<h2><strong>What is BCI?</strong></h2>
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The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a global non-profit organization and the largest cotton sustainability program worldwide. BCI is committed to helping achieve the United Nations’ goals of making global cotton production better for farmers, improving global water sustainability, and bettering the environment in which cotton grows. The ultimate goal is to improve the future of the cotton industry.
<p data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1" data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2">Better Cotton’s "global definition" describes "better cotton" in terms of the behaviours of Better Cotton farmers:</p>
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<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">Better Cotton is produced by farmers who:</li>
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<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">minimise the harmful impact of crop protection practices</li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">promote water stewardship</li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">care for the health of the soil</li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">enhance biodiversity and use land responsibly</li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">care for and preserve fibre quality</li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">promote <a title="Decent work" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decent_work" data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2">Decent Work</a></li>
<li data-immersive-translate-walked="c78a31eb-9863-4f78-a55f-49a60487f2b2" data-immersive-translate-paragraph="1">operate an effective management system</li>
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