概要

This executive summary of Better Cotton Initiative's 2018 Annual Report highlights progress towards their five 2020 targets: for Better Cotton and its equivalents to represent 30% of global cotton production, to reach and train five million cotton farmers on more sustainable practices, for 10% of all cotton produced globally to be sourced as Better Cotton, for nine countries to take direct responsibility for funding and implementing the Better Cotton Standard, and for BCI to cover 100% of its core operational costs with earned income. The summary also provides a description of BCI's alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as a case study of their work to eliminate child labour.