Better Cotton Initiative

Better Cotton fireside

Materials

Why Cotton Sustainability Strategies Must Include Smallholders

Dec 9, 2022 10:18 am

CHINAA new report says that certification programs such as BCI, GOTS and Cotton made in Africa can harbor ties to forced labor in Xinjiang. COTTON

Labor

GOTS and BCI ‘Willfully Blind’ to Xinjiang Risks: Report

Dec 8, 2021 5:30 am

With the new NBA season getting underway, politicians revived concerns about big-name stars endorsing Xinjiang-linked Chinese sports brands.

Labor

China Harvests First Anti-BCI Cotton in Xinjiang

Oct 25, 2021 6:00 am

A new BCI report on GHG emissions of Better Cotton and comparable production found significantly lower emissions from its cotton.

Raw Materials

What BCI Study Uncovered About Better Cotton’s Emissions

Oct 19, 2021 2:45 pm

Xinjiang cotton at crossroads of China's new Silk Road

Labor

New China Auditor Drama: Authorities Shut Down Shenzhen Verité After Raid

Aug 19, 2021 5:38 pm

Levi Strauss’s sustainability czar has exited the board of the Better Cotton Initiative, cutting short a term that was to end next year.

Brands

Levi’s Vacates Better Cotton Initiative Board Seat. Is Xinjiang to Blame?

Aug 6, 2021 7:07 pm

Guess sets new sustainable goals as it diversifies its sourcing countries and searches for "smarter" fiber solutions.

Brands

Guess Aspires for 75 Percent of its Denim to Be Sustainable by 2025

Jul 23, 2021 10:45 am

China Xinjiang Forced Labor

News

Is China’s Homegrown Better Cotton Workaround ‘Dead on Arrival’?

Jun 25, 2021 4:41 pm

European retail giant C&A, "not satisfied with the recent developments" with the Better Cotton Initiative, says it's "time for a change."

Labor

C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?

Jun 2, 2021 3:38 pm

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