initiative Better Cotton has announced four new Impact Targets, which form part of its 2030 strategy, aiming to help drive environmental and social improvements at the field level for millions of cotton farmers and farm workers. The four new Impact Targets cover soil health, women’s empowerment, pesticides, and ...
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Better Cotton initiative increases engagement in Tadjikistan with government partnership
The cotton sustainability initiative Better Cotton has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Agriculture to further support the production of more sustainable cotton across the Central Asian nation. With its increased collaboration, the pair agreed to establish a strategic roadmap according to the Better Cotton standard ...
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Better Cotton Conference 2023 registration opens
Tickets for the coming Better Cotton Conference 2023, held in Amsterdam on June 21 and 22, can now be purchased for early-bird ticket prices (discounted only before March 15). The conference will be opened with a welcome reception on the evening of June 20 and hosted in a hybrid format ...
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Better Cotton publishes annual report 2021, announcing efforts for traceability solutions
In its annual report for the 2020-21 cotton season, Better Cotton reflects on a time of rapid growth in members and the cotton crop being produced under the Better Cotton label worldwide. In the season covered by the report, Better Cotton worked with nearly 60 partners to deliver training to ...
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The Better Cotton Conference will be held in Sweden with a live and hybrid event
After two years of pandemic-related pause, the Better Cotton Conference, organized by the Better Cotton Initiative, will be a live (and hybrid) event again this year. Expert speakers from the cotton industry and beyond will lead a series of plenary sessions across the two-day conference in Malmö, Sweden, on June ...
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China Cotton Association introduces standard for sustainable cotton production
The China Cotton Association (CCA) has issued standards for sustainable cotton production that will be officially introduced from April 1, 2022. The new standard and certification system is presented as part of the China Cotton Sustainable Development Program (CCSD), which was developed following criticism over the suspected use of forced ...
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Better Cotton Initiative publishes detailed impact report 2020
The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has just published its impact report 2020, adding new sections to the report along with the farmers’ results for the 2019/20 cotton season. The new chapters in the 103-page report are set to give a more comprehensive overview of the NGO’s work to contribute to ...
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Kathmandu Holdings publishes 2021 sustainability report
Source: Kathmandu Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. sustainability report 2021 In its 2021 sustainability report, Kathmandu Holdings provides insight into the CSR and sustainability progress of its three brands, Kathmandu, Oboz and Rip Curl. The group undertook its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) materiality assessment this year, conducted ...
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Anta reportedly quits Better Cotton Initiative to continue sourcing cotton from Xinjiang
According to several media reports, Anta Sports has announced it is exiting the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) to continue sourcing cotton from Xinjiang despite concerns about forced labor. Asics reportedly confirmed on Chinese social media that it also plans to continue sourcing cotton from Xinjiang. Both companies had only joined ...