Better Cotton Initiative
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1.45 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Better Cotton is the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton. Our mission is to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment.
EU Legislative Interests
Environment and social legislative proposals Environmental footprint Circular economy Sustainability and environmental claims Due diligence Green Deal Sustainable Finance Impact investing Ecolabels Climate change Biodiversity Soil health Water Pesticides
Communication Activities
To participate in policy consultations and comments on EU developments in policymaking in the topics indicated above.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member of the Policy Hub - https://www.policyhub.org/ Member of Partnership for Sustainable Textiles - https://www.textilbuendnis.com/en/uebersicht/#formanchor Member of Textile Exchange: https://textileexchange.org/members/ Member of Sustainable Apparel Coalition developers of the Higg Index: https://apparelcoalition.org/govt-ngos-academics Support Organisation of the UK's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan: https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/textiles/initiatives/scap-2020/supporters International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC): https://www.icac.org/CommitteesandNetworks/CommitteesandNetworks?CommitteeTypeId=4&MenuId=61 Committee Member of Social, Environmental & Economic Performance - SEEP Supporting Organisation of United Nations Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/global-climate-action-in-fashion/fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action/participants-in-the-fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action#eq-2
Organisation Members
Member of Partnership for Sustainable Textiles - https://www.textilbuendnis.com/en/uebersicht/#formanchor Member of Textile Exchange: https://textileexchange.org/members/ Member of Sustainable Apparel Coalition developers of the Higg Index: https://apparelcoalition.org/govt-ngos-academics Support Organisation of the UK's Sustainable Clothing Action Plan: https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/textiles/initiatives/scap-2020/supporters International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC): https://www.icac.org/CommitteesandNetworks/CommitteesandNetworks?CommitteeTypeId=4&MenuId=61 Committee Member of Social, Environmental & Economic Performance - SEEP Supporting Organisation of United Nations Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/global-climate-action-in-fashion/fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action/participants-in-the-fashion-industry-charter-for-climate-action#eq-2 International Cotton Association https://ica-ltd.org/ Bremen Cotton Exchange https://baumwollboerse.de/en/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.