The Better Cotton Initiative has become a member of the International Cotton Association (ICA). It now joins Supima, the Bangladesh Cotton Association, the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers, the Spinners & Weavers Association of Korea, the Australian Cotton Shippers Association and Turkey’s IPUD, who have all signed up to ICA membership and safe trading.

As a part of ICA’s strategy to promote safe trading, it now has an affiliated association membership category, specifically aimed at like-minded cotton associations to help reinforce and support contract sanctity across all areas of the cotton supply chain.

BCI believes companies that respect contract sanctity are also more likely to respect their environmental and social commitments. Part of BCI’s mission is to assist in improving the well-being of the entire cotton industry and membership of the ICA is entirely consistent with this important objective.

Founded in 2009, BCI exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector’s future. BCI aims to transform cotton production worldwide by developing Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.

One of ICA’s primary goals is to expand what is known as the safe trading environment.

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