According to its website, the Better Cotton Initiative has 2,096 members around the world, including retailers, brands, suppliers and manufacturers, with 491 in China. Photo: SCMPOST
exclusive | Xinjiang cotton ban, forced labour claims push China to step up plans for domestic Better Cotton Initiative
- Switzerland-based Better Cotton Initiative, launched to promote good practice in cotton industry, has been pressured over its handling of forced labour claims in Xinjiang
- Plans for the Weilai Cotton, or future cotton, project were made two years ago but were accelerated in January when the Better Cotton Initiative cut off ties with Xinjiang
According to its website, the Better Cotton Initiative has 2,096 members around the world, including retailers, brands, suppliers and manufacturers, with 491 in China. Photo: SCMPOST
