Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
In challenging times, we are meeting the challenge head on. Through our network of field-level partners we have trained over 2.5 million farmers - from the smallest to the largest - in 23 countries on more sustainable farming practices. A quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. By 2030 our aim is to have trained 5 million farmers and doubled global production of Better Cotton.
Below you find the impact areas within the Responsibly Impact Parameter Framework which are covered by this data source.
Minimum age and child labor
Social impact parameter
Protection of vulnerable groups
Social impact parameter
Equal opportunity, rights and treatment
Social impact parameter
Forced or compulsory labor
Social impact parameter
Gender pay gap
Social impact parameter
Living wage
Social impact parameter
Minimum wage
Social impact parameter
GHG scope 1 emissions
Environmental impact parameter
Soil health
Environmental impact parameter
Pesticides use
Environmental impact parameter
Land, soil and groundwater pollution
Environmental impact parameter
Water consumption
Environmental impact parameter
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ESG TOPICS
Social
7
Environmental
5