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Levi’s Vacates Better Cotton Initiative Board Seat. Is Xinjiang to Blame?
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Guess Aspires for 75 Percent of its Denim to Be Sustainable by 2025
Guess sets new sustainable goals as it diversifies its sourcing countries and searches for "smarter" fiber…
Is China’s Homegrown Better Cotton Workaround ‘Dead on Arrival’?
If China is using its new program as a "protectionist alternative for BCI, then [it] will not fly in Western…
C&A Exasperated With BCI’s Xinjiang Equivocation. Who’s Next?
C&A, "not satisfied with the recent developments" with the Better Cotton Initiative, says it's "time for a…
BCI’s ‘Continued Silence’ on Xinjiang Hurts All Brands Using ‘Better’ Cotton
BCI is risking its credibility in ensuring decent work is embedded across its cotton sustainability program…
UN Urged to Challenge China for Xinjiang ‘Crimes Against Humanity’
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Who Needs BCI When You Can Build Your Own Version?
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