Tag: Better Cotton

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the appointment of two new co-chairs and five new members to its Council. Alan McClay, CEO at Better Cotton, said, “I’m excited to welcome our new co-chairs and members to the Better Cotton Council. Their experience, insights and perspectives will be invaluable as the council continues to evolve to best serve Better Cotton, its affiliated farmers and diverse network of members and partners. I look forward to the discussions we have to come.” The new co-chairs are Bill Ballenden, a…

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Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, and impact investment firm, FS Impact Finance, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and launch a fund directed at smallholder farmers in the cotton sector. The fund, initially piloted in India, will help incentivise cotton farming communities to invest in field-level work related to women’s empowerment and climate resilience by eliminating traditional financing barriers. Smallholders, who make up more than 90% of the world’s cotton farmers, often struggle to access adequate financial support due to their Farmer Producer…

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Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, announced today the recipients of its 2024 Member Awards.  This year’s awards – presented by Alan McClay, CEO of Better Cotton and Eva Benavidez Clayton, Senior Director of Membership and Supply Chain – honoured members who have made an outstanding contribution to the cotton industry.  In the 2021/2022 season, Better Cotton Retailer and Brand Members sourced an impressive 2.6 million tonnes of Better Cotton, accounting for more than 10% of the global cotton production.  The ceremony took place during a dinner cruise…

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Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, is to conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of smallholder 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 regenerative cotton across Better Cotton’s programmes in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire – which engage a combined 200,000 farmers and farm workers. This collaboration between Better Cotton and Afreximbank is…

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Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the opening a new programme in Côte d’Ivoire and committed to supporting 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 Association of Cotton Companies of Côte d’Ivoire (APROCOT-CI) will serve as Better Cotton’s Strategic Partner for Côte d’Ivoire, overseeing efforts to improve the climate resilience and economic outlook of farming communities. APROCOT-CI…

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