Egyptian Cotton Pilots BCI Project

摘要

The Cotton Egypt Association is partnering with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNDO) to boost sustainability. Under a new pilot project called The Egyptian Cotton Project, the partners are launching the country's first Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) program. BCI connects people and organizations across the cotton sector - from field to store - to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it and the environment it grows in. "The partnership with UNDO to support the BCI pilot project is one of several initiatives we will be exploring in 2019 as we continue to bring the brand and the values of the world's finest cotton to meet the expectations of a modern consumer," said Khaled Schuman, executive director of the Cotton Egypt Association. BCI is the largest cotton sustainability program in the world, educating farmers and granting the BCI standard to those who meet rigorous levels of sustainable production and employee welfare. Currently the organization licenses 1.3 million farms in 21 countries and aims to bring 30% of global production up to BCI standard by 2020.